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Aussies in NCAA
Aussie invasion: 180 hit NCAA courts on opening day
Florida Gators’ Alex Condon shoots a free throw during the first half against the Baylor Bears at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, on October 19, 2026 (AEDT). Photo: James Gilbert/Getty Images.
Eighty-two men and 98 women have a game on the first full day of the NCAA season. Here is who plays.
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Alex Condon and the Florida Gators play the Miami Hurricanes in Tampa at 10am AEDT, one of 111 GAMES with an Australian on the roster on the first full day of the 2026-27 NCAA season on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 (AEDT).
Our trackers have 180 Australians whose schools play that day, 82 men and 98 women. The first tip-offs are at 3am AEDT, and the last, Hawai'i's men against Seattle U, is about 4pm.
The biggest Australian crowd is in the women's game between Columbia and Davidson at 3am AEDT. Fliss Henderson and Chloe Dix play for Columbia, with Katie Donovan, Emilie Bessell, Asha Nightingale and Sharni Reisinger on the Davidson roster.
Austin Rapp, Owen Foxwell and Isaac Riddle's Wisconsin host Harry Bates and Charlie Dimmock's Denver at 11:30am AEDT, with five Australians between them. Portland have five of their own against Willamette at 12pm AEDT, the most of any men's program, and Saint Mary's have four, including Luke Fennell.
Sophie Burrows starts her season in France. Her North Carolina play Oklahoma at Adidas Arena in Paris at 6:30am AEDT.
Sitaya Fagan and Pania Davis' USC play UNLV in Las Vegas at 8am AEDT, and Bonnie Deas starts her first season at UCLA against Alana Reddy and Olivia Johnston's Lehigh at 6:30am AEDT.
There are 58 freshmen among the 180. Thirteen games have Australians on both sides, and 66 Australians on our trackers do not have a game on the day, including Jacob Furphy's Boston College and Maper Maker's Arkansas.
Here is how to watch NCAA basketball in Australia.
Australian v Australian: men
- New Haven at Syracuse, 11am: Brad Ballinger v Tasman Goodrick
- Denver at Wisconsin, 11:30am: Harry Bates, Charlie Dimmock v Owen Foxwell, Austin Rapp, Isaac Riddle
- Lipscomb at Southeast Missouri State, 11:30am: Truman Byrne v Clayton Jewell
- Bryant v Siena, 12pm: Keegan Harvey v Tim Ibukunoluwa
- Davidson at Washington State, 1pm: Malik Davis v Fraser Roxburgh, Roman Stathis
Australian v Australian: women
- Columbia v Davidson, 3am: Fliss Henderson, Chloe Dix v Katie Donovan, Emilie Bessell, Asha Nightingale, Sharni Reisinger
- New Mexico v Seattle U, 5am: Katie Duncan v Claire Fraser
- Lehigh at UCLA, 6:30am: Alana Reddy, Olivia Johnston v Bonnie Deas
- South Carolina Upstate at Wake Forest, 9am: Keira Hudson, Kinley Paterson v Opal Bird, Savannah Metcalfe
- Hawai'i at Oregon, 10am: Jade Peacock, Kyra Webb, Teyahna Bond, Taryn Bond v Hilary Fuller
- Gonzaga v North Dakota State, 1pm: Emmy Roach v Georgia Ell
- Loyola Marymount v Nevada, 2pm: Sarah Deng, Erica Finney v Amelia Raidaveta
- Pepperdine at Portland State, 2pm: Zoe Shanahan, Evelyn Martyn, Freya Bijkerk v Kailee Field
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