SEC announces Men's Basketball schedule



Photo: Todd Van Emst

Birmingham, Ala. - The Southeastern Conference unveiled its 126-game men's basketball schedule for the 2016-17 season.

Conference play tips off on Thursday, December 29, with five games and continues on either Tuesday, January 3, or Wednesday, January 4. The December 29 start date will be the first time a conference game has been played in the month of December since Vanderbilt hosted Mississippi State on December 19, 1991

Kentucky (1), Mississippi State (4), Texas A&M (18) and Auburn (19) each have recruiting classes that rank among the top 20 of ESPN's RecruitingNation Class Rankings for 2016. Seventeen of ESPN's 2015 Top 100 recruits signed with SEC schools, including nine of the top 50 players.

Each of the games can be seen from anywhere in the nation. SEC Network will televise 68 games, ESPN or ESPN2 will televise 32 contests, ESPNU 20 and CBS Sports six. The SEC's games on ESPN platforms are exclusively branded as the "SEC on ESPN."

All of the games included in the ESPN package (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and SEC Network) will also be available through WatchESPN, which is accessible on computers, smartphones, tablets and connected devices to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider. Each of the CBS Sports games will be available to stream live in more than 150 U.S. markets via the CBS All Access subscription service, with additional coverage on CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports app.

The SEC Network will televise the first three days of the SEC Basketball Tournament (March 8-12) from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The semifinals and championship game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.

2017 SEC Men's Basketball Conference Schedule Date Game Network Time (ET) Thurs., Dec. 29 Florida at Arkansas SEC Network 7:00 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 29 Georgia at Auburn ESPNU 7:00 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 29 Kentucky at Ole Miss ESPN2 8:00 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 29 Vanderbilt at LSU ESPNU 9:00 p.m. Thurs., Dec. 29 Tennessee at Texas A&M SEC Network 9:00 p.m. Tues., Jan. 3 Arkansas at Tennessee SEC Network 6:30 p.m. Tues., Jan. 3 Ole Miss at Florida ESPNU 7:00 p.m. Tues., Jan. 3 Alabama at Mississippi State SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Tues., Jan. 3 Texas A&M at Kentucky ESPN 9:00 p.m. Wed., Jan. 4 Auburn at Vanderbilt SEC Network 7:00 p.m. Wed., Jan. 4 South Carolina at Georgia ESPNU 7:00 p.m. Wed., Jan. 4 LSU at Missouri SEC Network 9:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 7 Missouri at Georgia SEC Network 1:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 7 Texas A&M at South Carolina CBS 1:30/4:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 7 Mississippi State at LSU SEC Network 3:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 7 Tennessee at Florida ESPN2 5:15 p.m. Sat., Jan. 7 Ole Miss at Auburn SEC Network 6:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 7 Vanderbilt at Alabama ESPNU 7:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 7 Arkansas at Kentucky SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Tues., Jan. 10 Auburn at Missouri SEC Network 7:00 p.m. Tues., Jan. 10 Kentucky at Vanderbilt ESPN 7:00 p.m. Tues., Jan. 10 Mississippi State at Arkansas SEC Network 9:00 p.m. Tues., Jan. 10 Florida at Alabama ESPNU 9:00 p.m. Wed., Jan. 11 South Carolina at Tennessee SEC Network 6:30 p.m. Wed., Jan. 11 Georgia at Ole Miss ESPNU 7:00 p.m. Wed., Jan. 11 LSU at Texas A&M SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 14 Georgia at Florida ESPN/2 Noon Sat., Jan. 14 Texas A&M at Mississippi State CBS 1:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 14 Alabama at LSU SEC Network 3:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 14 Auburn at Kentucky ESPN/2 4:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 14 Missouri at Arkansas SEC Network 6:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 14 Ole Miss at South Carolina ESPNU 6:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 14 Tennessee at Vanderbilt SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Tues., Jan. 17 Arkansas at Texas A&M SEC Network 7:00 p.m. Tues., Jan. 17 Kentucky at Mississippi State ESPN 7:00 p.m. Tues., Jan. 17 Tennessee at Ole Miss SEC Network 9:00 p.m. Tues., Jan. 17 Vanderbilt at Georgia ESPNU 9:00 p.m. Wed., Jan. 18 Florida at South Carolina SEC Network 6:30 p.m. Wed., Jan. 18 Missouri at Alabama ESPNU 7:00 p.m. Wed., Jan. 18 LSU at Auburn SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 21 Vanderbilt at Florida CBS Noon Sat., Jan. 21 Georgia at Texas A&M ESPN/2 Noon Sat., Jan. 21 Ole Miss at Missouri SEC Network 3:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 21 Alabama at Auburn ESPN/2 4:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 21 South Carolina at Kentucky ESPN/2 4:00-8:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 21 Mississippi State at Tennessee SEC Network 6:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 21 LSU at Arkansas SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Tues., Jan. 24 Auburn at South Carolina SEC Network 6:30 p.m. Tues., Jan. 24 Arkansas at Vanderbilt SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Tues., Jan. 24 Kentucky at Tennessee ESPN 9:00 p.m. Wed., Jan. 25 Missouri at Mississippi State SEC Network 7:00 p.m. Wed., Jan. 25 Texas A&M at Ole Miss ESPN2 7:30 p.m. Wed., Jan. 25 Florida at LSU SEC Network 9:00 p.m. Wed., Jan. 25 Alabama at Georgia ESPNU 9:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 28 ^Texas A&M at West Virginia ESPN Noon Sat., Jan. 28 ^Florida at Oklahoma ESPN 2:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 28 ^LSU at Texas Tech ESPNU 2:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 28 ^Kansas State at Tennessee ESPN2 2:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 28 ^Arkansas at Oklahoma State ESPNU 4:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 28 ^Texas at Georgia ESPN 4:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 28 ^Iowa State at Vanderbilt ESPN2 4:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 28 ^Auburn at TCU ESPNU 6:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 28 ^Kansas at Kentucky ESPN 6:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 28 ^Baylor at Ole Miss ESPN2 6:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 28 Mississippi State at Alabama SEC Network 6:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 28 South Carolina at Missouri SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Tues., Jan. 31 Mississippi State at Ole Miss SEC Network 7:00 p.m. Tues., Jan. 31 Tennessee at Auburn SEC Network 9:00 p.m. Tues., Jan. 31 Georgia at Kentucky ESPN 9:00 p.m. Tues., Jan. 31 Vanderbilt at Texas A&M ESPNU 9:00 p.m. Wed., Feb. 1 Alabama at Arkansas SEC Network 7:00 p.m. Wed., Feb. 1 South Carolina at LSU SEC Network 9:00 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 2 Missouri at Florida ESPN/2 7:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 4 Georgia at South Carolina ESPN/2 2:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 4 Kentucky at Florida ESPN/2 2:00-8:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 4 Ole Miss at Vanderbilt ESPNU 3:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 4 Tennessee at Mississippi State SEC Network 3:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 4 Arkansas at Missouri SEC Network 6:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 4 Auburn at Alabama SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 4 Texas A&M at LSU ESPNU 9:00 p.m. Tues., Feb. 7 Alabama at South Carolina SEC Network 6:30 p.m. Tues., Feb. 7 Florida at Georgia ESPN2 7:00 p.m. Tues., Feb. 7 LSU at Kentucky 7:00 p.m. Tues., Feb. 7 Vanderbilt at Arkansas SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Tues., Feb. 7 Mississippi State at Auburn ESPNU 9:00 p.m. Wed., Feb. 8 Ole Miss at Tennessee SEC Network 6:30 p.m. Wed., Feb. 8 Missouri at Texas A&M SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 11 Texas A&M at Florida ESPN/2 Noon Sat., Feb. 11 Kentucky at Alabama CBS 1:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 11 Vanderbilt at Missouri SEC Network 3:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 11 Georgia at Tennessee ESPNU 4:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 11 Auburn at Ole Miss SEC Network 6:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 11 South Carolina at Mississippi State ESPN2 8:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 11 Arkansas at LSU SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Tues., Feb. 14 Florida at Auburn SEC Network 7:00 p.m. Tues., Feb. 14 Tennessee at Kentucky ESPN 7:00 p.m. Tues., Feb. 14 LSU at Ole Miss SEC Network 9:00 p.m. Tues., Feb. 14 Mississippi State at Georgia ESPNU 9:00 p.m. Wed., Feb. 15 Arkansas at South Carolina SEC Network 6:30 p.m. Wed., Feb. 15 Alabama at Missouri SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 16 Texas A&M at Vanderbilt 7:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 18 Missouri at Tennessee SEC Network 1:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 18 Florida at Mississippi State ESPN/2 2:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 18 LSU at Alabama SEC Network 3:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 18 Auburn at Texas A&M ESPNU 4:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 18 Kentucky at Georgia ESPN/2 4:00-8:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 18 Ole Miss at Arkansas SEC Network 6:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 18 South Carolina at Vanderbilt SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Tues., Feb. 21 Auburn at LSU SEC Network 7:00 p.m. Tues., Feb. 21 South Carolina at Florida ESPN 7:00 p.m. Tues., Feb. 21 Kentucky at Missouri SEC Network 9:00 p.m. Tues., Feb. 21 Ole Miss at Mississippi State ESPN2 9:00 p.m. Wed., Feb. 22 Vanderbilt at Tennessee SEC Network 6:30 p.m. Wed., Feb. 22 Texas A&M at Arkansas SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 23 Georgia at Alabama ESPN/2 7:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 25 Tennessee at South Carolina SEC Network 1:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 25 Florida at Kentucky CBS 2:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 25 Missouri at Ole Miss SEC Network 3:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 25 Mississippi State at Vanderbilt ESPNU 4:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 25 LSU at Georgia SEC Network 6:00 p.m. Sat., Feb. 25 Arkansas at Auburn SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 25 Alabama at Texas A&M ESPN/2 TBD Tues., Feb. 28 Texas A&M at Missouri SEC Network 7:00 p.m. Tues., Feb. 28 Mississippi State at South Carolina ESPNU 7:00 p.m. Tues., Feb. 28 Vanderbilt at Kentucky ESPN 9:00 p.m. Wed., March 1 Auburn at Georgia SEC Network 6:30 p.m. Wed., March 1 Tennessee at LSU SEC Network 7:00 p.m. Wed., March 1 Arkansas at Florida ESPN2 7:00 p.m. Wed., March 1 Ole Miss at Alabama SEC Network 8:30 p.m. Sat., March 4 Kentucky at Texas A&M CBS Noon Sat., March 4 Alabama at Tennessee SEC Network 1:00 p.m. Sat., March 4 Florida at Vanderbilt ESPN/2 2:00 p.m. Sat., March 4 Missouri at Auburn SEC Network 3:30 p.m. Sat., March 4 Georgia at Arkansas ESPN/2 4:00 p.m. Sat., March 4 LSU at Mississippi State SEC Network 6:00 p.m. Sat., March 4 South Carolina at Ole Miss SEC Network 8:30 p.m. March 8-12 SEC Tournament (Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn.) TBD> TBD

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All times Eastern and subject to change

Games listed with multiple networks (eg: ESPN/2) are considered net flex and the network will be determined 7-10 days out