TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men's basketball team will open its Southeastern Conference slate at home against Texas A&M on Saturday, Dec. 30 at 5 p.m. CT, the league office announced Monday. The conference showdown will broadcast live on ESPN2.

The meeting between the Crimson Tide and the Aggies will be the 16th all-time, with Alabama holding a 10-5 lead in the series. In the last meeting, Texas A&M snapped the Tide's three-game winning streak in the series with a 56-53 decision at Reed Arena on Feb. 25, 2017. In the Aggies' most recent visit to Tuscaloosa, UA edged Texas A&M, 63-62, on Feb. 10, 2016

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