SEC Announces Men’s Basketball Conference Schedule

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Texas A&M learned its league schedule Wednesday evening as the Southeastern Conference unveiled its 126-game men's basketball schedule for the 2016 season.
 
The Aggies' slate includes home contests against Arkansas (Jan. 2), Florida (Jan. 12), LSU (Jan. 19), Missouri (Jan. 23), South Carolina (Feb. 6), Ole Miss (Feb. 16), Kentucky (Feb. 20), Mississippi State (Feb. 24) and Vanderbilt (March 5).
 
Additionally, Texas A&M will face Mississippi State (Jan. 6), Tennessee (Jan. 9), Georgia (Jan. 16), Arkansas (Jan. 27), Vanderbilt (Feb. 4), Alabama (Feb. 10), LSU (Feb. 13), Missouri (Feb. 27) and Auburn (March 1) away from College Station.
 
Six players who earned All-SEC honors in 2015 return for 2016, including first team All-SEC selections Stefan Moody (Ole Miss), Danuel House (Texas A&M) and Damian Jones (Vanderbilt). Fourteen of the top 25 scorers from 2015 are slated to return as well as 10 of the top 20 rebounders and six of the top 10 playmakers.
 
Kentucky (2), LSU (3) and Texas A&M (6) each have recruiting classes that rank among the top six of ESPN's RecruitingNation Class Rankings for 2015. Twenty of ESPN's 2015 Top 100 recruits signed with SEC schools, including nine of the top 35 players.
 
Each of the games will be available to be seen from anywhere in the nation. The SEC Network will televise 71 games, ESPN or ESPN2 will televise 31 contests, ESPNU 18 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 be available through WatchESPN, accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 or Xbox One to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider. Each of the CBS Sports games will be streamed on CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports mobile app and mobile website.
 
The SEC Network will televise the first three days of the SEC Basketball Tournament (March 9-13) from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The semifinals and championship game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.
 
An affordable, family entertainment option, season tickets for Texas A&M men's basketball begin as low as $100. Annual per seat contributions are required for some seating areas. Contact the 12^th Man Foundation for additional information or to order tickets by calling 888-992-4443 or logging onto www.12thMan.com/Tickets.
 
 
2016 SEC Men's Basketball Conference Schedule

Date	Game	Network	Time (CT)
Sat., Jan. 2	Arkansas at Texas A&M	SEC Network	3:30 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 6	Texas A&M at Mississippi State	SEC Network	8:00 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 9	Texas A&M at Tennessee	SEC Network	12:00 p.m.
Tues., Jan. 12	Florida at Texas A&M	ESPN/SEC Network	6:00 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 16	Texas A&M at Georgia	ESPNU	1:00 p.m.
Tues., Jan. 19	LSU at Texas A&M	ESPN	8:00 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 23	Missouri at Texas A&M	SEC Network	3:00 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 27	Texas A&M at Arkansas	ESPN2/ESPNU	6:00/6:30 p.m.
Thurs., Feb. 4	Texas A&M at Vanderbilt	ESPN/ESPN2	6:00 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 6	South Carolina at Texas A&M	ESPNU	3:00 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 10	Texas A&M at Alabama	SEC Network	6:00 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 13	Texas A&M at LSU	CBS Sports	12:00 p.m.
Tues., Feb. 16	Ole Miss at Texas A&M	ESPN/ESPNU	8:00 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 20	Kentucky at Texas A&M	ESPN/ESPN2	TBD
Wed., Feb. 24	Mississippi State at Texas A&M	ESPN2	6:00 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 27	Texas A&M at Missouri	ESPNU	3:00 p.m.
Tues., Mar. 1	Texas A&M at Auburn	ESPNU	8:00 p.m.
Sat., Mar. 5	Vanderbilt at Texas A&M	ESPN/ESPN2	TBD

*All times Central and subject to change
Games listed with multiple networks are considered net flex and the network will be determined 7-10 days prior.