Birmingham, Ala. — The 2013 season will usher in a new era in Southeastern Conference men’s basketball as the league welcomes Missouri and Texas A&M while also returning to an 18-game league schedule. The SEC unveiled its 2013 composite league schedule Friday with each of the 126 contests being broadcast live.
Almost half of the SEC’s league games will be distributed nationally with ESPN or ESPN2 televising 31 contests, ESPNU showing 18 and CBS Sports five. Additionally, nine games will be broadcast on ESPN3. The SEC’s games on the ESPN family of networks are exclusively branded as the “SEC on ESPN.”
Regionally-syndicated games will be televised on the SEC Network as part of ESPN Regional Television (ERT). The SEC Network will televise 40 intra-conference games while Fox Sports Net will show 13 contests and CSS 10. The majority of games not televised nationally will be available as a part of ESPN Full Court, the pay subscription college basketball out-of-market service, and on ESPN3. In addition, ERT will produce and distribute a studio show each Saturday afternoon during conference play and at the SEC Tournament.
The SEC Basketball Tournament semifinals and championship game will be broadcast nationally on ABC. The SEC Network will televise the tournament games on Wednesday and Thursday in addition to the Friday night games. ESPNU will televise the two afternoon games on Friday at the tournament which this year will be played March 13-17 in Nashville, Tenn.
2013 SEC Men’s Basketball Conference Schedule
Date Day Teams Time (ET) Television
Jan. 8 Tue Alabama at Missouri 7:00 p.m. ESPN & ESPN3
Jan. 8 Tue Arkansas at Texas A&M 9:00 p.m. ESPNU & ESPN3
Jan. 9 Wed Georgia at Florida 7:00 p.m. CSS & ESPN3
Jan. 9 Wed Ole Miss at Tennessee 8:00 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Jan. 9 Wed South Carolina at Mississippi State 8:00 p.m. ESPN3
Jan. 9 Wed LSU at Auburn 9:00 p.m. CSS & ESPN3
Jan. 10 Thur Kentucky at Vanderbilt 9:00 p.m. ESPN/2 & ESPN3
Date Day Teams Time (ET) Television
Jan. 12 Sat Tennessee at Alabama 1:00 p.m. ESPN2 & ESPN3
Jan. 12 Sat Auburn at South Carolina 1:30 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Jan. 12 Sat Mississippi State at Georgia 1:30 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Jan. 12 Sat Florida at LSU 4:00 p.m. ESPNU
Jan. 12 Sat Texas A&M at Kentucky 4:00 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Jan. 12 Sat Vanderbilt at Arkansas 6:00 p.m. FSN & ESPN3
Jan. 12 Sat Missouri at Ole Miss 8:00 p.m. FSN & ESPN3
Date Day Teams Time (ET) Television
Jan. 15 Tue Tennessee at Kentucky 7:00 p.m. ESPN & ESPN3
Jan. 15 Tue Ole Miss at Vanderbilt 9:00 p.m. ESPNU
Jan. 16 Wed Auburn at Arkansas 8:00 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Jan. 16 Wed Georgia at Missouri 8:00 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Jan. 16 Wed Alabama at Mississippi State 9:00 p.m. CSS & ESPN3
Jan. 16 Wed South Carolina at LSU TBD ESPN3
Jan. 17 Thur Florida at Texas A&M 7:00 p.m. ESPN/2 & ESPN3
Date Day Teams Time (ET) Television
Jan. 19 Sat Arkansas at Ole Miss 1:30 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Jan. 19 Sat Vanderbilt at South Carolina 1:30 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Jan. 19 Sat Missouri at Florida 2:00 p.m. ESPN & ESPN3
Jan. 19 Sat Mississippi State at Tennessee 4:00 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Jan. 19 Sat LSU at Georgia 8:00 p.m. CSS & ESPN3
Jan. 19 Sat Texas A&M at Alabama 6:00 p.m. FSN & ESPN3
Jan. 19 Sat Kentucky at Auburn TBD ESPNU
Date Day Teams Time (ET) Television
Jan. 22 Tue South Carolina at Missouri 7:00 p.m. ESPNU & ESPN3
Jan. 22 Tue Kentucky at Alabama 9:00 p.m. ESPN & ESPN3
Jan. 23 Wed Florida at Georgia 8:00 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Jan. 23 Wed Texas A&M at LSU 8:00 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Jan. 23 Wed Mississippi State at Arkansas 9:00 p.m. CSS & ESPN3
Jan. 23 Wed Auburn at Vanderbilt TBD ESPN3
Jan. 24 Thur Tennessee at Ole Miss 7:00 p.m. ESPN/2 & ESPN3
Date Day Teams Time (ET) Television
Jan. 26 Sat Arkansas at South Carolina 1:30 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Jan. 26 Sat Alabama at Tennessee 2:00 p.m. ESPN/2 & ESPN3
Jan. 26 Sat LSU at Kentucky 4:00 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Jan. 26 Sat Vanderbilt at Missouri 5:00 p.m. ESPNU
Jan. 26 Sat Georgia at Texas A&M 6:00 p.m. FSN & ESPN3
Jan. 26 Sat Florida at Mississippi State 8:00 p.m. ESPN2 & ESPN3
Jan. 26 Sat Ole Miss at Auburn 8:00 p.m. FSN & ESPN3
Date Day Teams Time (ET) Television
Jan. 29 Tue Vanderbilt at Tennessee 7:00 p.m. ESPNU
Jan. 29 Tue Kentucky at Ole Miss 9:00 p.m. ESPN & ESPN3
Jan. 30 Wed Auburn at Georgia 7:00 p.m. CSS & ESPN3
Jan. 30 Wed Missouri at LSU 8:00 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Jan. 30 Wed South Carolina at Florida 8:00 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Jan. 30 Wed Texas A&M at Mississippi State 8:00 p.m. ESPN3
Jan. 31 Thur Arkansas at Alabama 9:00 p.m. ESPN/2 & ESPN3
Date Day Teams Time (ET) Television
Feb. 2 Sat Auburn at Missouri 1:30 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Feb. 2 Sat Georgia at South Carolina 1:30 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Feb. 2 Sat Alabama at Vanderbilt 4:00 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Feb. 2 Sat Tennessee at Arkansas 4:00 p.m.. ESPN2 & ESPN3
Feb. 2 Sat LSU at Mississippi State 5:30 p.m. FSN & ESPN3
Feb. 2 Sat Kentucky at Texas A&M 6:00 p.m. ESPN & ESPN3
Feb. 2 Sat Ole Miss at Florida 7:00 p.m. ESPNU
Date Day Teams Time (ET) Television
Feb. 5 Tue Florida at Arkansas 7:00 p.m. ESPN & ESPN3
Feb. 5 Tue South Carolina at Kentucky 9:00 p.m. ESPNU & ESPN3
Feb. 6 Wed Alabama at Auburn 8:00 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Feb. 6 Wed Georgia at Tennessee 8:00 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Feb. 6 Wed Vanderbilt at LSU TBD ESPN3
Feb. 6 Wed Mississippi State at Ole Miss 9:00 p.m. CSS & ESPN3
Feb. 7 Thur Missouri at Texas A&M 9:00 p.m. ESPN/2 & ESPN3
Date Day Teams Time (ET) Television
Feb. 9 Sat Ole Miss at Missouri 1:00 p.m. CBS Sports
Feb. 9 Sat Arkansas at Vanderbilt 1:30 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Feb. 9 Sat Auburn at Kentucky 4:00 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Feb. 9 Sat Texas A&M at Georgia 5:00 p.m. ESPNU
Feb. 9 Sat Mississippi State at Florida 5:00 p.m. FSN & ESPN3
Feb. 9 Sat LSU at Alabama 8:00 p.m. ESPN2 & ESPN3
Feb. 10 Sun Tennessee at South Carolina 1:00 p.m. FSN & ESPN3
Date Day Teams Time (ET) Television
Feb. 12 Tue Kentucky at Florida 7:00 p.m. ESPN & ESPN3
Feb. 12 Tue Alabama at Georgia 9:00 p.m. ESPNU
Feb. 13 Wed Missouri at Mississippi State 8:00 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Feb. 13 Wed Tennessee at Vanderbilt 8:00 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Feb. 13 Wed Ole Miss at Texas A&M 8:00 p.m. ESPN3
Feb. 13 Wed Arkansas at Auburn 9:00 p.m. CSS & ESPN3
Feb. 14 Thur LSU at South Carolina 7:00 p.m. ESPN/2 & ESPN3
Date Day Teams Time (ET) Television
Feb. 16 Sat Kentucky at Tennessee 1:00 p.m. CBS Sports
Feb. 16 Sat Florida at Auburn 1:30 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Feb. 16 Sat South Carolina at Alabama 4:00 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Feb. 16 Sat Missouri at Arkansas 4:00 p.m. ESPN/2 & ESPN3
Feb. 16 Sat Mississippi State at LSU 5:00 p.m. ESPNU & ESPN3
Feb. 16 Sat Texas A&M at Vanderbilt 6:30 p.m. FSN & ESPN3
Feb. 16 Sat Georgia at Ole Miss 8:00 p.m. ESPN2 & ESPN3
Date Day Teams Time (ET) Television
Feb. 19 Tue LSU at Tennessee 7:00 p.m. ESPNU
Feb. 19 Tue Florida at Missouri 9:00 p.m. ESPN & ESPN3
Feb. 20 Wed Ole Miss at South Carolina 7:00 p.m. CSS & ESPN3
Feb. 20 Wed Mississippi State at Alabama 8:00 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Feb. 20 Wed Vanderbilt at Kentucky 8:00 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Feb. 20 Wed Texas A&M at Auburn TBD ESPN3
Feb. 21 Thur Georgia at Arkansas 7:00 p.m. ESPN/2 & ESPN3
Date Day Teams Time (ET) Television
Feb. 23 Sat Alabama at LSU 1:30 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Feb. 23 Sat Vanderbilt at Mississippi State 1:30 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Feb. 23 Sat South Carolina at Georgia 2:00 p.m. CBS Sports
Feb. 23 Sat Tennessee at Texas A&M 4:00 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Feb. 23 Sat Auburn at Ole Miss 5:00 p.m. FSN & ESPN3
Feb. 23 Sat Arkansas at Florida 7:00 p.m. ESPNU
Feb. 23 Sat Missouri at Kentucky 9:00 p.m. ESPN & ESPN3
Date Day Teams Time (ET) Television
Feb. 26 Tue Auburn at Alabama 7:00 p.m. ESPNU
Feb. 26 Tue Florida at Tennessee 9:00 p.m. ESPN & ESPN3
Feb. 27 Wed Arkansas at LSU 8:00 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Feb. 27 Wed Mississippi State at Kentucky 8:00 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
Feb. 27 Wed Texas A&M at Ole Miss 8:00 p.m. ESPN3
Feb. 27 Wed Georgia at Vanderbilt 9:00 p.m. FSN & ESPN3
Feb. 28 Thur Missouri at South Carolina 9:00 p.m. ESPN/2 & ESPN3
Date Day Teams Time (ET) Television
March 2 Sat Alabama at Florida Noon ESPN/2 & ESPN3
March 2 Sat Tennessee at Georgia 1:30 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
March 2 Sat Kentucky at Arkansas 4:00 p.m. CBS Sports
March 2 Sat LSU at Missouri 4:00 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
March 2 Sat Ole Miss at Mississippi State 5:00 p.m. FSN & ESPN3
March 2 Sat South Carolina at Texas A&M 7:00 p.m. ESPNU
March 2 Sat Vanderbilt at Auburn 9:00 p.m. ESPN2 & ESPN3
Date Day Teams Time (ET) Television
March 5 Tue Arkansas at Missouri 7:00 p.m. ESPN & ESPN3
March 5 Tue Alabama at Ole Miss 9:00 p.m. ESPNU
March 6 Wed Mississippi State at South Carolina 7:00 p.m. ESPN3
March 6 Wed Vanderbilt at Florida 8:00 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
March 6 Wed LSU at Texas A&M 8:00 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
March 6 Wed Tennessee at Auburn 9:00 p.m. CSS & ESPN3
March 7 Thur Kentucky at Georgia 7:00 p.m. ESPN/2 & ESPN3
Date Day Teams Time (ET) Television
March 9 Sat Florida at Kentucky Noon CBS Sports
March 9 Sat Ole Miss at LSU 1:30 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
March 9 Sat South Carolina at Vanderbilt 1:30 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
March 9 Sat Texas A&M at Arkansas 2:00 p.m. ESPNU
March 9 Sat Georgia at Alabama 4:00 p.m. SEC Network & ESPN3
March 9 Sat Missouri at Tennessee 4:00 p.m. ESPN/2 & ESPN3
March 9 Sat Auburn at Mississippi State 5:30 p.m. FSN & ESPN3