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, ESPNUshowing
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 "SECon ESPN."
Regionally-syndicated games will be televised on the SECNetwork as part of ESPN Regional Television (ERT). The SECNetwork
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, ERTwill produce and distribute a studio show each Saturday afternoon during conference play and at the SECTournament.
The SECBasketball Tournament semifinals and championship game will be broadcast nationally on ABC. The SECNetwork
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