Nate Oats and Alabama basketball learned tipoff time and TV channel information for the Crimson Tide's 2026-27 SEC schedule Wednesday.
The Crimson Tide's previously announced SEC opener against the Mississippi State Bulldogs is Saturday, Jan. 2 at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville. The game will tip at 5 p.m. CT and will be shown on SEC Network.
Alabama plays its home opener at Coleman Coliseum on Tuesday, Jan. 5 against LSU at 6 p.m. CT. Alabama-LSU will also be televised on SEC Network.
Alabama's home-and-away matchups against Auburn in the Iron Bowl of Basketball are set for 5 or 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 30 at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa. The game will be shown on ESPN or ESPN2.
The Crimson Tide will close the regular season at Auburn on March 6 at 6 p.m.
The game will be shown on SEC Network.
Here's the full Alabama basketball SEC schedule with dates, start times and broadcast information.
Alabama basketball SEC schedule start times, TV channel info for 2026-27
All start times Central.
- Jan. 2, 2027: at Mississippi State, 5 p.m., SEC Network
- Jan. 5: vs. LSU, 6 p.m., SEC Network
- Jan. 9: at Arkansas, 1 p.m., ESPN2
- Jan. 13: vs. Ole Miss, 8 p.m., SEC Network
- Jan. 16: vs. Florida, 1 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
- Jan. 20: at South Carolina, 5 p.m., ESPN2
- Jan. 23: vs. Oklahoma, 7:30 p.m., SEC Network
- Jan. 26: at Missouri, 8 p.m., ESPN
- Jan. 30: vs. Auburn, 5 or 5:30 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
- Feb. 6: at Kentucky, 1 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
- Feb. 9: at Texas, 6 p.m., ESPN
- Feb. 13: vs. Arkansas, 7 p.m., ESPN2
- Feb. 16: vs. Mississippi State, 8 p.m., SEC Network
- Jan. 20: at Tennessee, 1 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
- Feb. 23: at Texas A&M, 8 p.m., SEC Network
- Feb. 27: vs. Vanderbilt, 7:30 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
- March 3: vs. Georgia, 6 p.m., ESPN2 or ESPNU
- March 6: at Auburn, 5 p.m., SEC Network
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— Alabama Men’s Basketball (@AlabamaMBB) October 7, 2026
Alabama basketball roster 2026: Who's new, who's returning to Crimson Tide?
The Crimson Tide return starting forward Amari Allen after he withdrew from the NBA draft, as well as starting guard Aden Holloway and forwards London Jemison and Keitenn Bristow. Alabama brought in four-star freshman Jaxon Richardson as part of its 2026 recruiting class.
The Tide landed four players in the transfer portal, including three to add some size to Oats' roster: 6-foot-11 center Drew Fielder from Boise State, 6-foot-10 forward Brandon Garrison from Kentucky, and 6-foot-10 forward Jamarion Davis-Fleming from Mississippi State. Former four-star recruit and NC State small forward Cole Cloer also joined Alabama in the transfer portal.
Oats is entering his eighth season as Alabama's head coach. The Crimson Tide have made the NCAA Tournament in each of the past six seasons with five trips to the Sweet 16. Alabama finished 25-10 overall in 2025-26, including a 13-5 mark in conference play that earned the Crimson Tide a No. 2 seed at the SEC Tournament.
As the No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament, Alabama defeated Hofstra and Texas Tech during the opening weekend of March Madness before falling to the national champion Michigan Wolverines in the Sweet 16. Oats guided Alabama to its only Final Four appearance in program history in March 2024.
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