2016 SEC Basketball Schedule and Weekly Breakdown

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Oct 22, 2014; Charlotte, NC, USA; Auburn Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl speaks with the media during the SEC media day at the Ballantyne Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports

January 16th – January 21st

This should be an interesting week for Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl who is attempting to improve the fortunes of the Auburn Tigers in his second year at the helm.

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The Auburn Tigers have a pretty solid back-to-back of games start in Saturday January 16th when they host the Kentucky Wildcats for their first 2016 meeting.

Between his stints in Tennessee and now at Auburn, Bruce Pearl has amassed a record of 4-11 against the Wildcats with his last win coming on February 27, 2010 in Knoxville by a score of 74-65.

Kentucky at Auburn can be seen on ESPN2 at 4PM ET.

Auburn will follow that game up with a rivalry game against Avery Johnson’s Alabama Crimson Tide.

Auburn lost both of their 2015 tilts to the Crimson Tide last season losing by a 57-55 margin on January 24th, and then taking a 79-68 loss at home on February 17th.

The Tigers finished 15-20 in their first season under Bruce Pearl.

They were one if the shortest teams in the conference in 2014-15. So to remedy that, Coach Pearl brought in 6-foot-8 freshman Horace Spencer and 6-foot-9 Providence transfer Tyler Harris.

Feb 11, 2015; Providence, RI, USA; Providence Friars forward Tyler Harris (25) shoots a free throw against the Villanova Wildcats during the first half at Dunkin Donuts Center. The Wildcats won 74-68. Mandatory Credit: Gregory J. Fisher-USA TODAY Sports

Alabama at Auburn can be seen on the SEC Network at 9PM ET.

Speaking of intrastate rivalry game Tennessee and Vanderbilt will lock up against each other also on Wednesday January 20th in Knoxville.

Tennessee was 2-1 against Vandy last season including a 67-61 win in the SEC Tournament.

This game will be televised on SEC Network at 9PM ET.

Another game of interest will be the Tuesday January 19th game with LSU visiting College Station to face the Texas A&M Aggies.

LSU boast the third ranked recruiting class in the nation with the Aggies having the sixth ranked class in the land.

LSU at Texas A&M can be seen on ESPN at 9PM EST.

2016 SEC Men’s Basketball Conference Schedule

Sat., Jan. 16 Missouri at South Carolina SEC Network 1:00 pm

Sat., Jan. 16 Texas A&M at Georgia ESPNU 2:00 pm

Sat., Jan. 16 Tennessee at Mississippi State SEC Network 3:30 pm

Sat., Jan. 16 Kentucky at Auburn ESPN/2 4:00 pm

Sat., Jan. 16 Alabama at Vanderbilt SEC Network 6:00 pm

Sat., Jan. 16 Florida at Ole Miss ESPN2 8:00 pm

Sat., Jan. 16 Arkansas at LSU SEC Network 8:30 pm

Date Game Network Time

Tues., Jan. 19 Mississippi State at Florida ESPNU 7:00 pm

Tues., Jan. 19 South Carolina at Ole Miss SEC Network 7:00 pm

Tues., Jan. 19 LSU at Texas A&M ESPN 9:00 pm

Tues., Jan. 19 Alabama at Auburn SEC Network 9:00 pm

Wed., Jan. 20 Georgia at Missouri SEC Network 7:00 pm

Wed., Jan. 20 Vanderbilt at Tennessee SEC Network 9:00 pm

Thurs., Jan. 21 Kentucky at Arkansas ESPN/2 7:00 pm

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By James Fitzgerald | Dec 29, 2015

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