Ole Miss men’s basketball schedule features 23 ESPN network broadcasts
Ole Miss men's basketball will appear on the ESPN family of networks 23 times during the 2026-27 regular season under coach Chris Beard, according to the schedule released by ESPN and the SEC. The announced listings include conference dates, tip times and television designations.
The Rebels open the listed schedule Nov. 23 against Clemson in Maui, Hawaii, on ESPN2 at 1:30 p.m. Central. Their games Nov. 24 and Nov. 25 in Maui are against opponents to be determined, with networks and times listed as TBD among ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. Ole Miss then visits Virginia Tech on Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. Central on the ACC Network and faces NC State in Jackson on Dec. 19 at 6 p.m. on ESPNU.
The conference schedule begins Jan. 2 against Georgia at noon on the SEC Network. Other January home games include Texas on Jan. 9 at 11 a.m. on ESPNU, Texas A&M on Jan. 23 at 5 p.m. on the SEC Network and Vanderbilt on Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. on ESPN2 or ESPNU. Ole Miss also hosts Kentucky on Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. on ESPN or ESPN2, Tennessee on Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. on ESPN2 or ESPNU, Oklahoma on Feb. 27 at 2:30 p.m. on the SEC Network and Auburn on March 2 at 9 p.m. on the SEC Network.
Road games include Kentucky on Jan. 5 at 6 p.m. on ESPN or ESPN2, Alabama on Jan. 13 at 8 p.m. on the SEC Network, Auburn on Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m. on the SEC Network, Missouri on Jan. 30 at 5 p.m. on the SEC Network, LSU on Feb. 6 at 3 p.m. on ESPN2, Arkansas on Feb. 9 at 8 p.m. on the SEC Network, South Carolina on Feb. 20 at 2:30 p.m. on the SEC Network, Florida on Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. on ESPN or ESPN2, and Mississippi State on March 6 at 3 p.m. on the SEC Network.
The schedule includes back-to-back road games three times: at Alabama and Auburn; at LSU and Arkansas; and at South Carolina and Florida. Ole Miss will host five of its nine conference games on Saturdays. Each SEC team will play the other 15 teams at least once, with three opponents appearing a second time.
The SEC Tournament will return to Nashville, Tennessee, with Bridgestone Arena scheduled to host the event from March 10-14, 2027.
Source: Ole Miss Athletics.
