Alabama Basketball SEC Dates Released, Full 2023-2024 Schedule Finalized

Where the Crimson Tide's conference matchups ended up on the schedule as Alabama looks to defend its SEC title.

With Alabama's non-conference slate released last month, the full schedule is now set with the Southeastern Conference announcing the dates for conference matchups Thursday afternoon.

The defending SEC champions open play at Vanderbilt on Jan. 6 and wrap up the conference schedule March 9 with a home game against Arkansas. 

Both rivalry matchups with Auburn are midweek games. The Tigers first come to Tuscaloosa on Wednesday, Jan. 24, and Alabama will make the return trip on Feb. 7. Alabama will make the trip up to Rupp Arena on Saturday, Feb. 24 for its lone regular season matchup with the Kentucky Wildcats. 

Alabama won the SEC regular season championship a season ago, only losing two conference games to Tennessee and Texas A&M. The Crimson Tide would go on to avenge the loss to the Aggies in the SEC Tournament title game to claim Nate Oats' second tournament title in the last three seasons. 

Both of the losses last season were on the road, and Alabama will return to Thompson-Boling Arena this season in late January and then host the Volunteers the first weekend in March. Texas A&M will come to Coleman Coliseum on Feb. 17. 

The opponents and locations were already known, but this finalized the dates. Game times and TV information will be released at a later date. 

2023-24 SEC Schedule Highlights

• A record-tying 10 SEC teams received postseason bids.
• Eight SEC teams appeared in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, tying its previous best set in 2018
• The SEC led the nation with three teams advancing to the Sweet 16 in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, including the Tide
• Four of Alabama’s five home-and-home opponents this season earned postseason bids last season, including three NCAA Tournament teams (Auburn, Mississippi State and Tennessee)
• Over the last three seasons the Tide has won a league-best 41 SEC games, six games ahead of No. 2 Tennessee (35)

Alabama basketball 2023-24 Schedule 

Nov. 6: Morehead State

Nov. 10: Indiana State

Nov. 14: South Alabama

Nov. 17: Mercer

Nov. 24: Ohio State (Emerald Coast Classic, Niceville, Florida)

Nov. 25: Oregon or Santa Clara (Emerald Coast Classic, Niceville, Florida)

Dec. 16: At Creighton

Dec. 20: Arizona (Phoenix)

Dec. 23: Eastern Kentucky

Dec. 30: Liberty (Birmingham)

Nov. 28: Clemson

Dec. 4: Arkansas State

Dec. 9: Purdue (Toronto)

Jan. 6: at Vanderbilt

Jan. 9: South Carolina

Jan. 13: at Mississippi State

Jan. 16: Missouri

Jan. 20: at Tennessee

Jan. 24: Auburn

Jan. 27: LSU

Jan. 31: at Georgia

Feb. 3: Mississippi State

Feb. 7: at Auburn

Feb. 10: at LSU

Feb. 17: Texas A&M

Feb. 21: Florida

Feb. 24: at Kentucky

Feb. 28: at Ole Miss

March 2: Tennessee

March 5: at Florida

March 9: Arkansas