TV Schedule Announced for Inaugural ACC/SEC Basketball Challenge

Both Alabama men's and women's basketball teams will be part of the three-day viewing bonanza Nov. 28-30.

The Alabama men's basketball team will play in the late-night matchup on the first day of the inaugural ACC/SEC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Challenge slated for Nov. 38-30. 

ESPN announced the full schedule of games on Monday afternoon. 

The men's side of things will feature eight teams in ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25, on Tuesday, Nov. 28 and Wednesday, Nov. 29. The matchups include No. 2 Duke at No. 14 Arkansas, No. 8 Tennessee at No. 15 North Carolina, and No. 18 Miami at No. 17 Kentucky. No. 22 Alabama will host Clemson at Coleman Coliseum at 8:30 p.m. CT

The men's schedule (all times CT):

2023 ACC/SEC Men’s Basketball Challenge (Nov. 28-29)

Tuesday, Nov. 28 

 6 p.m. ESPN2 LSU at Syracuse 

 6:30 p.m. ESPN No. 18 Miami at No. 17 Kentucky 

 6:30 p.m. ESPNU Missouri at Pittsburgh 

 6:00 p.m. ACCN Mississippi State at Georgia Tech 

 6 p.m. SECN Notre Dame at South Carolina 

 8 p.m. ESPN2 NC State at Ole Miss 

 8:30 p.m. ESPN Clemson at No. 22 Alabama 

 Wednesday, Nov. 29 

 6:15 p.m. ESPN No. 8 Tennessee at No. 15 North Carolina 

 6:15 p.m. ESPN2 No. 19 Texas A&M at Virginia 

 6:15 p.m. ESPNU Florida at Wake Forest 

 8:15 p.m. ESPN No. 2 Duke at No. 14 Arkansas 

 8:15 p.m. ESPN2 Virginia Tech at Auburn 

 8:15 p.m. ACCN Georgia at Florida State 9:15 p.m. SECN Boston College at Vanderbilt

The Women’s Challenge, on Nov. 29 and 30, will feature nine teams projected to be ranked. It includes three Final Four teams from last season, including preseason No. 1 and National Champion LSU hosting Final Four participant and No. 9 Virginia Tech.

The Crimson Tide women will travel to Syracuse, and the game will be on the ACC Network. 

2023 ACC/SEC Women’s Basketball Challenge (Nov. 29-30):

 Wednesday, Nov. 29 

 4 p.m. ESPN2 No. 10 Notre Dame at No. 12 Tennessee 

 4 p.m. ACCN Florida at Georgia Tech 

 6:15 p.m. ACCN Vanderbilt at NC State 

 6:15 p.m. SECN Miami at Mississippi State 

 8:15 p.m. ESPNU No. 14 Louisville at No. 11 Ole Miss 

 Thursday, Nov. 30

 4 p.m. ACCN Missouri at Virginia 

 4 p.m. SECN Duke at Georgia 

 6 p.m. ESPN No. 8 South Carolina at No. 19 North Carolina

 6 p.m. ESPN2 Arkansas at No. 15 Florida State 

 6 p.m. ACCN Alabama at Syracuse 

 6 p.m. SECN Boston College at Kentucky 

 8 p.m. ESPN No. 9 Virginia Tech at No. 1 LSU 

 8 p.m. ACCN Texas A&M at Wake Forest 

 8 p.m. SECN Clemson at Auburn

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