ESPN has set the second annual SEC/ACC men’s and women’s basketball challenge for December.
The event will see five new teams as Cal, Stanford and SMU joined the ACC, while Oklahoma and Texas are now playing in the SEC.
The men’s challenge will take place Tuesday, Dec. 3 and Wednesday, Dec. 4, while the women’s challenge is slated for Wednesday, Dec. 4 and Thursday, Dec. 5.
The even will be broadcast over ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network and ACC Network.
Last year, the SEC and ACC played to a 7-7 tie.
Here is the men’s schedule:
Tuesday, Dec. 3
- Notre Dame at Georgia, 6 p.m., ESPNU
- South Carolina at Boston College, 6 p.m. ACC Network
- Cal at Missouri, 6 p.m., SEC Network
- No. 14 Arkansas at Miami, 6 p.m. or 6:30 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
- Syracuse at No. 13 Tennessee, 6 p.m. or 6:30 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
- Wake Forest at No. 12 Texas A&M, 8 p.m., ESPN2
- Georgia Tech at Oklahoma, 8 p.m., ESPNU
- No. 20 Ole Miss at Louisville, 8 p.m., ACC Network
- Florida State at LSU, 8 p.m., SEC Network
- No. 23 Kentucky at Clemson, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
Wednesday, Dec. 4
- No. 2 Alabama at No. 10 North Carolina, 6:15 p.m., ESPN
- Virginia at No. 21 Florida, 6:15 p.m., ESPN2
- No. 11 Auburn at No. 8 Duke, 8:15 p.m., ESPN
- No. 22 Texas at NC State, 8:15 p.m., ESPN2
- Vanderbilt at Virginia Tech, 8:15 p.m., ACC Network
- Pitt at Mississippi State, 8:15 p.m., SEC Network
Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.
