GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Southeastern Conference announced its men’s basketball conference schedule on Friday, with the Gators set to open league play at Vanderbilt on Dec. 30.
The 18-game schedule has an open date built in on Saturday, March 6, for rescheduling opportunities ahead of the March 10-14 SEC Tournament. Game times and TV information will be announced when available.
Over the past five seasons, coinciding with head coach Mike White’s tenure, the Gators’ 54 conference wins trail only Kentucky in the SEC.
The Gators will play two games against Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. Georgia, Kentucky and Vanderbilt are Florida’s permanent home-and-home pairings, though LSU has become something of an unofficial fourth. This marks the third straight season and fifth time in seven seasons that LSU and Florida have been assigned as rotational opponents, while Florida and Tennessee are paired for the second time in three years.
Among its one-time opponents this season, Florida will welcome South Carolina, Texas A&M and Missouri to Gainesville and visit Alabama, Mississippi State and Auburn. The Gators also have a Jan. 30 trip to West Virginia for the SEC/Big 12 Challenge in the midst of league play.
Florida’s February includes two especially challenging sets of back-to-back road games, as the Gators visit LSU (Feb. 6) and Tennessee (Feb. 10) early on and travel to Auburn (Feb. 23) and Kentucky (Feb. 27) late in the month.
The Gators have also scheduled Stetson for a Dec. 6 contest, replacing UConn on the slate after the Huskies pulled out of the game.
Florida Men’s Basketball 2020-21 Schedule
Nov. 25
Wednesday
Maine (at Mohegan Sun)
Uncasville, Conn.
Nov. 27
Friday
Virginia (at Mohegan Sun)
Uncasville, Conn.
Dec. 2
Wednesday
Oklahoma
Norman, Okla.
Dec. 6
Sunday
STETSON
GAINESVILLE, FLA.
Dec. 12
Saturday
Florida State
Tallahassee, Fla.
Dec. 16
Wednesday
NORTH FLORIDA
GAINESVILLE, FLA.
Dec. 19
Saturday
FLORIDA ATLANTIC
GAINESVILLE, FLA.
Dec. 22
Tuesday
JAMES MADISON
GAINESVILLE, FLA.
Dec. 30
Wednesday
Vanderbilt
Nashville, Tenn.
Jan. 2
Saturday
LSU
GAINESVILLE, FLA.
Jan. 5
Tuesday
Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Jan. 9
Saturday
KENTUCKY
GAINESVILLE, FLA.
Jan. 12
Tuesday
OLE MISS
GAINESVILLE, FLA.
Jan. 16
Saturday
Mississippi State
Starkville, Miss.
Jan. 19
Tuesday
TENNESSEE
GAINESVILLE, FLA.
Jan. 23
Saturday
Georgia
Athens, Ga.
Jan. 27
Wednesday
VANDERBILT
GAINESVILLE, FLA.
Jan. 30
Saturday
West Virginia (SEC/B12)
Morgantown, W.V.
Feb. 3
Wednesday
SOUTH CAROLINA
GAINESVILLE, FLA.
Feb. 6
Saturday
LSU
Baton Rouge, La.
Feb. 10
Wednesday
Tennessee
Knoxville, Tenn.
Feb. 13
Saturday
TEXAS A&M
GAINESVILLE, FLA.
Feb. 16
Tuesday
Arkansas
Fayetteville, Ark.
Feb. 20
Saturday
GEORGIA
GAINESVILLE, FLA.
Feb. 23
Tuesday
Auburn
Auburn, Ala.
Feb. 27
Saturday
Kentucky
Lexington, Ky.
March 3
Wednesday
MISSOURI
GAINESVILLE, FLA.
March 6
Saturday
Open Date
March 10-14
SEC Tournament
Nashville, Tenn.
