SEC Basketball Schedule Highlights and Key Matchups

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) has released the 2024-25 men's basketball schedule, highlighting key matchups and returns. South Carolina, after a historic 2023-24 season under coach Lamont Paris, will start their SEC campaign on January 4 against Mississippi State. Kentucky will also begin on January 4, hosting Florida, with notable attention on February 1 when former coach John Calipari returns to Rupp Arena with his Arkansas Razorbacks. Arkansas will open their SEC play against Tennessee on January 4, and their schedule includes home games against new SEC teams Texas and Oklahoma. Oklahoma, entering their first SEC season, will face Alabama on January 4 and has home-and-home matchups with Missouri, Texas, and Texas A&M. The SEC expansion to 16 teams brings a challenging path for all teams involved.