Georgia’s 2026-27 men’s basketball schedule now has the full picture.
On Wednesday, the Bulldogs released tip-off times and TV assignments for the season, doing so just a few hours before their exhibition against Georgia State. The update also locked in dates for several conference matchups that had previously been listed as mid-week games back in July.
The nonconference slate opens Nov. 2 against North Carolina Central at 7:30 p.m. ET on SEC Network+, followed by home games against Presbyterian on Nov. 6 and Florida Gulf Coast on Nov. 9, both at 7 p.m. on SEC Network+. Georgia then gets a trip to North Carolina on Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. on ESPN2 before returning home for Jacksonville on Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. on SEC Network.
A busy November keeps rolling with a road game at Georgia Tech on Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. on ESPNU, then a Thanksgiving stretch in Orlando. Georgia faces Cincinnati on Nov. 26 at 11 a.m. on ESPN and UCF on Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.
December brings a mix of home dates and marquee matchups. Boston College visits on Dec. 1 at 5 p.m.
ET on ESPN2, followed by Duke in New York on Dec. 8 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN.
The Bulldogs then return home for Alabama A&M on Dec. 13 at 2 p.m. on SEC Network+, West Georgia on Dec. 16 at 6 p.m. on SEC Network, Gardner-Webb on Dec. 20 at 2 p.m. on SEC Network, and North Florida on Dec. 29 at 7 p.m. on SEC Network+.
The SEC schedule starts Jan. 2 at Ole Miss at 1 p.m. on SEC Network. Georgia’s conference home opener comes Jan. 5 against Texas at 9 p.m. on ESPN/ESPNU, followed by a road trip to Auburn on Jan. 9 at 1 p.m. on SEC Network and a home game against Oklahoma on Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. on SEC Network.
The rest of January features Mississippi State at home on Jan. 16 at 3:30 p.m. on SEC Network, a trip to Arkansas on Jan. 19 at 9 p.m. on ESPNU, Florida at home on Jan. 23 at 4 p.m. on ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU, and LSU in Athens on Jan. 30 at 3:30 p.m. on SEC Network.
February starts with a road game at Tennessee on Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. on ESPN2, then South Carolina on Feb. 6 at 8:30 p.m. on SEC Network. Vanderbilt comes to Athens on Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. on SEC Network before Georgia heads to Texas A&M on Feb. 13 at 3:30 p.m. on SEC Network and hosts Kentucky on Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. on ESPN/ESPN2.
The closing stretch includes a trip to Florida on Feb. 20 at 8:30 p.m. on SEC Network, a road game at Oklahoma on Feb. 24 at 9 p.m. on SEC Network, Missouri at home on Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. on SEC Network, and the regular-season finale at Alabama on March 3 at 7 p.m. on ESPN2/ESPNU.
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The storms exact landfall point is still uncertain, but the forecast is serious enough that the conference could be forced to weigh whether the game needs to be postponed or moved. For now, no official announcement has been reported, leaving both programs and their fans waiting on the next update as the weather picture continues to sharpen. [Read more 🡒]
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Georgia has lived through weather-affected battles with Alabama before, so this is not exactly a new kind of backdrop for the Bulldogs. Elijah Griffin and Peyton Woodring both framed it as part of the games physical reality, especially when the elements turn the night into more of a grind. The postponement question is still hanging out there, though, and it is one of those calls that could end up depending on local emergency management decisions rather than anything inside the stadium. [Read more 🡒]
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Alabama brings its own challenge with quarterback Keelon Russell leading the way, and both coaching staffs have already acknowledged the respect and difficulty built into the game. For Georgia, it is more than another conference trip, because a win would say plenty about where Smarts team stands this early in the season. For Alabama, it is another chance to protect a home field that has been a hurdle for the Bulldogs for far too long, which is why this one feels like an early-season test with a little extra edge. [Read more 🡒]