Oklahoma’s 2026-27 men’s basketball schedule is set, and the Sooners now know exactly when the SEC grind will hit Lloyd Noble Center.
The full slate, released Wednesday afternoon in coordination with the SEC and ESPN, includes league game times, television assignments and the midweek dates that will shape Oklahoma’s first full conference schedule. The Sooners will appear on the ESPN family of networks for eight league games - ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU - while the other 10 SEC matchups will air on the SEC Network.
At home, the SEC schedule brings a heavy dose of Saturday action, starting with Kentucky on Jan. 2 at 11 a.m. on ESPN or ESPN2. Mississippi State comes to Norman on Jan. 9 for a 5 p.m.
SEC Network start, followed by South Carolina on Jan. 30 at noon and LSU on Feb. 13 at noon, both on the SEC Network. Texas visits Norman on Feb. 20 for a 7:30 p.m. tip on ESPN.
The Sooners’ midweek home dates are spread across four different nights. Missouri comes to Lloyd Noble Center on Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU.
Tennessee follows on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 6 p.m. on ESPN2 or ESPNU. Georgia is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. on SEC Network, and Vanderbilt closes the home league midweek stretch on Wednesday, March 3 at 8 p.m. on ESPN2 or ESPNU.
Oklahoma’s non-conference TV schedule also features a lineup of national windows. The Sooners open that stretch at the Skechers Fort Myers Tip-Off, where they play Pitt on Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 12:30 p.m. on FS2 and Purdue on Thanksgiving Day at 11 a.m. on FOX.
Other nationally televised non-conference games include Syracuse at home on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. on ESPNU, Arizona State at a neutral site in Tulsa on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 11 a.m. on ESPNU, Alabama State at home on Monday, Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. on SEC Network, Oklahoma State in Oklahoma City on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 1:30 p.m. on ESPN2, Jackson State at home on Thursday, Dec. 17 at 8 p.m. on SEC Network, and a road trip to SMU on Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 7:30 p.m. on ESPNU.
The rest of Oklahoma’s schedule fills out the early months with home dates against East Texas A&M on Monday, Nov. 2, Mississippi Valley State on Friday, Nov.
6, North Alabama on Monday, Nov. 9, Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday, Nov.
13, Campbell on Wednesday, Nov. 18 and ULM on Monday, Dec. 28.
All of those games are set for 7 p.m. on SECN+.
The conference road slate includes Florida on Wednesday, Jan. 6 at 8 p.m. on ESPN2, Georgia on Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 6 p.m. on SEC Network, Texas on Saturday, Jan. 16 at 11 a.m. on ESPN or ESPN2, Alabama on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m. on SEC Network, Texas A&M on Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. on SEC Network, Auburn on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 2:30 p.m. on SEC Network, Missouri on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. on SEC Network, Ole Miss on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 2:30 p.m. on SEC Network and Arkansas on Saturday, March 6 at 11 a.m. on ESPN or ESPNU.
The SEC Tournament is set for March 10-14 in Nashville, Tenn., with game times still to be determined.
All game times are listed in CT.
Oklahoma season tickets are on sale now starting at $199, with five-game mini-plans beginning at $79 and three-game mini-plans starting at $54. Fans can also reach the OU Athletics Ticket Office at 405-325-2424 or outickets@ou.edu, or visit SoonerSports.com/Tickets.
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