The Southeastern Conference announced its men’s basketball league schedule on Thursday, as the Gators learned the layout of their SEC slate.
Florida, the SEC’s only team to reach the last four NCAA Tournaments, will open its conference campaign in Oxford against Ole Miss on Dec. 29 and closes at home against Kentucky on March 5. The Gators meet Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky, Ole Miss and Vanderbilt twice each this season.
The Gators open their conference home schedule and the 2022 year with their lone game vs. Alabama on Wednesday, Jan. 5 before visiting Auburn on Saturday, Jan. 8. UF hosts LSU on Wednesday, Jan. 12, before trekking to South Carolina for a weekend meeting on Saturday, Jan. 15.
Florida enjoys a two-game homestand the following week, hosting Mississippi State on Wednesday, Jan. 19, and Vanderbilt on Saturday, Jan. 22. The Gators visit Tennessee on Wednesday, Jan. 26, before the Jan. 29 SEC/Big 12 Challenge meeting against Oklahoma State.
UF gets back to league action to open February with a trip to Missouri on Wednesday, Feb. 2, before returning home and to square off vs. Ole Miss for a second time on Saturday, Feb. 5, and Georgia for the first of two on Wednesday, Feb. 9. The Gators then go back-to-back on the road at Kentucky on Saturday, Feb. 12, and Texas A&M on Tuesday, Feb. 15.
The Gators have another pair of consecutive home dates welcoming Auburn on Saturday, Feb. 19, and Arkansas on Tuesday, Feb. 22, before hitting the road for another pair to visit Georgia on Saturday, Feb. 26, and Vanderbilt on Tuesday, March 1.
The regular season finale against Kentucky leads into the SEC Tournament in Tampa March 9-13, expected to be the final SEC Tournament outside of Nashville until at least 2036.
Times and television information will be announced at a later date.
2021-22 Florida Men’s Basketball Schedule
Date | Day | Opponent | Location |
Nov. 9 | Tuesday | ELON | GAINESVILLE, FL |
Nov. 14 | Sunday | FLORIDA STATE | GAINESVILLE, FL |
Nov. 18 | Thursday | MILWAUKEE | GAINESVILLE, FL |
Nov. 22 | Monday | California (Ft. Myers Tip-Off) | Ft. Myers, FL |
Nov. 24 | Wednesday | Seton Hall/Ohio St. (Ft. Myers Tip-Off) | Ft. Myers, FL |
Nov. 28 | Sunday | TROY | GAINESVILLE, FL |
Dec. 1 | Wednesday | Oklahoma | Norman, OK |
Dec. 6 | Monday | TEXAS SOUTHERN | GAINESVILLE, FL |
Dec. 8 | Wednesday | NORTH FLORIDA | GAINESVILLE, FL |
Dec. 12 | Sunday | Maryland | Brooklyn, NY |
Dec. 18 | Saturday | USF (Orange Bowl Classic) | Sunrise, FL |
Dec. 22 | Wednesday | STONY BROOK | GAINESVILLE, FL |
Dec. 29 | Wednesday | Ole Miss | Oxford, MS |
Jan. 5 | Wednesday | ALABAMA | GAINESVILLE, FL |
Jan. 8 | Saturday | Auburn | Auburn, AL |
Jan. 12 | Wednesday | LSU | GAINESVILLE, FL |
Jan. 15 | Saturday | South Carolina | Columbia, SC |
Jan. 19 | Wednesday | MISSISSIPPI STATE | GAINESVILLE, FL |
Jan. 22 | Saturday | VANDERBILT | GAINESVILLE, FL |
Jan. 26 | Wednesday | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN |
Jan. 29 | Saturday | OKLA. STATE (SEC/Big 12) | GAINESVILLE, FL |
Feb. 2 | Wednesday | Missouri | Columbia, MO |
Feb. 5 | Saturday | OLE MISS | GAINESVILLE, FL |
Feb. 9 | Wednesday | GEORGIA | GAINESVILLE, FL |
Feb. 12 | Saturday | Kentucky | Lexington, KY |
Feb. 15 | Tuesday | Texas A&M | College Station, TX |
Feb. 19 | Saturday | AUBURN | GAINESVILLE, FL |
Feb. 22 | Tuesday | ARKANSAS | GAINESVILLE, FL |
Feb. 26 | Saturday | Georgia | Athens, GA |
March 1 | Tuesday | Vanderbilt | Nashville, TN |
March 5 | Saturday | KENTUCKY | GAINESVILLE, FL |
March 9-13 | SEC Tournament | Tampa, FL |