10.22.26 | Men's Basketball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford men's basketball team will have four Southern Conference matchups featured on national television during the 2026-27 season, as the league announced its television package on Thursday morning.
The Bulldogs will appear once on ESPN2 and three times on CBS Sports Network as part of the conference's 15-game regular-season national television slate.
Samford's first nationally televised contest is set for Monday, Jan. 11, when the Bulldogs travel to Macon, Ga., to face Mercer at 6 p.m. CST on ESPN2.
The Bulldogs will make their first CBS Sports Network appearance on Sunday, Feb. 7, when they welcome Western Carolina to the Pete Hanna Center for a 3 p.m. CST tipoff.
Samford will return to CBS Sports Network on Wednesday, Feb. 17, hosting Chattanooga at 5 p.m. CST. The Bulldogs will conclude their nationally televised regular-season slate on Saturday, Feb. 27, when they travel to Johnson City, Tenn., to take on ETSU at 9 a.m. CST.
The SoCon's television package features 15 regular-season contests across ESPN2, ESPNU, and CBS Sports Network, marking the league's most extensive national television coverage in at least two decades. All 11 conference members will appear in at least one nationally televised game.
The 2027 Ingles Southern Conference Basketball Championship will also feature four nationally televised games, with the men's semifinals airing on ESPNU on Sunday, March 7, followed by the championship game on ESPN or ESPN2 on Monday, March 8.
2026-27 Southern Conference Men's Basketball games on ESPN2/ESPNU (all times Eastern)
Monday, Jan. 11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Samford at Mercer; 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Monday, Jan. 18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tennessee Tech at Chattanooga; 8:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Sunday, Jan. 24Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ETSU at Wofford; 4 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Sunday, Jan. 31Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ETSU at Furman; Noon (ESPN2)
Sunday, Feb. 7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Wofford at Chattanooga; 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
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2026-27 Southern Conference Men's Basketball games on CBS Sports Network (all times Eastern)
Saturday, Jan. 16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The Citadel at VMI, 10 a.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Wofford at Furman, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chattanooga at UNCG, Noon
Sunday, Feb. 7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Western Carolina at Samford, 4 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chattanooga at Furman, 5 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Furman at Western Carolina, 10 a.m.
Sunday, Feb. 14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Wofford at ETSU, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 17Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chattanooga at Samford, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Furman at Wofford, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 27Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Samford at ETSU, 10 a.m.
Samford opens the regular season on Monday, Nov. 2, hosting Berry.
The Bulldogs will appear once on ESPN2 and three times on CBS Sports Network as part of the conference's 15-game regular-season national television slate.
Samford's first nationally televised contest is set for Monday, Jan. 11, when the Bulldogs travel to Macon, Ga., to face Mercer at 6 p.m. CST on ESPN2.
The Bulldogs will make their first CBS Sports Network appearance on Sunday, Feb. 7, when they welcome Western Carolina to the Pete Hanna Center for a 3 p.m. CST tipoff.
Samford will return to CBS Sports Network on Wednesday, Feb. 17, hosting Chattanooga at 5 p.m. CST. The Bulldogs will conclude their nationally televised regular-season slate on Saturday, Feb. 27, when they travel to Johnson City, Tenn., to take on ETSU at 9 a.m. CST.
The SoCon's television package features 15 regular-season contests across ESPN2, ESPNU, and CBS Sports Network, marking the league's most extensive national television coverage in at least two decades. All 11 conference members will appear in at least one nationally televised game.
The 2027 Ingles Southern Conference Basketball Championship will also feature four nationally televised games, with the men's semifinals airing on ESPNU on Sunday, March 7, followed by the championship game on ESPN or ESPN2 on Monday, March 8.
2026-27 Southern Conference Men's Basketball games on ESPN2/ESPNU (all times Eastern)
Monday, Jan. 11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Samford at Mercer; 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Monday, Jan. 18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tennessee Tech at Chattanooga; 8:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Sunday, Jan. 24Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ETSU at Wofford; 4 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Sunday, Jan. 31Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ETSU at Furman; Noon (ESPN2)
Sunday, Feb. 7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Wofford at Chattanooga; 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
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2026-27 Southern Conference Men's Basketball games on CBS Sports Network (all times Eastern)
Saturday, Jan. 16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The Citadel at VMI, 10 a.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Wofford at Furman, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chattanooga at UNCG, Noon
Sunday, Feb. 7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Western Carolina at Samford, 4 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chattanooga at Furman, 5 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Furman at Western Carolina, 10 a.m.
Sunday, Feb. 14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Wofford at ETSU, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 17Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chattanooga at Samford, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Furman at Wofford, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 27Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Samford at ETSU, 10 a.m.
Samford opens the regular season on Monday, Nov. 2, hosting Berry.
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