Notable games from the SEC this week. All times EST.
Arkansas Razorbacks vs No. 14 Texas Longhorns, 9:00pm Tuesday, ESPNU: Arkansas will travel into Big 12 country as they prepare to take on Texas Tuesday night. The Longhorns have an impressive resume with wins over Illinois, North Carolina, and Michigan State. Arkansas comes in with a 10-2 mark having lost games to UAB and Texas A&M. Both losses occurred in overtime and both were at neutral sites.
No. 22 Memphis Tigers vs Tennessee Volunteers, 9:00pm Wednesday, ESPN2: The Tigers roll into Knoxville for their annual match-up with the Volunteers. Memphis is 11-2 with their only losses coming to Kansas and Georgetown. Tennessee's up and down season continues most recently with a 91-78 loss to the College of Charleston. This will be the final game for Volunteers coach Bruce Pearl before he begins serving his eight game suspension that was mandated by the SEC.
No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats vs Georgia Bulldogs, 4:00pm Saturday, ESPN3: Kentucky and Georgia will both kick off their SEC conference schedule in a match-up on Saturday. John Calipari's Wildcats are 11-2 and ranked No. 12 in the country. Georgia is also 11-2 and preseason SEC player of the year Trey Thompkins and the Bulldogs will be trying to get their conference season off on the right foot.
The Complete Lineup
Monday January 3rd
Pennsylvania vs Kentucky 7:00pm ESPNU
Florida State vs Auburn 8:00pm ESPN3
Toledo vs Alabama 8:00pm
Rhode Island vs Florida 9:00pm ESPNU
Tuesday January 4th
South Carolina State vs South Carolina 7:00pm ESPN3
Arkansas vs (14) Texas 9:00pm ESPNU
Wednesday January 5th
Mississippi vs Southern Methodist 8:00pm
(22) Memphis vs Tennessee 9:00pm ESPN2
Saturday January 8th
Tennessee vs Arkansas 1:30pm ESPN3
(12) Kentucky vs Georgia 4:00pm ESPN3
Alabama vs Mississippi State 4:00pm ESPN3
Vanderbilt vs South Carolina 5:00pm ESPN2
LSU vs Auburn 6:00pm ESPN3
Mississippi vs Florida 8:00pm ESPN3