The Southeastern Conference has established Dec. 29 and 30 as the new start dates for the 2020-21 men’s basketball conference schedule, with the women’s basketball start date set for Dec. 31, as previously scheduled.
Beyond the official start dates, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey also announced Friday that the 2020-21 SEC men’s basketball conference schedule will be comprised of 20 play dates that would accommodate an 18-game schedule with two open dates. Ten SEC schools will fill one of those open dates with the SEC/Big 12 Challenge in late January. The four teams not participating in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge will play league games that day.