NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The LSU men’s basketball team begins the 18-game Southeastern Conference portion of the season on Saturday night at venerable Memorial Gymnasium when the Tigers travel here to face the Vanderbilt Commodores.
The game is the final one of the opening night of league play starting at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN2 with Mark Jones and Kara Lawson on the call. Jim Hawthorne, Ricky Blanton and studio host Kevin Ford will have the broadcast on the affiliates of the LSU Sports Radio Network (Eagle 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge).
Ten of the league’s 14 team will open play throughout the day on Saturday, excluding the four teams (Mississippi State, Alabama, Missouri and South Carolina) which are not scheduled for this year’s SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Jan.