2015-2016 Texas A&M basketball schedule released

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Schedule release date.

As first revealed on the SEC Network, the 2015-2016 SEC basketball schedule is out — which means Texas A&M's full schedule is now complete.

In addition to their trip to the Bahamas for the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament and non-conference matchups against Arizona State, Kansas State, Baylor and Iowa State, the Aggies will make trips to Nashville, Knoxville, Athens and most of the rest of the SEC West. Billy Kennedy's squad will also again host John Calipari's Kentucky Wildcats at Reed Arena.

And they're all (yes, all) on national television, which is nice.

Here's the Aggies' full conference schedule (all times Central):

• Jan. 2: vs. Arkansas, 3:30 pm (SEC Network)
• Jan. 6: at Mississippi State, 8:00 pm (SEC Network)
• Jan. 9: at Tennessee, 12:00 pm (SEC Network)
• Jan. 12: vs. Florida, 6:00 pm (ESPN/SEC Network)
• Jan. 16: at Georgia, 1:00 pm (ESPNU)
• Jan.19: vs. LSU, 8:00 pm (ESPN)
• Jan. 23: vs. Missouri, 3:00 pm (SEC Network)
• Jan. 27: at Arkansas, 6:00 pm (ESPN2/ESPNU)
• Feb. 4: at Vanderbilt, 6:00 pm (ESPN/ESPN2)
• Feb. 6: vs. South Carolina, 3:00 pm (ESPNU)
• Feb. 10: at Alabama, 6:00 pm (SEC Network)
• Feb. 13: at LSU, 12:00 pm (CBS Sports)
• Feb. 16: vs. Ole Miss, 8:00 pm (ESPN/ESPN2)
• Feb. 20: vs. Kentucky, time TBD (ESPN/ESPN2)
• Feb. 24: vs. Mississippi State, 6:00 pm (ESPN2)
• Feb. 27: at Missouri, 3:00 pm (ESPNU)
• March 1: at Auburn, 8:00 pm (ESPNU)
• March 5: vs. Vanderbilt, time TBD (ESPN/ESPN2)

And the release from the A&M Sports Information Department...

Birmingham, Ala. — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Texas A&M learned its league schedule Wednesday evening as the Southeastern Conference unveiled its 126-game men's basketball schedule for the 2016 season.
 
The Aggies' slate includes home contests against Arkansas (Jan. 2), Florida (Jan. 12), LSU (Jan. 19), Missouri (Jan. 23), South Carolina (Feb. 6), Ole Miss (Feb. 16), Kentucky (Feb. 20), Mississippi State (Feb. 24) and Vanderbilt (March 5).
 
Additionally, Texas A&M will face Mississippi State (Jan. 6), Tennessee (Jan. 9), Georgia (Jan. 16), Arkansas (Jan. 27), Vanderbilt (Feb. 4), Alabama (Feb. 10), LSU (Feb. 13), Missouri (Feb. 27) and Auburn (March 1) away from College Station.
 
Six players who earned All-SEC honors in 2015 return for 2016, including first team All-SEC selections Stefan Moody (Ole Miss), Danuel House (Texas A&M) and Damian Jones (Vanderbilt). Fourteen of the top 25 scorers from 2015 are slated to return as well as 10 of the top 20 rebounders and six of the top 10 playmakers.
 
Kentucky (2), LSU (3) and Texas A&M (6) each have recruiting classes that rank among the top six of ESPN's RecruitingNation Class Rankings for 2015. Twenty of ESPN's 2015 Top 100 recruits signed with SEC schools, including nine of the top 35 players.
 
Each of the games will be available to be seen from anywhere in the nation. The SEC Network will televise 71 games, ESPN or ESPN2 will televise 31 contests, ESPNU 18 and CBS Sports six. The SEC's games on ESPN platforms are exclusively branded as the "SEC on ESPN."
 
All of the games included in the ESPN package (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and SEC Network) will be available through WatchESPN, accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 or Xbox One to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider. Each of the CBS Sports games will be streamed on CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports mobile app and mobile website.
 
The SEC Network will televise the first three days of the SEC Basketball Tournament (March 9-13) from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The semifinals and championship game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.
 
An affordable, family entertainment option, season tickets for Texas A&M men's basketball begin as low as $100. Annual per seat contributions are required for some seating areas. Contact the 12th Man Foundation for additional information or to order tickets by calling 888-992-4443 or logging onto www.12thMan.com/Tickets.