Sept. 20, 2016
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AUBURN, Ala. ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Eight nationally televised games and home contests with Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina highlight the 2016-17 Auburn women's basketball SEC schedule, which was released today by the conference office.
The conference season begins on New Year's Day and concludes Sunday, Feb. 26. Each team will play 16 SEC games ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" eight each at home and on the road. This is the eighth year of a 16-game conference schedule in the SEC.
Auburn will face three teams on a home-and-home basis in 2017 ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" Alabama, South Carolina and Ole Miss. The Tigers have home games with Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State and Tennessee, and will make road trips to Arkansas, Florida, Missouri, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt.
The Tigers appear on television a total of nine times during the season ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" once during the non-conference and eight times in SEC play ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" all on SEC Network. Auburn's home game with Indiana on Nov. 27 will be the lone non-conference national broadcast, set for a noon tip. During SEC play, Auburn's home games with Ole Miss, Kentucky, Mississippi State and Alabama will air, and road games at Alabama, Texas A&M, Ole Miss and Arkansas are set for SEC Network broadcasts.
The remainder of Auburn's SEC games ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" home and away ÃÆ'Æ'¢ÃƒÆ'¢'¬" will appear on ESPN3/SEC Network +, available at WatchESPN.com or the ESPN app for mobile devices.
The league schedule tips off Sunday, Jan. 1, as Auburn travels to Florida. The Tigers return home for a pair, hosting defending SEC champ South Carolina (Jan. 5) and Ole Miss (Jan. 8) before hitting the road to Vanderbilt (Jan. 11). After a Sunday off, the Tigers return home to host Tennessee (Jan. 19) and Kentucky (Jan. 22) before finishing off the month at Missouri (Jan. 25) and Alabama (Jan. 29).
February kicks off with the Tigers hosting Mississippi State (Feb. 2) before back-to-back road trips to Texas A&M (Feb. 5) and South Carolina (Feb. 9). Three of the next four are at home with Georgia (Feb. 12), Alabama (Feb. 20) and LSU (Feb. 23) surrounding a road game at Ole Miss (Feb. 16). The regular season concludes Sunday, Feb. 26, at Arkansas.
Two non-conference start times were announced as well. Auburn's season-opener against Troy on Friday, Nov. 11 will tip at 5:30 p.m. as part of a doubleheader with the Auburn men's team. The Tigers' home game with Virginia Tech on Sunday, Dec. 18, is set for a 6 p.m. start; the Auburn men face Mercer earlier that day at noon.
Auburn is coming off a 20-13 season in 2015-16 and earned its 19th NCAA Tournament berth, advancing to the second round. The Tigers return four starters and eight total letterwinners from last year's squad as coach Terri Williams-Flournoy begins her fifth season at Auburn.
Season tickets are currently on sale to the general public. Reserved seats are available beginning at $60 per ticket, and general admission tickets are $50 each. Once again in 2016-17, men's basketball season ticket-holders can add a women's basketball general admission season ticket for just $25 per seat. In addition, all season ticket-holders receive an exclusive t-shirt for each ticket purchased. Fans can visit AUBtix.com or call the Auburn ticket office at 855-282-2010 for more information.
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| 2016-17 Auburn Women's Basketball Schedule | |||
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time (TV) |
| Nov. 11 | Troy | AUBURN | 5:30 p.m. |
| Nov. 17 | at North Carolina A&T | Greensboro, N.C. | 4:30 p.m. |
| Nov. 20 | at East Carolina | Greenville, N.C. | 2:30 p.m. |
| Savannah Invitational | |||
| Nov. 22 | vs. Ball State | Savannah, Ga. | 3:30 p.m. |
| Nov. 23 | vs. Marist | Savannah, Ga. | 6 p.m. |
| Nov. 24 | vs. West Virginia | Savannah, Ga. | 6 p.m. |
| Nov. 27 | Indiana | AUBURN | Noon (SECN) |
| Dec. 2 | at Kansas State (SEC/Big 12 Challenge) | Manhattan, Kan. | 7 p.m. |
| Dec. 11 | Savannah State | AUBURN | 2 p.m. |
| Dec. 14 | at Louisiana Tech | Ruston, La. | 6:30 p.m. |
| Dec. 18 | Virginia Tech | AUBURN | 6 p.m. |
| Tulane Classic | |||
| Dec. 21 | vs. Drake | New Orleans, La. | 3 p.m. |
| Dec. 22 | vs. Eastern Washington or Tulane | New Orleans, La. | TBD |
| Dec. 28 | Jacksonville | AUBURN | 6 p.m. |
| Jan. 1 | *at Florida | Gainesville, Fla. | 1 p.m. |
| Jan. 5 | *South Carolina | AUBURN | 6 p.m. |
| Jan. 8 | *Ole Miss | AUBURN | 3 p.m. (SECN) |
| Jan. 12 | *at Vanderbilt | Nashville, Tenn. | 7 p.m. |
| Jan. 19 | *Tennessee | AUBURN | 6 p.m. |
| Jan. 22 | *Kentucky | AUBURN | 2 p.m. (SECN) |
| Jan. 26 | *at Missouri | Columbia, Mo. | 7 p.m. |
| Jan. 29 | *at Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | 5 p.m. (SECN) |
| Feb. 2 | *Mississippi State | AUBURN | 8 p.m. (SECN) |
| Feb. 5 | *at Texas A&M | College Station, Texas | 1 p.m. (SECN) |
| Feb. 9 | *at South Carolina | Columbia, S.C. | 6 p.m. |
| Feb. 12 | *Georgia | AUBURN | 2 p.m. |
| Feb. 16 | *at Ole Miss | Oxford, Miss. | 8 p.m. (SECN) |
| Feb. 20 | *Alabama | AUBURN | 6 p.m. (SECN) |
| Feb. 23 | *LSU | AUBURN | 6 p.m. |
| Feb. 26 | *at Arkansas | Fayetteville, Ark. | 2 p.m. (SECN) |
| March 1-5 | SEC Tournament | Greenville, S.C. | |
| March 17-20 | NCAA First/Second Rounds | TBD | |
| March 24-27 | NCAA Regionals | TBD | |
| March 31-April 2 | Women's Final Four | Dallas, Texas | |