{"id":5347,"date":"2026-06-25T18:06:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T18:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=5347"},"modified":"2026-06-25T18:06:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T18:06:29","slug":"florida-draws-texas-home-and-home-avoids-kentucky-trip-in-2026-27-sec-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=5347","title":{"rendered":"Florida draws Texas home-and-home, avoids Kentucky trip in 2026-27 SEC schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>GAINESVILLE \u2014 Florida\u2019s 2026-27 SEC men\u2019s basketball schedule will feature the Gators\u2019 first home-and-home series with Texas and a visit from rival Kentucky, but no trip to Lexington to face the Wildcats for the first time since 1963-64.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=5345\">UCF position preview: Wide receivers bring much-needed experience<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The SEC released home-and-away designations Thursday as the Gators\u2019 schedule continues to take shape ahead of another national title push under fifth-year coach Todd Golden.<\/p>\n<p>Dates, tip-off times and television assignments will be announced later.<\/p>\n<p>Texas will serve as Florida\u2019s rotating home-and-away opponent one season after the Gators defeated the Longhorns 84-71 on Feb. 25 in Austin on their way to the SEC regular-season title.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia and South Carolina remain Florida\u2019s permanent home-and-away opponents, a format established when Texas and Oklahoma joined the SEC in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Kentucky, the Gators will host Ole Miss, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas A&amp;M and Vanderbilt. The Commodores routed the Gators 91-74 in the SEC Tournament semifinals last season.<\/p>\n<p>Along with Georgia, South Carolina and Texas, the Gators will travel to Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State and Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=5343\">Magic trade to draft Izaiyah Nelson, but where does he fit in Orlando\u2019s future?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Florida\u2019s nonconference schedule continues to come into focus.<\/p>\n<p> <!--Ad-Slot: outstream_video--><\/p>\n<p>The Gators open the season Nov. 2 against Miami in Tampa and host Duke on Dec. 1 in the marquee matchup of the SEC\/ACC Challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Florida also will face Notre Dame on Nov. 17 in Las Vegas before meeting the winner between Houston-Rutgers on Nov. 18 in the three-day Players Era 8 tournament. Auburn, Kansas, UNLV and West Virginia are on the other side of the bracket.<\/p>\n<p>Golden\u2019s team could enter the season ranked No. 1 in the polls after returning All-SEC forwards Thomas Haugh and Alex Condon, center Rueben Chinyelu and point guard Boogie Fland.<\/p>\n<p>Chinyelu led all power-conference players with an average of 11.2 rebounds, while\u00a0Florida returns 81.8% of its scoring from last season.<\/p>\n<p> <!--Ad-Slot: cube_article--><\/p>\n<p>The Gators also welcome back veteran guard Denzel Aberdeen, who is awaiting an NCAA waver for a fifth season of eligibility. Aberdeen, a Dr. Phillips High product, returned to Florida after a one-year stint at Kentucky in 2025-26.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=5341\">Detroit Lions player Terrion Arnold in Florida jail, accused of directing violent confrontation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Edgar Thompson can be reached at egthompson@orlandosentinel.com<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UF&#8217;s push for a national title in men&#8217;s basketball will include its first home-and-home series with Texas, visits from Kentucky and Vandy, plus trips to Alabama and Tennessee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-sports","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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