10/26/2026 11:52:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Bears Host Samford on Monday, January 11
MACON, Ga. - The Mercer men's basketball team will play on ESPN2 at home against Samford on January 11 at 7 p.m., as recently announced by the SoCon office. The Bears will be featured in one of 15 Southern Conference (SoCon) regular season games to be televised nationally on ESPN or CBS Sports networks this season. The 15 games mark the league's most robust national television coverage in over two decades.
The game is the first nationally televised game for any SoCon team this season. Mercer and Samford finished the 2025-26 season with an 11-7 conference record, tying for second in the league standings alongside Wofford. Mercer and Samford split their regular season meetings last season with each team winning at home.
The Mercer vs Samford game is one of five SoCon games to air on one of the ESPN networks. The full list of nationally televised SoCon men's basketball games is below.
2026-27 Southern Conference Men's Basketball games on ESPN2/ESPNU (all times Eastern)
Monday, Jan. 11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Samford at Mercer; 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Monday, Jan. 18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tennessee Tech at Chattanooga; 8:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Sunday, Jan. 24Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ETSU at Wofford; 4 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Sunday, Jan. 31Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ETSU at Furman; Noon (ESPN2)
Sunday, Feb. 7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Wofford at Chattanooga; 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
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2026-27 Southern Conference Men's Basketball games on CBS Sports Network (all times Eastern)
Saturday, Jan. 16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The Citadel at VMI, 10 a.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Wofford at Furman, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chattanooga at UNCG, Noon
Sunday, Feb. 7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Western Carolina at Samford, 4 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chattanooga at Furman, 5 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Furman at Western Carolina, 10 a.m.
Sunday, Feb. 14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Wofford at ETSU, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 17Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chattanooga at Samford, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Furman at Wofford, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 27Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Samford at ETSU, 10 a.m.
The game is the first nationally televised game for any SoCon team this season. Mercer and Samford finished the 2025-26 season with an 11-7 conference record, tying for second in the league standings alongside Wofford. Mercer and Samford split their regular season meetings last season with each team winning at home.
The Mercer vs Samford game is one of five SoCon games to air on one of the ESPN networks. The full list of nationally televised SoCon men's basketball games is below.
2026-27 Southern Conference Men's Basketball games on ESPN2/ESPNU (all times Eastern)
Monday, Jan. 11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Samford at Mercer; 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Monday, Jan. 18Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tennessee Tech at Chattanooga; 8:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Sunday, Jan. 24Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ETSU at Wofford; 4 p.m. (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Sunday, Jan. 31Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ETSU at Furman; Noon (ESPN2)
Sunday, Feb. 7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Wofford at Chattanooga; 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
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2026-27 Southern Conference Men's Basketball games on CBS Sports Network (all times Eastern)
Saturday, Jan. 16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The Citadel at VMI, 10 a.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 19Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Wofford at Furman, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chattanooga at UNCG, Noon
Sunday, Feb. 7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Western Carolina at Samford, 4 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chattanooga at Furman, 5 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Furman at Western Carolina, 10 a.m.
Sunday, Feb. 14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Wofford at ETSU, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 17Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chattanooga at Samford, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Furman at Wofford, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 27Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Samford at ETSU, 10 a.m.
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