How To Watch Alabama Crimson Tide Men’s Basketball in 2025

✦ Edited and fact-checked by Sports Editor Taylor Kujawa, our resident TV expert with over eight years of covering sports.

A look at the 2025–2026 Crimson Tide season

The Alabama Crimson Tide is no longer just a “football school.” Under head coach Nate Oats, the program has become an annual national contender, delivering one of the most exciting, high-flying brands of college basketball in the nation. After reaching the Elite Eight last season, both SEC and national championship expectations are sky-high in Tuscaloosa.

If you’re like me, you don’t want to miss a single high-octane possession in this Alabama storyline. The good news is that watching the Tide is pretty straightforward, even in this age of cord-cutting. You’ll mainly need access to the ESPN family of networks, plus FOX Sports and TNT Sports channels. But all are very accessible this season.

In this guide, I’ve broken down the full TV schedule to help you follow every game from Coleman Coliseum to Selection Sunday and beyond. I’ll also give you my expert recommendations on the absolute best ways to watch Alabama men’s basketball.

2025–2026 Alabama men’s basketball TV schedule

The 2025–2026 Crimson Tide season tips off on November 3 at home, but there’s no time to ease into things. Alabama’s non-conference schedule is one of the toughest in the country, with early games against St. John’s and Purdue, plus monster neutral-site bouts against Illinois, Gonzaga, and Arizona. These matchups will be a crucial proving ground for the new-look roster.

Things don’t get any easier when the SEC slate begins on January 3 with a massive home game against Kentucky. The “Iron Bowl of Basketball” matchups against Auburn are set for February 7 (at Auburn) and March 7 (at home). Navigating this schedule will be vital for securing a top seed in the SEC and NCAA Tournaments.

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Best TV plans for watching Alabama men’s basketball

To follow the Tide all season, your channel needs are clear: the ESPN family of networks is non-negotiable. This means ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and, most importantly, SEC Network. For big weekend games, you’ll also need your local ABC and CBS affiliates. This season, there are also a couple of notable outlier games airing on FS1. And don’t forget, you’ll also need the TNT Sports channels (TBS, TNT, and truTV) for the NCAA Tournament.

Here’s the setup I recommend for cord-cutters. You need a foundational live TV streaming service that carries all of those channels. My top pick for this is Hulu + Live TV, which includes the full ESPN lineup (including SEC Network), your local channels, and other networks like FS1 and TNT. You’ll be covered for the entire regular season with one subscription. Hulu + Live TV also has the added benefit of carrying all SEC Network+ games, so you don’t need to jump between multiple apps.

Also, unlike some other conferences, the SEC doesn’t lock its primary games behind a separate streaming add-on. Your Hulu login is your key to unlocking everything, even if you prefer streaming ESPN content in the revamped ESPN app. Of course, for fans in rural areas with less reliable internet, traditional cable or a satellite provider like DIRECTV remains a rock-solid option that includes all the sports packages you’ll need.

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