Men's basketball travels to Notre Dame on Dec. 2, while women's basketball hosts the Fighting Irish at Memorial Gym on Dec. 3
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – ESPN announced Monday the television schedule for the fourth annual SEC/ACC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Challenge. The three-night event features 32 games pitting the premier conferences against one another on the hardwood.
Vanderbilt will take on Notre Dame in the SEC/ACC Challenge. The Commodore men’s basketball team opens the event by traveling to South Bend, Indiana, on Dec. 2 for a 6:15 p.m. CT contest on SEC Network. The Vandy women’s basketball team will host the Fighting Irish on Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN.
On the men’s side, the Commodores and Irish will meet for the first time since 2006 and just the 10th time in program history. Notre Dame leads the all-time series 5-4, while the Commodores are 2-2 in South Bend. The Dores are 2-0 in Challenge games under head coach Mark Byington, taking down SMU in Memorial Gymnasium last season and knocking off Virginia Tech on the road in 2024.
On the women’s side, Vanderbilt and Notre Dame meet for the second-straight season. The two met in the Sweet 16 at the 2026 NCAA Tournament, where the Fighting Irish won 67-64 in Fort Worth, Texas. It will be the third time Vandy will host Notre Dame at Memorial Gym, and the first since Dec. 30, 2008, when the Irish posted a 59-57 win over the Commodores. Vanderbilt is 2-1 in the Challenge and will be looking for its third-consecutive win in the event.
Season tickets for the 2026-27 Vanderbilt men’s basketball and women’s basketball campaigns are on sale now. For more information on men’s and women’s hoops, tickets and upcoming events, visit VUCommodores.com.
