Auburn will begin publicly selling alcohol at athletics events for the first time in school history at the men’s basketball team’s exhibition Wednesday against Auburn-Montgomery.

Auburn is the final SEC school to offer alcohol sales at athletic events.

There are seven concession stands at Neville Arena that will have food and alcohol sales, including multiple grab-and-go refrigerator stations.

The school is selling regular domestic and import beers, four craft beers, seltzers and canned wine.

For now, Auburn will be limiting alcohol sales to just Neville Arena. Auburn officials plan to rolling out alcohol sales at Jordan-Hare Stadium in future seasons.

Auburn released a statement to AL.com on the new concession stands:

“After extensive research and discussion, Auburn Athletics made the decision to begin public alcohol sales at Neville Arena for the 2023-24 athletic season which will be followed by gradual roll outs at other athletic venues throughout the year ahead. Currently, 84 percent of all power five schools have public offerings at their venues and Auburn is the last Southeastern Conference institution to implement public sales. Multiple studies show selling alcohol in athletic venues decreases binge drinking and creates a culture with fewer alcohol-related offenses on game day.”

Matt Cohen covers Auburn sports for AL.com. You can follow him on X at @Matt_Cohen_ or email him at [email protected]