IRVING, Texas – The 2017 Conference USA Basketball Tipoff event is set for Monday, Oct. 30, at The Star in Frisco, Texas. The league’s head coaches from the men’s and women’s programs at all 14 schools will be on hand to preview the upcoming season.
ESPN3 Live Show Link
ESPN3 – accessible on WatchESPN and the ESPN app – will present LIVE streaming of the 2017 C-USA Basketball Tipoff Show from The Star, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT.
The show will open with C-USA Commissioner
Judy MacLeod and
Chad Estis, the Executive Vice President of the Dallas Cowboys, discussing the league's 2018 Conference USA Basketball Championships presented by Baylor Scott & White Sports Performance Center at the Star.
Following the opening segment, the show will transition into a coaches panel in 15-minute increments, featuring all 28 of the league's coaches. All start times are approximate.
2017 C-USA BASKETBALL TIPOFF ESPN 3 SCHEDULE (WATCH HERE) (All Times CT)
6:30p || C-USA Commissioner Judy MacLeod & Exec. VP, Dallas Cowboys, Chad Estis
6:40p || Rice - Tina Langley, UTSA - Kristen Holt, Southern Miss - Joye Lee McNelis
6:55p || Rice - Scott Pera, UTSA - Steve Henson, Southern Miss - Doc Sadler
7:10p || North Texas - Jalie Mitchell, UTEP - Kevin Baker, Marshall - Tony Kemper
7:25p || North Texas - Grant McCasland, UTEP - Tim Floyd, Marshall - Dan D'Antoni
7:40p || C-USA Head of Men's Basketball Officials - Curtis Shaw
7:50p || Charlotte - Cara Consuegra, Old Dominion - Nikki McCray, FIU - Tiara Malcom
8:05p || Charlotte - Mark Price, Old Dominion - Jeff Jones, FIU - Anthony Evans
8:20p || Louisiana Tech - Brooke Stoehr, UAB - Randy Norton, Florida Atlantic - Jim Jabir
8:35p || Louisiana Tech - Eric Konkol, UAB - Rob Ehsan, Florida Atlantic - Michael Curry
8:50p || Middle Tennessee - Rick Insell, WKU - Michelle Clark-Heard
9:00p || Middle Tennessee - Kermit Davis, WKU - Rick Stansbury
All Times Central
Conference USA’s social media platforms will provide live updates throughout the day. Photos, notes and other information will be posted via Twitter (@ConferenceUSA) and on the Conference USA Facebook page and Instagram account. Fans may also join the social conversation throughout the day using the official hashtag #CUSATipoff.
Conference USA men’s and women’s basketball teams open their regular seasons on Friday, Nov. 10.