DALLAS – Over 125 nationally-televised or digital offerings featuring Conference USA men’s basketball on its home floors have been announced as part of the league’s 2019-20 initial broadcast schedule released Monday.
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National games will be televised on CBS Sports Network, Stadium and ESPNU. Contests will also stream on digital platforms Stadium, ESPN3, ESPN+ and Facebook – through CBS Sports Network. Additional coverage of C-USA basketball will be available on CUSA.tv, the league’s official streaming portal.
CBS Sports Network will air 18 games this season, including five bonus play games as part of the innovative C-USA men’s basketball schedule model. The network will also feature the league’s semifinals and championship game in March. In the digital space, CBS Sports Network will again produce seven games exclusively streaming on Facebook.
Stadium will air 21 total games, including five bonus play matchups and all four of the C-USA Championship quarterfinal matches. Like CBS Sports Network, Stadium will partner with Facebook to bring nine games to fans through the social media platform.
The ESPN networks will boast over 85 of the league’s home contests with the vast majority featured on ESPN+, the industry-leading direct-to-consumer streaming service. New this season, ESPN will also broadcast five games on ESPNU.
Initial Broadcast Schedule:
| Tue 11/5 |
Tennessee Tech at WKU |
ESPN3 |
8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT |
| Sat 11/9 |
Austin Peay at WKU |
ESPN3 |
4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT |
| Sun 11/17 |
Wake Forest at Charlotte |
ESPNU |
6 p.m. ET/5 p.m. CT |
| Tue 11/19 |
Houston at Rice |
CBSSN on FB |
8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT |
| Wed 11/20 |
James Madison at Old Dominion |
ESPN3 |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Fri 11/29 |
WKU vs. Louisville |
CBSSN on FB |
5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT |
| Sat 11/30 |
Belmont at Middle Tennessee |
Stadium |
8:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. CT |
| Thu 12/5 |
Oklahoma at North Texas |
CBSSN on FB |
8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT |
| Sat 12/7 |
Memphis at UAB |
CBSSN |
5:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. CT |
| Sat 12/7 |
Arkansas at WKU |
CBSSN |
7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT |
| Tue 12/17 |
Ky. Wesleyan at WKU (Exh) |
ESPN3 |
8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT |
| Sat 12/28 |
Belmont at WKU |
Stadium |
7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT |
| Wed 12/18 |
Richmond at Old Dominion |
ESPN3 |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Mon 12/30 |
Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss |
ESPN+ |
8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/2 |
UTEP at FIU |
ESPN+ |
12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT |
| Thu 1/2 |
North Texas at WKU |
ESPNU |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/2 |
Middle Tennessee at Old Dominion |
ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/2 |
Rice at Marshall |
ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/2 |
UAB at Charlotte |
ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/2 |
UTSA at Florida Atlantic |
ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/4 |
North Texas at Marshall |
ESPN+ |
2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/4 |
Middle Tennessee at Charlotte |
ESPN+ |
4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/4 |
UTEP at Florida Atlantic |
ESPN+ |
4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/4 |
Rice at WKU |
ESPN3 |
5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/4 |
Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech |
ESPN+ |
5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/4 |
UAB at Old Dominion |
ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/4 |
UTSA at FIU |
ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/9 |
Louisiana Tech at UTSA |
ESPNU |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/9 |
Marshall at Middle Tennessee |
ESPN+ |
7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/9 |
WKU at UAB |
Stadium |
8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/9 |
FIU at North Texas |
ESPN+ |
8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/9 |
Florida Atlantic at Rice |
ESPN+ |
8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/9 |
Southern Miss at UTEP |
ESPN+ |
9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/11 |
Marshall at UAB |
Stadium |
3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/11 |
FIU at Rice |
ESPN+ |
3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/11 |
Old Dominion at Charlotte |
ESPN+ |
4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/11 |
Southern Miss at UTSA |
ESPN3 |
4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/11 |
WKU at Middle Tennessee |
CBSSN |
6 p.m. ET/5 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/11 |
Florida Atlantic at North Texas |
ESPN+ |
6 p.m. ET/5 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/11 |
Louisiana Tech at UTEP |
ESPN+ |
9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT |
| Wed 1/15 |
UTSA at UTEP |
ESPN+ |
9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/16 |
Charlotte at Marshall |
ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/16 |
Middle Tennessee at Florida Atlantic |
ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/16 |
UAB at FIU |
ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/16 |
Rice at Louisiana Tech |
ESPN+ |
7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/16 |
Old Dominion at WKU |
CBSSN |
8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/16 |
North Texas at Southern Miss |
ESPN+ |
8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/18 |
Rice at Southern Miss |
ESPN+ |
3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/18 |
UAB at Florida Atlantic |
ESPN+ |
4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/18 |
UTEP at UTSA |
ESPN3 |
4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/18 |
Charlotte at WKU |
ESPN3 |
5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/18 |
North Texas at Louisiana Tech |
ESPN+ |
5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/18 |
Middle Tennessee at FIU |
ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/18 |
Old Dominion at Marshall |
ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Mon 1/20 |
Charlotte at Old Dominion |
ESPN+ |
4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT |
| Mon 1/20 |
Rice at North Texas |
ESPN+ |
8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT |
| Wed 1/22 |
WKU at Marshall |
Stadium on FB |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/23 |
FIU at Old Dominion |
ESPNU |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/23 |
Florida Atlantic at Charlotte |
ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/23 |
Louisiana Tech at Middle Tennessee |
ESPN+ |
7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/23 |
UTSA at North Texas |
Stadium on FB |
8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/23 |
Southern Miss at UAB |
ESPN+ |
8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/23 |
UTEP at Rice |
ESPN+ |
8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/25 |
Louisiana Tech at UAB |
ESPN+ |
3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/25 |
FIU at Charlotte |
ESPN+ |
4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/25 |
Southern Miss at Middle Tennessee |
ESPN+ |
6 p.m. ET/5 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/25 |
UTEP at North Texas |
ESPN+ |
6 p.m. ET/5 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/25 |
Florida Atlantic at Old Dominion |
ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/25 |
Marshall at WKU |
Stadium on FB |
7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT |
| Sat 1/25 |
UTSA at Rice |
ESPN+ |
8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/30 |
WKU at Florida Atlantic |
Stadium on FB |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/30 |
Marshall at FIU |
ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/30 |
Charlotte at Louisiana Tech |
ESPN+ |
7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/30 |
UAB at UTSA |
Stadium |
8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/30 |
Old Dominion at Southern Miss |
ESPN+ |
8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT |
| Thu 1/30 |
Middle Tennessee at UTEP |
ESPN+ |
9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT |
| Sat 2/1 |
WKU at FIU |
Stadium on FB |
12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT |
| Sat 2/1 |
North Texas at Rice |
ESPN+ |
3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT |
| Sat 2/1 |
Charlotte at Southern Miss |
ESPN+ |
3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT |
| Sat 2/1 |
Marshall at Florida Atlantic |
ESPN+ |
4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT |
| Sat 2/1 |
Middle Tennessee at UTSA |
ESPN+ |
4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT |
| Sat 2/1 |
Old Dominion at Louisiana Tech |
ESPN3/ESPN+ |
5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT |
| Sat 2/1 |
UAB at UTEP |
ESPN+ |
9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT |
| Wed 2/5 |
Florida Atlantic at FIU |
ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Thu 2/6 |
Southern Miss at Marshall |
ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Thu 2/6 |
UTEP at Charlotte |
ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Thu 2/6 |
UTSA at Old Dominion |
ESPN3/ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Thu 2/6 |
North Texas at Middle Tennessee |
ESPN+ |
7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT |
| Thu 2/6 |
Rice at UAB |
ESPN+ |
8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT |
| Thu 2/6 |
Louisiana Tech at WKU |
CBSSN |
9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT |
| Sat 2/8 |
North Texas at UAB |
ESPN+ |
3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT |
| Sat 2/8 |
FIU at Florida Atlantic |
ESPN+ |
4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT |
| Sat 2/8 |
UTSA at Charlotte |
ESPN+ |
4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT |
| Sat 2/8 |
UTEP at Old Dominion |
ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Sat 2/8 |
Louisiana Tech at Marshall |
ESPN3/ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Sat 2/8 |
Southern Miss at WKU |
Stadium on FB |
7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT |
| Wed 2/12 |
Middle Tennessee at UAB |
ESPN+ |
8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT |
| Thu 2/13 |
FIU at Louisiana Tech |
ESPN+ |
7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT |
| Thu 2/13 |
Florida Atlantic at Southern Miss |
ESPN+ |
8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT |
| Thu 2/13 |
Old Dominion at Rice |
ESPN+ |
8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT |
| Thu 2/13 |
Marshall at UTSA |
CBSSN |
9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT |
| Thu 2/13 |
WKU at UTEP |
Stadium on FB |
9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT |
| Sat 2/15 |
Florida Atlantic at Louisiana Tech |
ESPN+ |
3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT |
| Sat 2/15 |
WKU at UTSA |
CBSSN on FB |
3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT |
| Sat 2/15 |
Marshall at UTEP |
ESPN+ |
4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT |
| Sat 2/15 |
FIU at Southern Miss |
ESPN+ |
3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT |
| Sat 2/15 |
UAB at Middle Tennessee |
ESPN+ |
3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT |
| Sat 2/15 |
Old Dominion at North Texas |
ESPNU |
2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT |
| Sat 2/15 |
Charlotte at Rice |
ESPN+ |
3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT |
| Sat 2/22 |
Bonus Play Game |
CBSSN on FB |
TBD |
| Sat 2/22 |
Bonus Play Game |
Stadium |
12 p.m. ET or 4 p.m. ET |
| Thu 2/27 |
Bonus Play Game |
CBSSN |
8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT |
| Thu 2/27 |
Bonus Play Game |
Stadium on FB |
TBD |
| Sun 3/1 |
Bonus Play Game |
CBSSN |
2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT |
| Sun 3/1 |
Bonus Play Game |
Stadium on FB |
TBD |
| Wed 3/4 |
Bonus Play Game |
CBSSN on FB |
TBD |
| Wed 3/4 |
Bonus Play Game |
Stadium |
TBD |
| Sat 3/7 |
Bonus Play Game |
CBSSN on FB |
TBD |
| Sat 3/7 |
Bonus Play Game |
Stadium |
TBD |
| Wed 3/11 |
C-USA First Round (Court A) |
ESPN+ |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Wed 3/11 |
C-USA First Round (Court B) |
ESPN+ |
7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT |
| Wed 3/11 |
C-USA First Round (Court A) |
ESPN+ |
9:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. CT |
| Wed 3/11 |
C-USA First Round (Court B) |
ESPN+ |
10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT |
| Thur 3/12 |
C-USA Quarterfinal (Court A) |
Stadium |
7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT |
| Thu 3/12 |
C-USA Quarterfinal (Court B) |
Stadium on FB |
7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT |
| Thur 3/13 |
C-USA Quarterfinal (Court A) |
Stadium |
9:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. CT |
| Thu 3/13 |
C-USA Quarterfinal (Court B) |
Stadium on FB |
10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT |
| Fri 3/13 |
Championship Semifinal |
CBSSN |
2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT |
| Fri 3/13 |
Championship Semifinal |
CBSSN |
4:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. CT |
| Sat 3/14 |
Championship Final |
CBSSN |
8:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. CT |
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