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MBB: Initial TV Schedule Announced

IRVING, Texas – More than 60 nationally-televised or digital games featuring Conference USA teams have been announced as part of the initial schedule released Wednesday.

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National games will be televised this season on partners beIN SPORTS, CBS Sports Network and Stadium along with selected games as part of nonconference tournaments and other league’s television deals. Games on ESPN3 will be streamed on its national platform. Additional coverage of C-USA basketball will also be available online through CUSA.tv, the league’s official streaming website.
 
CBS Sports Network has announced six regular-season games involving C-USA programs, along with its plan to air the 2017 C-USA Men’s Basketball Championship semifinals and final. Tip time for the men’s title game Saturday, March 10, is 8:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. CT from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.
 
Stadium announced 29 men’s basketball games during the regular season, along with the Men’s Championship quarterfinals on Thursday, March 8. Stadium includes a 24/7 linear feed distributed across both digital and broadcast platforms, and live events accessible via owned and operated Stadium platforms and select distribution partners.
 
beIN SPORTS will air 10 conference matchups on its national broadcast channel. The contests will also be available through beIN SPORTS CONNECT, the network’s digital and mobile streaming service.

Full C-USA Men’s Basketball Initial Package:
 
Thu 11/16 Belmont @ Middle Tennessee Stadium 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT
Tue 11/21 Florida Gulf Coast @ Middle Tennessee Stadium 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT
Mon 11/27 South Carolina @ FIU CBSSN 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Tue 11/28 Davidson @ Charlotte Stadium 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Wed 11/29 EKU @ WKU Stadium 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT
Thu 11/30 Memphis @ UAB Stadium 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT
Thu 11/30 New Mexico State @ UTEP Stadium 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT
Tue 12/5 Wake Forest @ Charlotte Stadium 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Sat 12/9 Ole Miss @ Middle Tennessee Stadium 6 p.m. ET/5 p.m. CT
Sat 12/9 Washington State @ UTEP Stadium 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT
Thu 12/28 LA Tech @ WKU beIN 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT
Sat 12/30 Middle Tennessee @ UAB Stadium 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT
Sat 12/30 LA Tech @ Marshall ESPN3 TBA
Thu 1/4 UTSA @ LA Tech Stadium 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT
Thu 1/4 UTEP @ Southern Miss beIN 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT
Sat 1/6 WKU @ Marshall Stadium 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Thu 1/11 WKU @ Old Dominion beIN 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT
Thu 1/11 LA Tech @ Middle Tennessee CBSSN 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT
Thu 1/11 Marshall @ Charlotte ESPN3 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Sat 1/13 LA Tech @ UAB Stadium 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT
Sat 1/13 Southern Miss @ Middle Tennessee ESPN3 TBA
Thu 1/18 North Texas @ LA Tech Stadium 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT
Thu 1/18 Middle Tennessee @ Marshall beIN 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT
Thu 1/18 UAB @ WKU CBSSN 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT
Thu 1/18 Old Dominion @ FIU ESPN3 TBA
Sat 1/20 Middle Tennessee @ WKU Stadium 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Thu 1/25 UTSA @ Middle Tennessee Stadium 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT
Thu 1/25 UTEP @ UAB beIN 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT
Thu 1/25 Florida Atlantic @ North Texas ESPN3 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT
Sat 1/27 UTEP @ Middle Tennessee Stadium 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Sat 1/27 Marshall @ WKU Stadium 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Sat 1/27 UTSA @ UAB ESPN3 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT
Thu 2/1 LA Tech @ Florida Atlantic Stadium 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Thu 2/1 Middle Tennessee @ Old Dominion Stadium 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT
Thu 2/1 Marshall @ UTSA beIN 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT
Thu 2/1 WKU @ UTEP CBSSN 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT
Sat 2/3 Rice @ North Texas ESPN3 6 p.m. ET/5 p.m. CT
Thu 2/8 Rice @ Middle Tennessee Stadium 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT
Thur 2/8 Charlotte @ LA Tech beIN 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT
Sat 2/10 ODU @ LA Tech Stadium 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Thu 2/15 UTSA @ Old Dominion beIN 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT
Thu 2/15 UAB @ LA Tech CBSSN 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT
Thu 2/15 WKU @ North Texas Stadium 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT
Sat 2/17 Middle Tennessee @ LA Tech Stadium 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Sat 2/17 WKU @ Rice ESPN3 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT
Thu 2/22 Old Dominion @ Marshall Stadium 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Thu 2/22 Charlotte @ WKU beIN 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT
Thu 2/22 LA Tech @ UTEP Stadium 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT
Sat 2/24 UAB @ Middle Tennessee Stadium 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Sat 2/24 Old Dominion @ WKU Stadium 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Thu 3/1 WKU @ Middle Tennessee CBSSN 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT
Thu 3/1 Marshall @ UAB beIN 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT
Thu 3/1 Florida Atlantic @ Old Dominion ESPN3 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Sat 3/3 Marshall @ Middle Tennessee Stadium 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Sat 3/3 UTSA @ Rice ESPN3 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT
Thur 3/8 Men's Basketball Quarterfinal Stadium 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT
Thur 3/8 Men's Basketball Quarterfinal Stadium 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT
Thur 3/8 Men's Basketball Quarterfinal Stadium 9:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. CT
Thur 3/8 Men's Basketball Quarterfinal Stadium 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT
Fri 3/9 Men's Basketball Semifinal CBSSN 1:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. CT
Fri 3/9 Men's Basketball Semifinal CBSSN 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT
Sat 3/10 Men's Basketball Championship CBSSN 8:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. CT
 
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