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Sports Media Weekly No. 172- Chad Finn, The Boston Globe & Ian Eagle, CBS Sports

The weather is beginning to turn cooler nationwide but we try to turn up the heat here on Sports Media Weekly (SMW)

Joining Ken Fang of Fang’s Bites and me for the news segment this week is Boston Globe sports media columnist Chad Finn.

We begin the show with what has been the most-talked about story over the last week, the developing saga of Dolphins’ offensive lineman Richie Incognito and his alleged bullying of teammate Jonathan Martin. We look back at how the NFL’s network partners covered the story and the exclusive interview with Incognito by Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer.

We bring it back to Boston and get Chad’s take on how the Boston sports media handled covering the Red Sox this season under John Farrell compared to 2012 with Bobby Valentine.

We wrap the segment looking at the continued success for ESPN during its college basketball marathon, which aired over the last two days. It’s an opportunity for ESPN to capitalize on promoting college basketball during a slow period between the end of baseball season and the end of the college and pro football seasons.

Our second guest this week is SMW fave Ian Eagle of CBS Sports, among other media entities. Ken talks with Ian about his frenetic announcing schedule, his relationship with NBA broadcast partner Mike Fratello, his broadcasting idols, and his knowledge of 1980’s sitcoms.

Sports Media Weekly No. 171- Richard Sandomir, New York Times & Trenni Kusnierek, CSNNE

We have a pair of happy Boston Red Sox fans hosting this week’s Sports Media Weekly program.

Ken Fang of Fang’s Bites and I are joined for our news segment this week by Richard Sandomir of the New York Times.

We lead-off the show with a final look back at the World Series and Fox’ claim of higher ratings when, in fact, the viewership numbers are actually still on the decline.

Richard chimes in with a local New York sports media item in the announcement that the New York Mets next year will be calling WOR-AM it’s radio flagship home after a long stint on WFAN.

We return to Richard’s article with James Andrew Miller from a week or so ago on the 10th Anniversary of the NFL Network and the league’s attempt to sell a portion of the network’s stake to ESPN. Richard adds some context and other insights to the piece.

We wrap the news segment by looking at how NBC is looking forward to a profitable Winter Olympic Games this February from Sochi after losing money at the Vancouver Games in 2010.

The second half of the show features Ken speaking with Trenni Kusnierek. You may remember Trenni from her years at the MLB Network. Ken talks with her about her expereinces there and her new role at Comcast SportsNet New England.

ESPN Unveils College Basketball Announcer Pairings

ESPN today announced its set of play-by-play and analyst pairings for the upcoming college basketball season.

Dick Vitale enters his 35th season as college basketball analyst and will be paired with Dan Shulman and Shannon Spake as the network’s lead broadcast team who will call its Saturday prime time telecasts.

ESPN’s signature studio show on Saturdays, College Gameday, will once again be anchored by Rece Davis with analysts Digger Phelps and Jalen Rose.

Other analysts in the studio this season include Seth Greenberg, Andy Katz, Bruce Pearl, Jay Williams, Dan Dakich, Jimmy Dykes, Laphonso Ellis, Sean Farnham, Fran Fraschilla, Kara Lawson and Miles Simon.

ESPNU’s studio coverage will feature hosts Dari Nowkhah, Matt Schick and Anish Shroff with analysis from Dino Gaudio and Adrian Branch.

Hosts Zubin Mehenti and Chris Hassel will rotate in with analyst Tim McCormick (Saturday) and reporter Jeff Goodman (Wednesday) to anchor the ESPN Buzzer Beater network – which offers live cut-ins and highlights from numerous top college basketball games Saturdays from noon ET to 11 p.m. and Wednesdays from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Here is the complete roster of play-by-play announcers and analysts for the upcoming college basketball season on ESPN:

Big Monday

Network	Conference	Play-by-play	Analyst	Reporter
ESPN	ACC	Sean McDonough	Jay Bilas	Jeannine Edwards
ESPN	Big 12	Brent Musburger	Fran Fraschilla	Holly Rowe

Super Tuesday

Network	Conference	Play-by-play	Analyst	Reporter
ESPN	Big Ten	Mike Tirico	Dan Dakich	Samantha Ponder
ESPN	SEC	Brad Nessler	Jimmy Dykes	Shannon Spake
ESPN2	Big 12	Dave Flemming	Miles Simon
ESPNU	ACC	Tom Hart	Len Elmore
ESPNU	SEC	Joe Davis	Dino Gaudio

Wednesday Night Hoops

Network	Conference	Play-by-play	Analyst
ESPN2	ACC	Bob Wischusen	LaPhonso Ellis
ESPN2	Pac-12	Dave Pasch	Bill Walton
ESPNU	American	Jason Benetti	Tim Welsh
ESPNU	Big 12	Clay Matvick	Darrin Horn
ESPNU	Pac-12	Beth Mowins	Jon Crispin

Thursday Night Showcase Presented by Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

Network	Conference	Play-by-play	Analyst
ESPN or ESPN2	Big Ten	Joe Tessitore	Sean Farnham
ESPN or ESPN2	SEC	Rece Davis	Bob Knight
ESPN or ESPN2	Pac-12	Dave Pasch	Bill Walton
ESPN or ESPN2	American	Mike Patrick/Dave O’Brien	Various analysts
ESPNU	West Coast	Roxy Bernstein	Jarron Collins/Corey Williams

Friday

Network	Conference	Play-by-play	Analyst
ESPNU	MAAC	Doug Sherman	Tim McCormick
ESPNU	Horizon	Jim Barbar	Malcolm Huckaby

Saturday

Network	Conference	Play-by-play	Analyst	Reporters
ESPN	Saturday Primetime	Dan Shulman	Dick Vitale	Shannon Spake
ESPN	Big Ten	Bob Wischusen	Dan Dakich
ESPN	Big 12	Jon Sciambi	Fran Fraschilla
ESPN	ACC	Dave O’Brien	Doris Burke
ESPN	SEC	Mark Jones	Jimmy Dykes
ESPN/ESPN2	American	Mike Patrick	Len Elmore
ESPN2	Atlantic 10	TBD	TBD
ESPN2	West Coast	Beth Mowins	Kara Lawson
ESPN2	MVC	Rich Hollenberg	Mark Adams
ESPNU	American	Adam Amin	Brooke Weisbrod
ESPNU	SEC	Tom Hart	Jon Sundvold
ESPNU	Big 12	Anish Shroff	Tim Welsh

Sunday

Network	Conference	Play-by-play	Analyst	Reporter
ESPNU	ACC	Carter Blackburn	Jay Williams	Allison Williams
ESPNU	Pac-12	Roxy Bernstein	Corey Williams

ESPN Regional Television (ERT)

In addition, ESPN Regional Television will produce and syndicate games from the SEC and Big 12:

SEC TV	Play-by-Play	Analysts
Wednesday and Saturday	Dave Baker, Dave Lamont, Clay Matvick, Mike Morgan or Dave Neal	Barry Booker, Joe Dean, Daymeon Fishback, Kyle Macy or Jon Sundvold
Big 12 Network	Play-by-Play	Analysts
Saturday andselect weekdays	Dave Armstrong, Doug Bell, Mitch Holthus or Brad Sham	Reid Gettys, Stephen Howard, Bryndon Manzer or Chris Piper

Sports Media Weekly No. 170- Ed Sherman, The Sherman Report & Doug Wilson, Sports Producer

We have World Series fever on this week’s edition of Sports Media Weekly.

Ken Fang of Fang’s Bites and I are joined for our news segment this week by Ed Sherman of The Sherman Report. We taped our segment prior to the Red Sox’ World Series-clinching win last night in Game Six.

We spend a good portion of our segment looking at Fox’ coverage of the World Series. Fox has been promoting improved ratings over last year. But the ratings had no where to go than up after last year’s Fall Classic registered the lowest ratings in history.

We delve into the length of games and how those on the east coast have a difficult time staying up to watch games that end near midnight.

We also look back at how Fox’ practice of focusing on crowd shots between pitches cost them during Game Four when they missed the pick-off play at first in the bottom of the ninth inning which ended the ball game.

We wrap up the news segment looking at the tenth anniversary of the NFL Network and the report from the New York Times on how the NFL was looking to sell a stake in the network to ESPN.

Our second guest this week is long time ABC Sports producer Doug Wilson who has a new book out entitled The World was Our Stage: Spanning the Globe with ABC Sports. Ken talks with Doug about his many decades with ABC, including his recollection of his relationships with the likes of Jim McKay and Roone Arledge as well as his time working ten Olympic Games for the network.

Women’s College Basketball On ESPN

ESPN today unveiled its slate of 209 women’s college basketball games that will air this season across its vast series of networks.

From ESPN PR here are some of the highlights of the schedule:

· ESPN Sunday Package – Top programs in the nation are showcased in a new five-week ESPN Sunday afternoon package beginning February 2. ACC preseason-favorite Duke plays three times and a rematch of the 2013 NCAA Championship game between Louisville and Connecticut emphasizes the strong schedule.

· ESPN2 – home to the Big Monday series and several top early season matchups – has 32 games.

· College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon – A women’s doubleheader tips off the annual event – 18 games over 24 hours of consecutive basketball coverage Monday, Nov. 11 and Tuesday, Nov. 12. Defending National Champion and No. 1 Connecticut hosts No. 4 Stanford at 7 p.m. ET, followed by No. 3 Tennessee at No. 7 North Carolina at 9 p.m., both on ESPN2. The marathon also includes 16 men’s matchups across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU.

· Jimmy V Women’s Basketball Classic – The 2013 event features defending national champion Connecticut at Duke on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. The 12th annual women’s game will be played in Durham, N.C., at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Duke’s campus.

· Big Monday – The popular weekly series on ESPN2, in its eighth season, runs from January 13 to March 3, including doubleheaders on January 27 and February 10. Preseason favorites No. 1 Connecticut, No. 2 Duke, No. 3 Tennessee, No. 5 Maryland, No. 10 Notre Dame and No. 12 Baylor each make two appearances, with 13 ranked teams featured in the schedule.

· Play 4Kay – In its eighth year, Play 4Kay – in support of the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, in partnership with The V Foundation and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) – features seven games in a new format across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU on Sunday, Feb. 16. Play 4Kay showcases two regionalized games within each of two ESPN2 telecast windows, at 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. In addition, a top-five matchup between ACC rivals, No. 5 Maryland at No. 2 Duke, on Monday, Feb. 17, as part of ESPN2’s Big Monday series at 7 p.m.

· ESPNU has a schedule of 24 regular-season games, including a consistent Sunday afternoon schedule during the conference season.

· A record-high 148 exclusive games to be shown on ESPN3 this season, including a full slate of ACC, American and Atlantic Sun contests.

Here is the 2013-2014 women’s college basketball schedule on the networks of ESPN:

ESPN network’s 2013-14 Women’s College Basketball Schedule (subject to change)

Date	Time (ET)	Game	Networks
Fri, Nov 8	5 p.m.	UNC-Greensboro at Florida State	ESPN3
Sun, Nov 10	2 p.m.	Morehead State at Lipscomb	ESPN3
	3 p.m.	Converse at USC Upstate	ESPN3
	6 p.m.	Duke at California	ESPNU
Mon, Nov 11	7 p.m.	*College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon:* Stanford at Connecticut	ESPN2
	9 p.m.	*College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon:* Tennessee at North Carolina	ESPN2
Tue, Nov. 12	7 p.m.	Iona at St. John’s	ESPN3
	7:05 p.m.	Bethune-Cookman at Florida Gulf Coast	ESPN3
Thu, Nov 14	6:15 p.m.	Belmont at Lipscomb	ESPN3
Fri, Nov. 15	6 p.m.	Connecticut at Maryland	ESPNU
Sat, Nov 16	2 p.m.	St. Francis (N.Y.) at St. John’s	ESPN3
Sun, Nov 17	2 p.m.	Florida at Kennesaw State	ESPN3
	3 p.m.	College of Charleston at USC Upstate	ESPN3
	6 p.m.	Prairie View A&M at Florida State	ESPN3
Mon, Nov 18	6:30 p.m.	Austin Peay at Lipscomb	ESPN3
Tue, Nov 19	5 p.m.	South Carolina State at USC-Upstate	ESPN3
Wed, Nov 20	7 p.m.	Quinnipiac at St. John’s	ESPN3
	7:05 p.m.	Charlotte at Florida Gulf Coast	ESPN3
Fri, Nov 29	7 p.m.	Stetson at Florida State	ESPN3
Sat, Nov 30	4 p.m.	Murray State at Lipscomb	ESPN3
Sun, Dec 1	2 p.m.	Harvard at St. John’s	ESPN3
	5:30 p.m.	*Feast Week Presented by Lowe’s: Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge* (Springfield, Mass.): Ohio State vs. Connecticut	ESPN2
Wed, Dec 4	7 p.m.	Michigan State at Florida State	ESPN3
		Illinois at Georgia Tech	ESPN3
	7:05 p.m.	USF at Florida Gulf Coast	ESPN3
Fri, Dec 6	6 p.m.	Marist at Quinnipiac	ESPN3
		Nebraska at North Carolina	ESPN3
Sun, Dec 8	2 p.m.	Jacksonville at Florida State	ESPN3
Sat, Dec 14	Noon	*St. John’s Chartwells Holiday Classic* (Queens, N.Y.): Drexel vs. St. John’s	ESPN3
Sun, Dec 15	2 p.m.	*St. John’s Chartwells Holiday Classic* (Queens, N.Y.): James Madison at St. John’s	ESPN3
Mon, Dec 16		North Florida at Florida State	ESPN3
Tue, Dec 17	7 p.m.	*Jimmy V Women’s Basketball Classic Presented by Corona Extra:* Connecticut at Duke	ESPN2
Fri, Dec 20	7 p.m.	LSU at NC State	ESPN3
	7:05 p.m.	St. Francis (Pa.) at Florida Gulf Coast	ESPN3
Sat, Dec 21	7:05 p.m.	Virginia at Florida Gulf Coast	ESPN3
Sun, Dec 22	11 a.m.	*Holiday Hoops Presented by Kay Jewelers: Maggie Dixon Classic* (New York, N.Y.): Texas A&M vs. St. John’s	ESPNU
	1:30 p.m.	*Holiday Hoops Presented by Kay Jewelers: Maggie Dixon Classic* (New York, N.Y.): California vs. Connecticut	ESPN2
Sat, Dec 28	2 p.m.	Seton Hall at St. John’s	ESPN3
		UT-Martin at Florida State	ESPN3
Sun, Dec 29	3 p.m.	SMU at Louisville	ESPNU
	5 p.m.	Cincinnati at Connecticut	ESPNU
	6:05 p.m.	St. Joseph’s at Florida Gulf Coast	ESPN3
Tue, Dec 31	3 p.m.	USF at Houston	ESPN3
Wed, Jan 1	4 p.m.	Louisville at Temple	ESPN3
Thu, Jan 2	7 p.m.	Northern Kentucky at USC Upstate	ESPN3
		Jacksonville at Kennesaw State	ESPN3
Sat, Jan 4	1 p.m.	Appalachian State at Furman	ESPN3
	2 p.m.	Lipscomb at USC Upstate	ESPN3
	2:30 p.m.	North Florida at Kennesaw State	ESPN3
	4:30 p.m.	USF at SMU	ESPN3
	7:05 p.m.	Stetson at Florida Gulf Coast	ESPN3
Sun, Jan 5	1 p.m.	Vanderbilt at South Carolina	ESPNU
	2 p.m.	Duke at Georgia Tech	ESPN3
		Syracuse at NC State	ESPN3
	3 p.m.	Maryland at North Carolina	ESPNU
Wed, Jan 8	7 p.m.	UMBC at Maine	ESPN3
		Creighton at St. John’s	ESPN3
Thu, Jan 9	6 p.m.	NC State at North Carolina	ESPN3
	7 p.m.	Kennesaw State at Lipscomb	ESPN3
	7:05 p.m.	East Tennessee State at Florida Gulf Coast	ESPN3
Sat, Jan 11	5 p.m.	Mercer at Lipscomb	ESPN3
	7:05 p.m.	USC Upstate at Florida Gulf Coast	ESPN3
Sun, Jan 12	Noon	Albany at Hartford	ESPN3
	1 p.m.	Florida at LSU	ESPNU
	2 p.m.	Purdue at Penn State	ESPN2
	3 p.m.	Louisville at USF	ESPNU
	4 p.m.	Tennessee at Vanderbilt	ESPN2
	5 p.m.	Missouri at Kentucky	ESPNU
Mon, Jan 13	7 p.m.	**Big Monday: Connecticut at Baylor**	ESPN2
Wed, Jan 15	11:30 a.m.	Butler at St. John’s	ESPN3
Thu, Jan 16	6 p.m.	Siena at Fairfield	ESPN3
		Clemson at North Carolina	ESPN3
	6:30 p.m.	Lamar at New Orleans	ESPN3
	7 p.m.	Florida State at NC State	ESPN3
		Wake Forest at Georgia Tech	ESPN3
		Florida Gulf Coast at Kennesaw State	ESPN3
Sat, Jan 18	2 p.m.	Stetson at Kennesaw State	ESPN3
		Houston Baptist at McNeese State	ESPN3
Sun, Jan 19	1:30 p.m.	Louisville at SMU	ESPNU
	3 p.m.	Connecticut at Rutgers	ESPN2
		Bradley at Loyola	ESPN3
	3:30 p.m.	Fordham at Dayton	ESPNU
	5 p.m.	Penn State at Michigan State	ESPN2
Mon, Jan 20	7 p.m.	**Big Monday: Notre Dame at Tennessee**	ESPN2
		Morgan State at Hampton	ESPN3
Tue, Jan 21	8 p.m.	Louisville at Houston	ESPN3
Thu, Jan 23	5 p.m.	Mercer at USC Upstate	ESPN3
	6 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin at Oral Roberts	ESPN3
	7 p.m.	Stony Brook at Vermont	ESPN3
		Duke at Florida State	ESPN3
		Longwood at Liberty	ESPN3
	7:05 p.m.	Jacksonville at Florida Gulf Coast	ESPN3
Sat, Jan 25	2 p.m.	Missouri State at Indiana State	ESPN3
		Sam Houston State at Abilene Christian	ESPN3
	4 p.m.	Samford at Chattanooga	ESPN3
	4:30 p.m.	Kennesaw State at USC Upstate	ESPN3
	7:05 p.m.	North Florida at Florida Gulf Coast	ESPN3
Sun, Jan 26	1 p.m.	Memphis at Louisville	ESPNU
	2 p.m.	South Carolina at Vanderbilt	ESPN2
		Miami at Clemson	ESPN3
		Virginia Tech at Florida State	ESPN3
		NC State at Georgia Tech	ESPN3
	3 p.m.	Auburn at Florida	ESPNU
	4 p.m.	Tennessee at Texas A&M	ESPN2
	4:30 p.m.	New Hampshire at UMass Lowell	ESPN3
Mon, Jan 27	7 p.m.	**Big Monday: Notre Dame at Maryland**	ESPN2
	9 p.m.	**Big Monday: USC at Stanford**	ESPN2
Wed, Jan 29	7 p.m.	Xavier at St. John’s	ESPN3
Thu, Jan 30	6 p.m.	Manhattan at Siena	ESPN3
	7 p.m.	Florida Gulf Coast at Lipscomb	ESPN3
		Maryland at NC State	ESPN3
	TBD	Oral Roberts at Nicholls	ESPN3
Sat, Feb 1	11:30 a.m.	Memphis at Rutgers	ESPN3
	1 p.m.	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Abilene Christian	ESPN3
	5 p.m.	Vermont at Albany	ESPN3
		Stetson at Lipscomb	ESPN3
	TBD	Radford at Charleston Southern	ESPN3
Sun, Feb 2	2 p.m.	**ESPN Sunday: Notre Dame at Duke**	ESPN
	4 p.m.	Stanford at California	ESPN2
	4:30 p.m.	Tennessee at Alabama	ESPNU
Mon, Feb 3	7 p.m.	**Big Monday: Baylor at Oklahoma**	ESPN2
Tue, Feb 4	7 p.m.	Louisville at UCF	ESPN3
Thu, Feb 6	6 p.m.	Iona at Rider	ESPN3
	6:30 p.m.	McNeese State at Northwestern State	ESPN3
	7 p.m.	Stetson at USC Upstate	ESPN3
		North Carolina at Georgia Tech	ESPN3
		Notre Dame at Florida State	ESPN3
		Lipscomb at Kennesaw State	ESPN3
Fri, Feb 7	7 p.m.	Hartford at Albany	ESPN3
	TBD	Niagara at Canisius	ESPN3
Sat, Feb 8	2 p.m.	UCF at USF	ESPN3
		Northern Kentucky at Kennesaw State	ESPN3
	3 p.m.	Florida Gulf Coast at USC Upstate	ESPN3
	4 p.m.	Georgia Southern at Elon	ESPN3
	TBD	UNC Asheville at Winthrop	ESPN3
		New Orleans at Central Arkansas	ESPN3
Sun, Feb 9	1 p.m.	**ESPN Sunday: Louisville at Connecticut**	ESPN
	1:30 p.m.	Memphis at Temple	ESPNU
	2 p.m.	Penn State at Ohio State	ESPN2
	3:30 p.m.	Stanford at Washington	ESPNU
	4 p.m.	Oklahoma State at Baylor	ESPN2
Mon, Feb 10	7 p.m.	*Big Monday* *as part of Rivalry Week Presented by Wendy’s:* North Carolina at Duke**	ESPN2
	9 p.m.	*Big Monday* *as part of Rivalry Week Presented by Wendy’s:* Vanderbilt at Tennessee**	ESPN2
Wed, Feb 12	7 p.m.	Temple at Louisville	ESPN3
Thu, Feb 13	6 p.m.	Rider at Fairfield	ESPN3
	7 p.m.	Virginia at Georgia Tech	ESPN3
		Pittsburgh at North Carolina	ESPN3
		Jacksonville at Lipscomb	ESPN3
	7:05 p.m.	Mercer at Florida Gulf Coast	ESPN3
	TBD	Abilene Christian at UIW	ESPN3
Fri, Feb 14	5 p.m.	*Rivalry Week Presented by Wendy’s:* Quinnipiac at Marist	ESPNU
Sat, Feb 15	1:30 p.m.	UNC-Greensboro at Appalachian State	ESPN3
	2 p.m.	East Tennessee State at USC Upstate	ESPN3
	5 p.m.	North Florida at Lipscomb	ESPN3
	7:05 p.m.	Kennesaw State at Florida Gulf Coast	ESPN3
	TBD	High Point at Presbyterian	ESPN3
		Stephen F. Austin at Sam Houston State	ESPN3
Sun, Feb 16	1 p.m.	*ESPN Sunday* as part of Rivalry Week Presented by Wendy’s & Play 4Kay: Kentucky at Tennessee	ESPN
		*Rivalry Week Presented by Wendy’s & Play 4Kay:* Wisconsin at Penn State^	ESPN2
		*Rivalry Week Presented by Wendy’s & Play 4Kay:* Oklahoma at Oklahoma State^	ESPN2
		*Rivalry Week Presented by Wendy’s & Play 4Kay:* Florida at Georgia	ESPNU
	2 p.m.	Hartford at New Hampshire	ESPN3
		Miami at Florida State	ESPN3
	3:30 p.m.	*Rivalry Week Presented by Wendy’s & Play 4Kay:* North Carolina at NC State^	ESPN2
		*Rivalry Week Presented by Wendy’s & Play 4Kay:* South Carolina at LSU^	ESPN2
		*Rivalry Week Presented by Wendy’s & Play 4Kay:* Louisville at Memphis	ESPNU
Mon, Feb 17	6 p.m.	Chattanooga at Wofford	ESPN3
	7 p.m.	*Big Monday* *as part of Rivalry Week Presented by Wendy’s & Play 4Kay:* Maryland at Duke**	ESPN2
Wed, Feb 19	7 p.m.	USF at Cincinnati	ESPN3
Thu, Feb 20	6 p.m.	Canisius at Saint Peter’s	ESPN3
	7 p.m.	Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech	ESPN3
		East Tennessee State at Kennesaw State	ESPN3
Sat, Feb 22	2 p.m.	USC Upstate at Kennesaw State	ESPN3
	3 p.m.	SMU at Memphis	ESPN3
	4 p.m.	Western Carolina at Davidson	ESPN3
		Niagara at Monmouth	ESPN3
	5 p.m.	Northern Kentucky at Lipscomb	ESPN3
	TBD	Gardner Webb at Campbell	ESPN3
Sun, Feb 23	1 p.m.	**ESPN Sunday: Duke at Notre Dame**	ESPN
		St. Joseph’s at Dayton	ESPNU
	2 p.m.	Kentucky at Texas A&M	ESPN2
		Virginia Tech at North Carolina	ESPN3
	3 p.m.	Rutgers at Louisville	ESPNU
	4 p.m.	Maryland at Georgia Tech	ESPN2
Mon, Feb 24	7 p.m.	**Big Monday: Penn State at Nebraska**	ESPN2
Wed, Feb 26	7 p.m.	Marquette at St. John’s	ESPN3
Thu, Feb 27	6 p.m.	Iona at Quinnipiac	ESPN3
	7 p.m.	North Florida at USC Upstate	ESPN3
		North Carolina at Notre Dame	ESPN3
		Georgia Tech at Florida State	ESPN3
	7:05 p.m.	Lipscomb at Florida Gulf Coast	ESPN3
	TBD	Northwestern State at SE Louisiana	ESPN3
Sat, Mar 1	2 p.m.	Louisville at Cincinnati	ESPN3
		Stony Brook at Albany	ESPN3
		Jacksonville at USC Upstate	ESPN3
	3:30 p.m.	Mercer at Kennesaw State	ESPN3
	7:05 p.m.	Northern Kentucky at Florida Gulf Coast	ESPN3
	TBD	Coastal Carolina at UNC Asheville	ESPN3
Sun, Mar 2	Noon	Marist at Iona	ESPN3
	12:30 p.m.	Virginia at Florida State	ESPNU
	1 p.m.	**ESPN Sunday: Duke at North Carolina**	ESPN
	2 p.m.	Nebraska at Purdue	ESPN2
		Boston College at Georgia Tech	ESPN3
		Notre Dame at NC State	ESPN3
	2:30 p.m.	South Carolina at Tennessee	ESPNU
	4 p.m.	Vanderbilt at Kentucky	ESPN2
Mon, Mar 3	7 p.m.	**Big Monday: Connecticut at Louisville**	ESPN2
Thu, Mar 6	7 p.m.	East Tennessee State at Lipscomb	ESPN3
Sat, Mar 8	1 p.m.	USC-Upstate at Lipscomb	ESPN3

^ – Regionalized on ESPN2

Fox Unveils Announcers for Big East Basketball

With Fox Sports’ foray into covering Big East college basketball beginning this season, the network today announced its slate of game announcers and analysts for the upcoming season. Big East action will be telecast on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2.

As announced earlier this year Gus Johnson and Bill Raftery will make up the lead broadcast team. Others calling play-by-play for Fox will be Justin Kutcher, Dick Stockton, Thom Brennaman, Brian Anderson, Eric Collins and Kevin Kugler. Game analysts will include Jim Jackson, Stephen Bardo, Ron Thompson, Donny Marshall, Jim Spanarkel, Bob Wenzel, Gary Williams and Kevin O’Neill.

“We are very excited about this group of announcers,” said Fox Sports Executive Producer John Entz. “They come from a wide range of backgrounds and have an array of unique and interesting stories to tell. They are incredibly knowledgeable about the game, and we look forward to experiencing BIG EAST basketball with them.”

Big East action on Fox Sports 1 begins November 8th at 6:00p.m. ET as Providence hosts Boston College. Along with 100 regular season Big East games Fox Sports also has exclusive coverage of the Big East Men’s Basketball Championship from Madison Square Garden on New York next March.

Sports Media Weekly No. 169- Tom Hoffarth, LA Daily News

With Ken Fang of Fang’s Bites and I being avid Red Sox fans, we hope you can understand why we have an abbreviated version of Sports Media Weekly this week on the doorstep of game one of the World Series.

Our guest this week is Tom Hoffarth, sports media columnist for the Los Angeles Daily News.

We begin the show discussing this year’s Fall Classic, the last for Fox Sports analyst Tim McCarver. The three of us acknowledge that McCarver may not be as sharp an analyst as he once was, but I, for one, applaud his long broadcasting career.

We next tap into Tom’s expertise in asking whether the Dodgers have taken some of the luster off the Lakers shine as being the most-favored professional team in southern California.

We resume our talk from a few weeks ago about the naming controversy surrounding the Washington Redskins by examining how much damage ESPN College Football Gameday analyst Lee Corso may have caused by appearing in war paint and native American dress in picking Florida State to beat Clemson last Saturday.

We conclude the show looking at the final pieces of ESPN’s NBA Countdown being put in place with the announcement that Sage Steele will serve as host of the Friday and Sunday editions of the show.

Sports Media Weekly No. 168- Paulsen, Sports Media Watch

Ken Fang of Fang’s Bites and I have an abbreviated version of Sports Media Weekly this week.

Ken an I are joined this week by Paulsen of Sports Media Watch.

We begin the show by tapping into Paulsen’s vast knowledge of ratings numbers as we dissect the reported success to date of Fox and TBS during their coverage of Major League Baseball’s playoffs.

We do the same with the NFL, which, although still king of the hill in ratings, is seeing decreases in viewership on some networks thus far over 2012. In our discussion we also bring up the report in the Wall Street Journal that the NFL may be looking at adding an additional Thursday Night game to the schedule.

We move on to the changes ESPN has been making to the NBA Countdown crew, led by the departure last week of Magic Johnson.

We wrap the show by looking at how ESPN and Turner have been trying to get out of telecasting NASCAR in 2014, the last year of its contract before NBC and Fox take over the rights exclusively in 2015.

Sports Media Weekly No. 167- Steve Lepore, Awful Announcing & Adam Schein, CBS Sports

The MLB Playoffs are in full gear and so is another edition of Sports Media Weekly.

Joining Ken Fang of Fang’s Bites and me to discuss the news of the week is Steve Lepore, newly-hired writer for Awful Announcing.

We begin the program looking at the successes thus far of TBS on its coverage of Major League Baseball’s postseason. The numbers for the network are higher than 2012, even without an appearance by the New York Yankees.

Next we look at the emergence of the NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) as the leader when it comes to televising the NHL. Since the time NBCSN was known as OLN and Versus the network has found its niche in being the United States home for hockey.

We wrap up the segment by looking at the impact of how Peyton Manning’s hot start has been reflected in the early-season NFL ratings.

Ken takes over the second half of the show speaking with CBS Sports host Adam Schein. Ken talks with Adam about his work on That Other Postgame Show, NFL Monday QB, and SiriusXM Radio.

CBS Sports 2013-2014 College Basketball Schedule

CBS Sports today unveiled a slate of 240 men’s college basketball games which will be featured in CBS and the CBS Sports Network (CBSSN). CBS will air 40 games while CBSSN will televise 200.

Here is the current schedule of games:

2013-14 CBS SPORTS COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

(ALL TIMES EASTERN)

Dec. 7 (Sat)

UCLA at Missouri

Mizzou Arena, Columbia, MO

12:30 PM

Dec. 14 (Sat)

Arizona at Michigan

Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI

12:00 NOON

Dec. 21 (Sat)

Michigan State at Texas

Erwin Center, Austin, TX

4:00 PM

Dec. 28 (Sat)

Villanova at Syracuse

Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y

Louisville at Kentucky

Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

Jan. 4 (Sat)

Michigan State at Indiana

Assembly Hall, Bloomington, IN

Duke at Notre Dame

Purcell Pavilion at Joyce Center, Notre Dame, IN

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

Jan. 5 (Sun)

San Diego State at Kansas

Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, KS

1:30 or 4:30 PM

Jan. 11 (Sat)

Kentucky at Vanderbilt

Memorial Gymnasium, Nashville, TN

1:00 or 3:30 PM

Jan. 12 (Sun)

Iowa at Ohio State

Value City Arena, Columbus, OH

1:30 or 4:30 PM

Jan. 18 (Sat)

Tennessee at Kentucky

Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY

North Carolina State at Duke

Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, NC

Oklahoma State at Kansas

Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, KS

12:00 NOON

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

Jan. 25 (Sat)

Syracuse at Miami

BankUnited Center, Miami, FL

1:00 PM

Jan. 26 (Sun)

Minnesota at Penn State (Women’s)

Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PA

1:00 PM

Feb. 1 (Sat)

Kentucky at Missouri

Mizzou Arena, Columbia, MO

1:00 PM

Feb. 2 (Sun)

Michigan at Indiana

Assembly Hall, Bloomington, IN

1:00 PM

Feb. 8 (Sat)

Butler at Georgetown

Verizon Center, Washington, DC

1:00 PM

Feb. 9 (Sun)

Michigan State at Wisconsin

Kohl Center, Madison, WI

1:00 PM

Feb. 15 (Sat)

Pittsburgh at North Carolina

Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, NC

1:00 PM

Feb. 16 (Sun)

Wisconsin at Michigan

Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI

1:00 PM

Feb. 22 (Sat)

Florida at Ole Miss

Tad Smith Coliseum, Oxford, MS

AND

Louisville at Cincinnati

Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, OH

12:00 NOON

Feb. 23 (Sun)

Big Ten Wildcard

Michigan State at Michigan

Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI

Purdue at Nebraska

Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, NE

Indiana at Northwestern

Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, IL

12:00 NOON

March 1 (Sat)

Louisville at Memphis

FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN

LSU at Florida

O’Connell Center, Gainesville, FL

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

March 2 (Sun) March 2 (Sun)

Marquette at Villanova

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA

Big Ten Wildcard

Ohio State at Indiana

Assembly Hall, Bloomington, IN

Wisconsin at Penn State

Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PA

Purdue at Iowa

Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, IA

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

March 8 (Sat)

Kentucky at Florida

O’Connell Center, Gainesville, FL

Connecticut at Louisville

KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY

Arizona at Oregon

Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, OR

12:00 NOON

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

March 9 (Sun)

Virginia at Maryland

Comcast Center, College Park, MD

Missouri Valley Championship

Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO

Big Ten Wildcard

Michigan State at Ohio State

Value City Arena, Columbus, OH

Illinois at Iowa

Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, IA

Northwestern at Purdue

Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, IN

12:00 NOON

2:00 PM

4:30 PM

March 15 (Sat)

Conference USA Championship

Don Haskins Center, El Paso, TX

Big Ten Semifinal #1

Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN

Big Ten Semifinal #2

Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN

Mountain West Championship

Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV

11:30 AM

1:40 PM

4:00 PM

6:00 PM

March 16 (Sun)

Atlantic 10 Championship

Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY

Big Ten Championship

Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN

1:00 PM

3:30 PM

2013-14 CBS SPORTS NETWORK COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

(ALL TIMES EASTERN)

Nov. 8 (Fri)

USC at Utah State

Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, Logan, UT

9:00 PM

Nov. 13 (Wed)

Mount St. Mary’s at Villanova

The Pavilion, Villanova PA

7:00 PM

Nov. 14 (Thurs)

Arizona at San Diego State

Viejas Arena, San Diego, CA

10:00 PM

Nov. 17 (Sun)

Preseason WNIT

Site TBD

4:00 PM

Nov. 19 (Tues)

Arizona State at UNLV

Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV

10:00 PM

Nov. 20 (Wed)

Wichita State at Tulsa

Donald W. Reynolds Center, Tulsa, OK

8:00 PM

Nov. 21 (Thurs)

New Hampshire at Marquette

Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI

8:00 PM

Nov. 22 (Fri)

Paradise Jam

Maryland vs. Marist

Providence vs. Vanderbilt

The Sports and Fitness Center, Saint Thomas, USVI

4:00 PM

6:30 PM

Nov. 24 (Sun)

Paradise Jam

TBD

The Sports and Fitness Center, Saint Thomas, USVI

7:00 PM

9:30 PM

Nov. 25 (Mon)

Paradise Jam

TBD

The Sports and Fitness Center, Saint Thomas, USVI

7:30 PM

10:00 PM

Nov. 26 (Tues)

Cancun Challenge

West Virginia vs. Old Dominion

Saint Louis vs. Wisconsin

Aventura Palace, Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Illinois at UNLV

Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV

6:00 PM

8:30 PM

10:30 PM

Nov. 27 (Wed)

Cancun Challenge

TBD

Aventura Palace, Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Great Alaska Shootout

Tulsa vs. Indiana State

TCU vs. University of Alaska Anchorage

Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, AK

7:00 PM

9:30 PM

11:30 PM

2:00 AM

Nov. 28 (Thurs)

Great Alaska Shootout

Pepperdine vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay

Denver vs. Harvard

Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, AK

9:30 PM

12:00 MIDNIGHT

Nov. 29 (Fri)

Corpus Christi Challenge

Virginia vs. SMU

Texas A&M vs. Missouri State

American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, TX

Great Alaska Shootout

Semifinal

Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, AK

7:30 PM

10:00 PM

12:00 MIDNIGHT

2:00 AM (SDD)

Nov. 30 (Sat)

Pittsburgh at Duquesne

Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Corpus Christi Challenge

TBD

American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, TX

Great Alaska Shootout

TBD

Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, AK

1:00 PM

6:30 PM

9:00 PM

12:30 AM

2:30 AM (SDD)

Dec. 1 (Sun)

Wichita State at Saint Louis

Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, MO

1:00 PM

Dec. 3 (Tues)

Utah at Boise State

Taco Bell Arena, Boise, ID

10:00 PM

Dec. 5 (Thurs)

Providence at Rhode Island

The Ryan Center, Kingston, RI

8:00 PM

Dec. 7 (Sat)

BYU vs. Massachusetts

MassMutual Center, Springfield, MA

Cincinnati at New Mexico

The Pit, Albuquerque, NM

Villanova at St. Joseph’s

Michael J. Hagan Arena, Philadelphia, PA

1:30 PM

4:00 PM

6:00 PM

Dec. 8 (Sun)

Washington at San Diego State

Viejas Arena, San Diego, CA

3:00 PM

Dec. 14 (Sat)

Goldey-Beacom at Philadelphia University

Gallagher Athletic Center, Philadelphia, PA

3:00 PM

Dec. 17 (Tues)

Elon at Georgetown

Verizon Center, Washington, DC

7:00 PM

Dec. 23 (Mon)

Las Vegas Classic

USF/Mississippi State vs. UNLV/Santa Clara

Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV

8:00 PM

10:30 PM

Jan. 1 (Wed)

St. Bonaventure at Duquesne (Women’s)

A.J. Palumbo Center, Pittsburgh, PA

San Diego State at Colorado State

Moby Arena, Fort Collins, CO

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

Jan. 2 (Thurs)

Saint Louis at Fordham (Women’s)

Rose Hill Gym, Bronx, NY

7:00 PM

Jan. 4 (Sat)

Morehouse at Tuskegee

James Center, Tuskegee, AL

DePaul at Marquette

Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI

Houston at USF

Sun Dome, Tampa, FL

Louisville at Rutgers

Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, NJ

Harvard at Rice

Tudor Fieldhouse, Houston, TX

12:00 PM

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

6:00 PM

8:00 PM

Jan. 5 (Sun)

Boston University at Lehigh

Stabler Arena, Bethlehem, PA

1:00 PM

Jan. 7 (Tues)

Saint Louis at Rhode Island

The Ryan Center, Kingston, RI

Cincinnati at Houston

Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, TX

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

Jan. 8 (Wed)

Villanova at Seton Hall

Prudential Center, Newark, NJ

Nevada at UNLV

Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

Jan. 9 (Thurs)

George Mason at VCU

Verizon Wireless Arena, Richmond, VA

Charlotte at UTEP

Don Haskins Center, El Paso, TX

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

Jan. 11 (Sat)

Michigan Tech at Ashland (Women’s)

Kates Gymnasium, Ashland (OH)

Army at Navy (Women’s)

Army at Navy

Alumni Hall, Annapolis, MD

Rutgers at Cincinnati

Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, OH

St. Joseph’s at George Mason

The Patriot Center, Fairfax, VA

11:30 AM

1:30 PM

4:00 PM

6:00 PM

8:00 PM

Jan. 12 (Sun)

SMU at Louisville

KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY

Xavier at Creighton

CenturyLink Center, Omaha, NE

St. Joseph’s at VCU (Women’s)

Verizon Wireless Arena, Richmond, VA

1:00 PM

3:00 PM

5:00 PM

Jan. 13 (Mon)

Lafayette at Loyola

Reitz Arena, Baltimore, MD

7:30 PM

Jan. 14 (Tues)

VCU at George Washington

Charles E. Smith Athletic Center, Washington, DC

Temple at Cincinnati

Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, OH

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

Jan. 15 (Wed)

Georgetown at Xavier

Cintas Center, Cincinnati, OH

UNLV at New Mexico

The Pit, Albuquerque, NM

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

Jan. 16 (Thurs)

Houston at Louisville

KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY

George Washington at Dayton (Women’s)

University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OH

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

Jan. 18 (Sat)

Tulsa at Marshall

Cam Henderson Center, Huntington, WV

Marquette at Butler

Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN

Duquesne at VCU

Verizon Wireless Arena, Richmond, VA

UNLV at San Diego State

Viejas Arena, San Diego, CA

12:00 NOON

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

6:00 PM

Jan. 19 (Sun)

Rutgers at Houston

Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, TX

Bucknell at Army

Edward C. Christl Jr. Arena at Holleder Center, West Point, NY

St. Joseph’s at La Salle (Women’s)

Tom Gola Arena, Philadelphia, PA

1:00 PM

3:00 PM

5:00 PM

Jan. 20 (Mon)

Loyola at Boston University

Agganis Arena, Boston, Ma.

7:30 PM

Jan. 21 (Tues)

Temple at Connecticut

XL Center, Hartford, CT

Boise State at New Mexico

The Pit, Albuquerque, NM

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

Jan. 22 (Wed)

VCU at Dayton

University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OH

La Salle at St. Bonaventure

Reilly Center, Cattaraugus County, NY

Utah State at UNLV

Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

11:00 PM

Jan. 23 (Thurs)

Seton Hall at St. John’s

Carnesecca Arena, Queens, NY

UCF at Cincinnati

Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, OH

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

Jan. 25 (Sat)

Maryville at Drury

O’Reilly Family Event Center, Springfield, MO

Boston University at Bucknell

Sojka Pavilion, Lewisburg, PA

Dayton at Rhode Island

The Ryan Center, Kingston, RI

DePaul at Seton Hall

Prudential Center, Newark, NJ

Marshall at LA Tech

The Thomas Assembly Center, Ruston, LA

Fresno State at UNLV

Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV

12:00 NOON

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

6:00 PM

8:00 PM

10:00 PM

Jan. 26 (Sun)

USF at Connecticut (Women’s)

XL Center, Hartford, CT

USF at Memphis

FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN

Cincinnati at Temple

Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA

12:00 NOON

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

Jan. 27 (Mon)

Colgate at Lafayette

Allan P. Kirby Sports Center, Easton, PA

9:00 PM

Jan. 28 (Tues)

Louisville at Rutgers (Women’s)

Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, NJ

9:00 PM

Jan. 30 (Thurs)

Houston at Connecticut

Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT

9:00 PM

Feb. 1 (Sat)

Seton Hall at Xavier

Cintas Center, Cincinnati, OH

Memphis at SMU

Moody Coliseum, Dallas, TX

Villanova at Temple

Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA

Massachusetts at St. Joseph’s

Michael J. Hagan Arena, Philadelphia, PA

Boise State at UNLV

Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV

12:00 NOON

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

6:00 PM

8:00 PM

Feb. 2 (Sun)

USF at Cincinnati

Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, OH

USF at Louisville (Women’s)

KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY

12:00 NOON

2:00 PM

Feb. 4 (Tues)

Rutgers at Memphis

FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN

Holy Cross at Colgate

Cotterell Court, Hamilton, NY

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

Feb. 5 (Wed)

La Salle at Massachusetts

William D. Mullins Memorial Center, Amherst, MA

San Diego State at Boise State

Taco Bell Arena, Boise, ID

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

Feb. 6 (Thurs)

Rhode Island at VCU

Verizon Wireless Arena, Richmond, VA

Tulsa at LA Tech

The Thomas Assembly Center, Ruston, LA

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

Feb. 7 (Fri)

Marshall at Southern Miss

Reed Green Coliseum, Hattiesburg, MS

9:30 PM

Feb. 8 (Sat)

Southern New Hampshire at Saint Anselm

Stoutenburgh Gymnasium, Manchester, NH

Navy at Army (Women’s)

Navy at Army

Edward C. Christl Jr. Arena at Holleder Center, West Point, NY

Boise State at Utah State

Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, Logan, UT

VCU at St. Joseph’s

Michael J. Hagan Arena, Philadelphia, PA

11:30 AM

1:30 PM

4:00 PM

6:00 PM

8:00 PM

Feb. 9 (Sun)

Bucknell at Holy Cross

Hart Recreation Center, Worcester, MA

Charlotte at Southern Miss

Reed Green Coliseum, Hattiesburg, MS

Massachusetts at Rhode Island

The Ryan Center, Kingston, RI

12:00 NOON

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

Feb. 11 (Tues)

Fordham at Richmond (Women’s)

Robins Center, Richmond, VA

Utah State at Colorado State

Moby Arena, Fort Collins, CO

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

Feb. 12 (Wed)

New Mexico at Boise State

Taco Bell Arena, Boise, ID

9:00 PM

Feb. 13 (Thurs)

Creighton at Butler

Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN

VCU at George Washington (Women’s)

Charles E. Smith Center, Washington, DC

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

Feb. 15 (Sat)

Villanova at St. John’s (Women’s)

Carenesecca Arena, Queens, NY

San Bernardino at Monterey Bay (Women’s)

Otter Sports Center, Monterey, CA

UNLV at Utah State

Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, Logan, UT

Nevada at New Mexico

The Pit, Albuquerque, NM

Air Force at San Diego State

Viejas Arena, San Diego, CA

12:00 NOON

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

6:00 PM

8:00 PM

Feb. 16 (Sun)

SMU at Temple

Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, PA

Connecticut at USF (Women’s)

Sun Dome, Tampa, FL

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

Feb. 18 (Tues)

USF at Louisville

KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY

Duquesne at St. Joseph’s (Women’s)

Michael J. Hagan Arena, Philadelphia, PA

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

Feb. 19 (Wed)

DePaul at Xavier

Cintas Center, Cincinnati, OH

La Salle at Dayton

University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OH

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

Feb. 20 (Thurs)

Memphis at Rutgers

Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, NJ

Georgetown at Seton Hall

Prudential Center, Newark, NJ

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

Feb. 22 (Sat)

Dallas Baptist at Newman

Fugate Gymnasium, Wichita, KS

Marquette at DePaul

Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL

La Salle at Richmond

Robins Center, Richmond, VA

UTEP at Southern Miss

Reed Green Coliseum, Hattiesburg, MS

UNLV at Boise State

Taco Bell Arena, Boise, ID

12:00 NOON

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

6:00 PM

8:00 PM

Feb. 23 (Sun)

Patriot League (TBD)

Site TBD

SMU at Connecticut

Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT

12:00 NOON

2:00 PM

Feb. 25 (Tues)

Dayton at St. Joseph’s

Michael J. Hagan Arena, Philadelphia, PA

Utah State at New Mexico

The Pit, Albuquerque, NM

San Jose State at San Diego State

Viejas Arena, San Diego, CA

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

11:00 PM

Feb. 26 (Wed)

Connecticut at USF

Sun Dome, Tampa, FL

Boise State at Fresno State

Save Mart Center, Fresno, CA

Colorado State at UNLV

Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

11:00 PM

Feb. 27 (Thurs)

VCU at Fordham

Rose Hill Gym, Bronx, NY

Memphis at Houston

Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, TV

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

Feb. 28 (Fri)

Providence at Seton Hall

Prudential Center, Newark, NJ

7:00 PM

March 1 (Sat)

Cal Baptist at Dixie State (Women’s)

Burns Arena, St. George, UT

Patriot League TBD

Site TBD

Rutgers at Connecticut (Women’s)

Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT

Boise State at Wyoming

The Arena-Auditorium, Laramie, WY

San Diego State at Fresno State

Save Mart Center, Fresno, CA

12:00 NOON

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

6:00 PM

10:00 PM

March 2 (Sun)

DePaul at St. John’s

Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

12:00 NOON

March 4 (Tues)

Georgetown at DePaul (Women’s)

McGrath Arena, Chicago, IL

9:00 PM

March 5 (Wed)

Louisville at SMU

Moody Coliseum, Dallas, TX

Dayton at Saint Louis

Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, MO

San Diego State at UNLV

Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

11:00 PM

March 6 (Thurs)

Charlotte at Marshall

Cam Henderson Center, Huntington, WV

VCU at Richmond

Robins Center, Richmond, VA

7:00 PM

9:00 PM

March 7 (Fri)

Houston at UCF

UCF Arena, Orlando, FL

7:00 PM

March 8 (Sat)

Atlantic 10 Women’s Semifinal #1

Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA

Atlantic 10 Women’s Semifinal #2

Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA

Patriot League Men’s Semifinal #1

Patriot League Men’s Semifinal #2

Sites TBD

Providence at Creighton

CenturyLink Center, Omaha, NE

New Mexico at San Diego State

Viejas Arena, San Diego, CA

11:00 AM

1:30 PM

3:30 PM

5:30 PM

8:00 PM

10:00 PM

March 9 (Sun)

Saint Louis at Massachusetts

William D. Mullins Memorial Center, Amherst, MA

La Salle at St. Joseph’s

Michael J. Hagan Arena, Philadelphia, PA

2:00 PM

4:00 PM

March 12 (Wed)

Patriot League Men’s Championship

Site TBD

7:30 PM

March 13 (Thurs)

Mountain West Men’s Quarterfinal #1

Mountain West Men’s Quarterfinal #2

Mountain West Men’s Quarterfinal #3

Mountain West Men’s Quarterfinal #4

Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV

3:00 PM

5:30 PM

9:00 PM

11:30 PM

March 14 (Fri)

Conference USA Women’s Semifinal #1

Conference USA Women’s Semifinal #2

Don Haskins Center, El Paso, TX

Conference USA Men’s Semifinal #1

Conference USA Men’s Semifinal #2
Don Haskins Center, El Paso, TX

Mountain West Men’s Semifinal #1

Mountain West Men’s Semifinal #2

Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV

11:00 AM

1:30 PM

4:00 PM

6:30 PM

9:00 PM

11:30 PM

March 15 (Sat)

Atlantic 10 Men’s Semifinal #1

Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY

Atlantic 10 Men’s Semifinal #2

Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY

Patriot League Women’s Championship

Site TBD

Conference USA Women’s Championship

Don Haskins Center, El Paso, TX

Mountain West Women’s Championship

Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV

1:30 PM

4:00 PM

6:00 PM

8:00 PM

10:00 PM

March 16 (Sun)

Southland Conference Women’s Championship

Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, Texas

1:00 PM

March 26 (Wed)

NCAA Division II Women’s Semifinal #1

NCAA Division II Women’s Semifinal #2

Erie Insurance Arena, Erie, PA

6:00 PM

8:30 PM

March 27 (Thurs)

NCAA Division II Men’s Semifinal #1

NCAA Division II Men’s Semifinal #2

Ford Center, Evansville, IN

7:00 PM

9:30 PM

March 28 (Fri)

NCAA Division II Women’s Championship

Erie Insurance Arena, Erie, PA

7:00 PM

April 2 (Wed)

CIT Basketball Tournament Final

Site TBD

8:00 PM

April 5 (Sat)

WNIT Championship

Site TBD

3:00 PM