Today, the Big Ten Network announced at its basketball schedule today including 110 men’s games and 64 women’s games. Most will be interconference games and it will end with the Big Ten Tournament in March. Here’s the press release:
Network to Televise More Than 170 Basketball Games This Season
Nearly every game to be produced in high definition
CHICAGO – With more than 170 basketball games this season, the Big Ten Network will televise more than twice the number of Big Ten men’s games and more than three times the number of Big Ten women’s games of any other network. Nearly every Big Ten Network game will be available in high definition.
“We’re thrilled to bring so much Big Ten basketball action to fans across the country,” Big Ten Network President Mark Silverman said. “With nightly episodes of Big Ten Tonight and the Big Ten Tip-Off Show to complement our extensive game coverage, the Big Ten Network is the fans’ ultimate destination for basketball.”
The Big Ten Network’s schedule features 110 men’s games, including three Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament contests. Sixty of those regular-season games will be intra-conference match-ups. During the conference season, the network will typically air games on Tuesdays and Sundays as well as doubleheaders on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Conference action on the Big Ten Network begins at 4 PM ET on New Year’s Eve with a doubleheader as Ohio State hosts Iowa. At 6 PM ET, Williams Arena in Minneapolis will be the scene for the Golden Gophers’ Big Ten opener against Michigan State.
Once again, the Big Ten Network will televise three Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament games. The schedule includes the first game of the tournament at noon ET on Thursday, March 12, from Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The network will also carry the quarterfinal match-ups involving the tournament’s No. 2 seed and the No. 3 seeds on Friday, March 13.
The network’s televised non-conference slate tips off on Friday, Nov. 14, and some of the opponents will include 2008 NCAA Tournament participants such as Butler, Cornell, Gonzaga and Temple.
Sixty-four women’s basketball games, including nine Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament contests, will be televised. Thirty-seven of the regular season games will be intra-conference match-ups.
During the conference season, the network will typically air women’s basketball games on Mondays and Thursdays with doubleheaders on Sundays. Conference play on the network begins on Sunday, Dec. 21. The doubleheader begins at noon ET as Michigan State travels to Penn State. At 2 PM ET, Ohio State hosts Michigan.
The Big Ten Network will televise nine Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament games, including all three games on Thursday, all four quarterfinal games on Friday and both semifinals on Saturday.
The network’s non-conference television schedule begins at 9 PM ET on Monday, Nov. 17, when Northwestern hosts Big 12 power Kansas State. The Big Ten Network’s non-conference women’s schedule includes 10 opponents that reached in the NCAA Tournament last season from conferences such as the ACC, Big 12, Big East and SEC.
The network will televise four ACC-Big Ten Women’s Challenge games. Ohio State hosts North Carolina at 8 PM ET on Dec. 3. The network will have a doubleheader beginning at 6:30 PM ET on Dec. 4 as defending Big Ten Tournament Champion Purdue takes on Maryland followed by Virginia at Illinois. At 6:30 PM ET on Friday, Dec. 5, Michigan hosts NC State.
The Big Ten Network’s schedules for both men’s and women’s basketball games are below.
All times Eastern
Friday, November 14 6:30pm William & Mary at Penn State
Saturday, November 15 7:00pm Northwestern State at Indiana
Sunday, November 16 4:00pm Long Beach State at Wisconsin
6:00pm Idaho at Michigan State
Monday, November 17 7:00pm New Jersey Tech at Penn State
Tuesday, November 18 6:30pm IUPUI at Indiana
8:30pm SIU-Edwardsville at Wisconsin
Thursday, November 20 8:30pm Delaware State at Ohio State (at St. John Arena)
Sunday, November 23 2:00pm New Hampshire at Penn State
4:00pm Jackson State at Illinois
6:00pm Oakland at Iowa
Monday, November 24 8:00pm Bowling Green at Ohio State
Tuesday, November 25 8:30pm Norfolk State at Michigan
Wednesday, November 26 8:30pm Eastern Washington at Minnesota
Saturday, November 29 12:00pm Samford at Ohio State
2:00pm North Dakota State at Minnesota
Sunday, November 30 4:00pm Cornell at Indiana
Monday, December 1 9:00pm UC-Riverside at Northwestern
Friday, December 5 8:30pm Bryant University at Iowa
Saturday, December 6 1:30pm Gonzaga vs Indiana (at Indianapolis)
3:30pm DePaul at Northwestern
6:00pm Temple at Penn State
8:00pm Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Purdue
Sunday, December 7 4:00pm Bradley at Michigan State
Monday, December 8 8:00pm Hawaii at Illinois
Tuesday, December 9 8:30pm Idaho State at Wisconsin
Wednesday, December 10 9:00pm South Dakota State at Minnesota
Friday, December 12 8:00pm Iowa State at Iowa
Saturday, December 13 12:00pm Butler at Ohio State
2:00pm Indiana State at Purdue
4:00pm Eastern Michigan at Michigan
6:00pm Alcorn State at Michigan State
8:00pm UW-Green Bay at Wisconsin
Monday, December 15 8:00pm UMKC at Northwestern
Wednesday, December 17 8:00pm The Citadel at Michigan State
Saturday, December 20 12:00pm Iona at Ohio State
6:00pm Coppin State at Wisconsin
8:00pm Detroit-Mercy at Illinois
Monday, December 22 7:00pm UNC-Ashville at Ohio State
9:00pm Northeastern at Indiana
Sunday, December 28 2:00pm Eastern Michigan at Illinois
4:00pm Valparaiso at Purdue
6:00pm Lipscomb at Indiana
Monday, December 29 7:00pm North Carolina Central at Michigan
Wednesday, December 31 4:00pm Iowa at Ohio State
6:00pm Michigan State at Minnesota
Saturday, January 3 12:00pm Ohio State at Minnesota
2:00pm Penn State at Wisconsin
4:30pm Indiana at Iowa
7:00pm Michigan State at Northwestern
Sunday, January 4 12:00pm Illinois at Michigan
Tuesday, January 6 9:00pm Purdue at Penn State
Wednesday, January 7 6:30pm Michigan at Indiana
8:30pm Northwestern at Wisconsin
Friday, January 9 7:00pm Houston Baptist at Ohio State
Saturday, January 10 3:00pm Indiana at Illinois
Sunday, January 11 TBD Iowa at Michigan
TBD Penn State at Minnesota
Wednesday, January 14 6:30pm Michigan State at Penn State
8:30pm Michigan at Illinois
Thursday, January 15 9:00pm Minnesota at Wisconsin
Saturday, January 17 6:00pm Penn State at Indiana
8:00pm Ohio State at Michigan
Sunday, January 18 12:00pm Iowa at Purdue
2:00pm Minnesota at Northwestern
Tuesday, January 20 9:00pm Michigan at Penn State
Wednesday, January 21 6:30pm Northwestern at Michigan State
8:30pm Wisconsin at Iowa
Saturday, January 24 6:00pm Iowa at Penn State
8:00pm Northwestern at Michigan
Sunday, January 25 12:00pm Minnesota at Indiana
Wednesday, January 28 6:30pm Michigan at Ohio State
8:30pm Indiana at Northwestern
Thursday, January 29 9:00pm Illinois at Minnesota
Saturday, January 31 8:00pm Wisconsin at Northwestern
Sunday, February 1 12:00pm Penn State at Michigan State
2:00pm Iowa at Illinois
Wednesday, February 4 6:30pm Iowa at Indiana
8:30pm Minnesota at Michigan State
Thursday, February 5 7:00pm Penn State at Michigan
Saturday, February 7 6:00pm Northwestern at Iowa
8:00pm Minnesota at Ohio State
Sunday, February 8 3:00pm Wisconsin at Penn State
Tuesday, February 10 9:00pm Indiana at Minnesota
Wednesday, February 11 6:30pm Penn State at Purdue
8:30pm Iowa at Wisconsin
Saturday, February 14 1:30pm Minnesota at Penn State
4:00pm Purdue at Iowa
Sunday, February 15 3:00pm Michigan at Northwestern
Wednesday, February 18 7:00pm Penn State at Illinois
9:00pm Ohio State at Northwestern
Thursday, February 19 7:00pm Minnesota at Michigan
Saturday, February 21 TBD TBD*
Sunday, February 22 3/7:00pm Northwestern at Minnesota
5:00pm Michigan at Iowa
Wednesday, February 25 6:30pm Northwestern at Indiana
8:30pm Iowa at Michigan State
Thursday, February 26 7:00pm Minnesota at Illinois
Saturday, February 28 2:00pm Iowa at Northwestern
6:00pm Indiana at Penn State
8:00pm TBD*
Tuesday, March 3 9:00pm TBD**
Wednesday, March 4 6:30pm TBD
8:30pm TBD
Saturday, March 7 2:00pm Penn State at Iowa
4:00pm TBD*
Sunday, March 8 4:00pm Northwestern at Ohio State
2009 BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Thursday, March 12 Game 1 12:00pm Big Ten #9 vs. Big Ten #8
Friday, March 13 Game 6 6:40pm Game 2 Winner vs. Big Ten #2
Game 7 approx 9:10pm Game 3 Winner vs. Big Ten #3
* Wild Card Selection. Game could move to Sunday
** Wild Card Selection. Game could move to Thursday
2008-2009 BIG TEN NETWORK WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
All times Eastern
Monday, November 17 9:00pm Kansas State at Northwestern
Wednesday, November 19 9:30pm Missouri at Illinois
Thursday, November 20 6:30pm Texas A&M at Michigan
Sunday, November 23 12:00pm Vanderbilt at Michigan
Tuesday, November 25 6:30pm Hartford at Ohio State
Wednesday, November 26 6:30pm Old Dominion at Michigan State
Sunday, November 30 2:00pm TBD at Ohio State
Tuesday, December 2 7:00pm UW-Milwaukee at Wisconsin
9:00pm Marquette at Northwestern
Wednesday, December 3 8:00pm North Carolina at Ohio State
Thursday, December 4 6:30pm Maryland at Purdue
8:30pm Virginia at Illinois
Friday, December 5 6:30pm NC State at Michigan
Sunday, December 7 2:00pm Iowa State at Iowa
Tuesday, December 9 6:30pm Bucknell at Penn State
Wednesday, December 10 7:00pm Notre Dame at Michigan
Thursday, December 11 8:00pm Northern Iowa at Iowa
Friday, December 19 7:00pm Cincinnati at Michigan
Sunday, December 21 12:00pm Michigan State at Penn State
2:00pm Michigan at Ohio State
Sunday, December 28 12:00pm Illinois at Penn State
Monday, December 29 9:00pm Minnesota at Wisconsin
Thursday, January 1 1:00pm Michigan State at Purdue
Sunday, January 4 2:00pm Michigan State at Ohio State
4:00pm Iowa at Indiana
6:00pm Wisconsin at Northwestern
Thursday, January 8 7:00pm Iowa at Purdue
9:00pm Ohio State at Wisconsin
Sunday, January 11 TBD Minnesota at Iowa
Monday, January 12 8:00pm Ohio State at Illinois
Thursday, January 15 7:00pm Minnesota at Ohio State
Sunday, January 18 4:00pm Penn State at Michigan State
6:00pm Illinois at Wisconsin
Monday, January 19 7:00pm Purdue at Indiana
Thursday, January 22 7:00pm Minnesota at Purdue
Sunday, January 25 2:00pm Wisconsin at Michigan State
4:00pm Indiana at Illinois
Monday, January 26 8:00pm Michigan at Iowa
Thursday, January 29 7:00pm Illinois at Northwestern
Sunday, February 1 4:00pm Indiana at Ohio State
Monday, February 2 8:00pm Michigan State at Minnesota
Thursday, February 5 9:00pm Michigan State at Illinois
Sunday, February 8 12:30pm Illinois at Indiana
5:00pm Wisconsin at Purdue
Monday, February 9 7:00pm Penn State at Michigan
Thursday, February 12 7:00pm Michigan State at Indiana
9:00pm Purdue at Minnesota
Sunday, February 15 11:00am Northwestern at Ohio State
5:00pm Minnesota at Michigan
Monday, February 16 8:00pm Indiana at Wisconsin
Thursday, February 19 9:00pm Ohio State at Minnesota
Monday, February 23 8:00pm Minnesota at Northwestern
Thursday, February 26 9:00pm Wildcard Selection
Sunday, March 1 TBD Wildcard Selection
TBD Wildcard Selection2009 BIG TEN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT (Indianapolis, Ind.)
Thursday, March 5 Game 1 12:00pm Big Ten #7 vs. Big Ten #10
Thursday, March 5 Game 2 2:30pm Big Ten #6 vs. Big Ten #11
Thursday, March 5 Game 3 5:00pm Big Ten #8 vs. Big Ten #9
Friday, March 6 Game 4 11:30am Big Ten #10/#7 winner vs. Big Ten #2
Friday, March 6 Game 5 2:00pm Big Ten #11/#6 winner vs. Big Ten #3
Friday, March 6 Game 6 6:00pm Big Ten #1 vs. Big Ten #8/#9 winner
Friday, March 6 Game 7 8:30pm Big Ten #5 vs. Big Ten #4
Saturday, March 7 Game 8 6:00pm Game #4 winner vs. Game #5 winner
Saturday, March 7 Game 9 8:30pm Game #7 winner vs. Game #6 winner
The Big Ten Network will be quite busy during the winter months. BTN also notes that selected games will be streamed at its website. The full schedule will be put up at BigTenNetwork.com before the season starts.
