This in from ESPN, its schedule for Big Ten men’s basketball. For the first time, ESPNU will air Big Ten Conference games. Overall, the ESPN family will get 36 conference games. ESPN will mostly air the games on a Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday schedule on its various platforms. Among the highlights of the schedule, ESPN gets Nebraska’s first Big Ten Conference game in which the Cornhuskers host Wisconsin from Lincoln on December 27.
ESPN’s Big Ten schedule culminates with four conference tournament games in March during its Championship Week coverage. So let’s take a look at what the ESPN family of networks will air when in the press release below.
ESPN’s Big Ten Conference Men’s College Basketball Television Schedule
ESPN and the Big Ten Conference announced its 2011-12 men’s college basketball television schedule for ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3.com. ESPN3.com will provide a simulcast of every ESPN and ESPN2 telecast. For the first time, ESPNU will televise a regular schedule of Big Ten conference basketball games.
Overall, the networks will combine to televise 36 conference games in addition to an extensive schedule of non-conference action (schedule to be announced). Additional highlights:
- An ESPN or ESPN2 Big Ten telecast every Tuesday from Dec. 27 to Feb. 28 as part of the popular Super Tuesday lineup
- A Big Ten game every Thursday on ESPN or ESPN2 and select Thursdays on ESPNU from Jan. 5 to March 1
- New conference member Nebraska’s first Big Ten intra-conference game, a showdown against Wisconsin Tuesday, Dec. 27, at 9 p.m. on ESPN2 and ESPN3.com
- Exclusive coverage of multiple Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament games, including Games 3 and 4 on ESPN2 and Games 5 and 6 on ESPN.
- Two wildcard selections on the final Sundays of the season Feb. 26 and March 4.
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3.com 2011-12 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Schedule
Dates, times and television listings subject to change
Date Time (ET) Game Network Tue, Dec 27 9 p.m. Wisconsin at Nebraska ESPN2 / ESPN3.com Sat, Dec 31 4 p.m. Illinois at Purdue ESPN2 / ESPN3.com 6 p.m. Ohio State at Indiana ESPN2 / ESPN3.com Sun, Jan 1 7 p.m. Penn State at Northwestern ESPNU Tue, Jan 3 7 p.m. Michigan State at Wisconsin ESPN2 / ESPN3.com Thu, Jan 5 9 p.m. Michigan at Indiana ESPN2 / ESPN3.com Tue, Jan 10 9 p.m. Ohio State at Illinois ESPN / ESPN3.com Thu, Jan 12 7 p.m. Wisconsin at Purdue ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN3.com Tue, Jan 17 7 p.m. Michigan State at Michigan ESPN / ESPN3.com Thu, Jan 19 9 p.m. Illinois at Penn State ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN3.com Sat, Jan 21 Noon Purdue at Michigan State ESPN / ESPN3.com Tue, Jan 24 7 p.m. Michigan at Purdue ESPN / ESPN3.com Thu, Jan 26 7 p.m. Nebraska at Iowa ESPNU 9 p.m. Indiana at Wisconsin ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN3.com Sat, Jan 28 2 p.m. Purdue at Northwestern ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN3.com Tue, Jan 31 7 p.m. Michigan State at Illinois ESPN / ESPN3.com Thu, Feb 2 7 p.m. Nebraska at Northwestern ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN3.com Sat, Feb 4 2 p.m. Ohio State at Wisconsin ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN3.com 3 p.m. Penn State at Iowa ESPNU Tue, Feb 7 9 p.m. Purdue at Ohio State ESPN / ESPN3.com Thu, Feb 9 7 p.m. Wisconsin at Minnesota ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN3.com 9 p.m. Iowa at Northwestern ESPNU Sat, Feb 11 1 p.m. Nebraska at Penn State ESPNU 6 p.m. Michigan State at Ohio State ESPN / ESPN3.com Tue, Feb 14 9 p.m. Ohio State at Minnesota ESPN / ESPN3.com Thu, Feb 16 7 p.m. Wisconsin at Michigan State ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN.com 9 p.m. Iowa at Penn State ESPNU Sat, Feb 18 9 p.m. Ohio State at Michigan ESPN / ESPN3.com Tue, Feb 21 7 p.m. Illinois at Ohio State ESPN / ESPN3.com Thu, Feb 23 9 p.m. Wisconsin at Iowa ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN3.com Sat, Feb 25 9 p.m. Northwestern at Penn State ESPNU Sun, Feb 26 1 p.m. Wildcard – TBD ESPN / ESPN3.com Tue, Feb 28 7 p.m. Michigan State at Indiana ESPN / ESPN3.com Wed, Feb 29 9 p.m. Iowa at Nebraska ESPNU Thu, Mar 1 7 p.m. Michigan at Illinois ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN3.com Sun, Mar 4 1 p.m. Wildcard – TBD ESPN / ESPN3.com
That is all.
