Eastern Michigan Athletics
MAC Releases Men's and Women's Basketball TV Schedule
10/19/2016 1:01:00 PM | Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball
The Eagles' men have been selected for five TV games, while the women are slated for one
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Mid-American Conference released the 2016-17 television schedule for the upcoming season's MAC contests, Wednesday, Oct. 19. The Eastern Michigan University men's basketball team has been selected for five television broadcasts, while the women are set for a TV game as well. There are still 22 wildcard selections which will be decided 14 days out for men's contests.
The men's basketball team will be competing on the American Sports Network (ASN) in a pair of contests, first when the Eagles travel to Bowling Green State University, Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m. In addition to its game at BGSU, the Green and White will host Ball State University Tuesday night, Jan. 24. The ASN selection will push the regularly selected start time of 7 p.m. back to 9 p.m. for the midweek MAC West battle. Finally, the Eagles' Tuesday, Feb. 7, contest at the University of Toledo will be aired live on the BuckeyeCable Sports Network (BCSN) at 7 p.m. In addition to its announced televised MAC contests, the Eagles' men's squad is slated to air on television for a pair of its non-conference contests as well. The Green and White's opener at Pittsburgh University Friday night, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. will air on the ACC Network and ESPN3, while the 7 p.m. contest Monday, Dec. 19, at Syracuse University is scheduled to be live on ESPNU.
The MAC has announced that it will have six contests air on the ESPN family of networks and 14 will be played on the CBS Sports Network (CBSSN) throughout the course of the conference season. Four of the ESPN broadcasts are wildcard selections, while 11 of the CBSSN contests will be selected 14 days out of the date of competition. ASN will be broadcasting 10 MAC men's games throughout the season with Saturday, Jan. 28, serving as the lone wildcard selection, while of BCSN's 23 men's basketball broadcasts, seven of which will be selected 14 days out. In total, the MAC will have 53 men's basketball games broadcast live on ESPN, CBSSN, ASN or BCSN, culminating in the 2017 MAC Tournament Championship game on ESPN 2 at 7:30 p.m., March 11.
The women's Wednesday night, Jan. 25, game versus Bowling Green will also be picked up by BCSN. That tilt is set to tip at 7 p.m. at the Convocation Center. In total, 17 MAC games will be picked up live across three networks. Five women's games will be picked up by ASN, while BCSN will air 11, including both of the MAC Tournament semifinal contests. Finally, CBSSN will host the 2017 MAC Tournament Championship at 11 a.m., March 11.
All games aired on ASN, BCSN or ESPN are also streamed live on ESPN 3 and the WatchESPN app. For the second consecutive season, all remaining EMU home games for both the men's and women's squads will be available on ESPN3. Ryan Wooley, Greg Steiner and Sean Hostetter return to call the games as part of the campus connection initiative. The productions are made possible through a partnership between EMU Athletics and the university's Communication, Media and Theatre Arts program.
Friday, November 11
Eastern Michigan at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. ET (ACC Network/ESPN3) [M]
Monday, November 14
Buffalo at Xavier, 7 p.m. ET (CBSSN) [M]
Thursday, November 17
Western Michigan vs. Villanova, 11:30 a.m. ET (ESPN2) [M]
Friday, November 18
Western Michigan vs. UTEP/Wake Forest, TBA (ESPN2/ESPNU/ESPN3) [M]
Sunday, November 20
Western Michigan vs. TBA, (ESPN2/ESPNU/ESPN3) [M]
Wednesday, November 23
Buffalo at Alaska-Anchorage, 11 a.m. (CBSSN) [M]
Tuesday, November 29
Buffalo at Creighton, 8:30 p.m. (FS1) [M]
Sunday, December 4
Bowling Green at Cincinnati, 8 p.m. ET (ESPNU) [M]
Wednesday, December 14
Milwaukee at Ohio, 7 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Saturday, December 17
Marshall at Akron, 7:30 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Sunday, December 18
Miami at Central Florida, Noon (ESPNU) [M]
Wright State at Kent State, 4 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Western Michigan at Washington, 5 p.m. ET (PAC 12 Network) [M]
Monday, December 19
Eastern Michigan at Syracuse, 7 p.m. ET (ESPNU) [M]
Wednesday, December 21
Western Michigan at UCLA, 8 p.m. ET (PAC 12 Network) [M]
Kent State at Oregon State, 11 p.m. ET (ESPNU) [M]
Tuesday, December 27
Kent State at Texas, 7 p.m. (ESPNU) [M]
Tuesday, January 3
Buffalo at Toledo, 6 pm ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Wednesday, January 4
Buffalo at Ohio, 7 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
Friday, January 6
Western Michigan at Akron, 6:30 pm ET (CBSSN) [M]
Kent State at Ohio, 9 pm ET (ESPNU) [M]
Saturday, January 7
Miami at Toledo, 12 Noon ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
Miami at Toledo, 4 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Tuesday, January 10
Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green, 7 pm ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Ohio at Buffalo, 7 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Wednesday, January 11
Toledo at Buffalo, 7 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
Friday, January 13
14-day Wildcard selection, 7 pm ET (CBSSN) [M]
Tuesday, January 17
Ohio at Akron, 7 pm ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Bowling Green at Toledo, 7 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Wednesday, January 18
Ohio at Toledo, 7 pm ET (ASN/ESPN3) [W]
Friday, January 20
14-day Wildcard selection, 6:30 pm ET (CBSSN) [M]
Saturday, January 21
Central Michigan at Buffalo, 12 Noon ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
14-day Wildcard selection, TBD (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Tuesday, January 24
Toledo at Ohio, 7 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Ball State at Eastern Michigan, 9 pm ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Wednesday, January 25
Bowling Green at Eastern Michigan, 7 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
Saturday, January 28
14-day Wildcard selection, 12 Noon ET (CBSSN) [M]
14-day Wildcard selection, 2 pm ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
14-day Wildcard selection, 4 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Tuesday, January 31
Ohio at Western Michigan, 6 pm ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Wednesday, February 1
Ohio at Central Michigan, 6 pm ET (ASN/ESPN3) [W]
Friday, February 3
14-day Wildcard selection, 6:30 pm ET (CBSSN) [M]
14-day Wildcard selection, 9:00 pm ET (ESPNU) [M]
Saturday, February 4
Ball State at Miami, 12 Noon ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
14-day Wildcard selection, 12 Noon ET (CBSSN) [M]
14-day Wildcard selection, 4 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Tuesday, February 7
Ball State at Akron, 6 pm ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Eastern Michigan at Toledo, 7 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Wednesday, February 8
Bowling Green at Ball State, 7 pm ET (ASN/ESPN3) [W]
Friday, February 10
14-day Wildcard selection, 6:30 pm ET (CBSSN) [M]
14-day Wildcard selection, 7 pm ET (ESPNU) [M]
Saturday, February 11
14-day Wildcard selection, 12 Noon ET (CBSSN) [M]
Bowling Green at Toledo, 2 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
14-day Wildcard selection, TBD (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Tuesday, February 14
Toledo at Akron, 7 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Buffalo at Central Michigan, 7 pm ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Ball State at NIU, 9 pm ET/8 pm CT (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Wednesday, February 15
Western Michigan at Bowling Green, 7 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
Friday, February 17
14-day Wildcard selection, 7 pm ET (ESPNU) [M]
Saturday, February 18
Toledo at CMU, 12 Noon ET (ASN/ESPN3) [W]
Tuesday, February 21
Ohio at Miami, 7 pm ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Akron at Bowling Green, 9 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Friday, February 24
14-day Wildcard selection, 6 pm ET (CBSSN) [M]
14-day Wildcard selection, 8 pm ET (CBSSN) [M]
Saturday, February 25
Akron at Kent State, 2 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
14-day Wildcard selection, 7 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Tuesday, February 28
14-day Wildcard selection, 7 & 9 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Wednesday, March 1
Toledo at NIU, 9 pm ET/8 pm CT (ASN/ESPN3) [W]
Friday, March 3
14-day Wildcard selection, 6:30 pm ET (CBSSN) [M]
14-day Wildcard selection, 9 pm ET (ESPN 2) [M]
14-day Wildcard selections, 7 & 9 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Thursday, March 9
MAC Tournament Quarterfinals, 12 Noon ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
MAC Tournament Quarterfinals, 2:30 pm ET* (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
MAC Tournament Quarterfinals, 6:30 pm (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
MAC Tournament Quarterfinals: 9 pm ET* (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
*or 30 minutes following the conclusion of the previous game
Friday, March 10
MAC Tournament Semifinals, 12 Noon ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
MAC Tournament Semifinals, 2:30 pm ET* (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
MAC Tournament Semifinals, 5:30 pm ET (CBSSN) [M]
MAC Tournament Semifinals, 8 pm ET (CBSSN) [M]
*or 30 minutes following the conclusion of the previous game
Saturday, March 11
MAC Tournament Championship, 11 am ET (CBSSN) [W]
MAC Tournament Championship, 7:30 pm (ESPN 2) [M]
The men's basketball team will be competing on the American Sports Network (ASN) in a pair of contests, first when the Eagles travel to Bowling Green State University, Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m. In addition to its game at BGSU, the Green and White will host Ball State University Tuesday night, Jan. 24. The ASN selection will push the regularly selected start time of 7 p.m. back to 9 p.m. for the midweek MAC West battle. Finally, the Eagles' Tuesday, Feb. 7, contest at the University of Toledo will be aired live on the BuckeyeCable Sports Network (BCSN) at 7 p.m. In addition to its announced televised MAC contests, the Eagles' men's squad is slated to air on television for a pair of its non-conference contests as well. The Green and White's opener at Pittsburgh University Friday night, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. will air on the ACC Network and ESPN3, while the 7 p.m. contest Monday, Dec. 19, at Syracuse University is scheduled to be live on ESPNU.
The MAC has announced that it will have six contests air on the ESPN family of networks and 14 will be played on the CBS Sports Network (CBSSN) throughout the course of the conference season. Four of the ESPN broadcasts are wildcard selections, while 11 of the CBSSN contests will be selected 14 days out of the date of competition. ASN will be broadcasting 10 MAC men's games throughout the season with Saturday, Jan. 28, serving as the lone wildcard selection, while of BCSN's 23 men's basketball broadcasts, seven of which will be selected 14 days out. In total, the MAC will have 53 men's basketball games broadcast live on ESPN, CBSSN, ASN or BCSN, culminating in the 2017 MAC Tournament Championship game on ESPN 2 at 7:30 p.m., March 11.
The women's Wednesday night, Jan. 25, game versus Bowling Green will also be picked up by BCSN. That tilt is set to tip at 7 p.m. at the Convocation Center. In total, 17 MAC games will be picked up live across three networks. Five women's games will be picked up by ASN, while BCSN will air 11, including both of the MAC Tournament semifinal contests. Finally, CBSSN will host the 2017 MAC Tournament Championship at 11 a.m., March 11.
All games aired on ASN, BCSN or ESPN are also streamed live on ESPN 3 and the WatchESPN app. For the second consecutive season, all remaining EMU home games for both the men's and women's squads will be available on ESPN3. Ryan Wooley, Greg Steiner and Sean Hostetter return to call the games as part of the campus connection initiative. The productions are made possible through a partnership between EMU Athletics and the university's Communication, Media and Theatre Arts program.
Friday, November 11
Eastern Michigan at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. ET (ACC Network/ESPN3) [M]
Monday, November 14
Buffalo at Xavier, 7 p.m. ET (CBSSN) [M]
Thursday, November 17
Western Michigan vs. Villanova, 11:30 a.m. ET (ESPN2) [M]
Friday, November 18
Western Michigan vs. UTEP/Wake Forest, TBA (ESPN2/ESPNU/ESPN3) [M]
Sunday, November 20
Western Michigan vs. TBA, (ESPN2/ESPNU/ESPN3) [M]
Wednesday, November 23
Buffalo at Alaska-Anchorage, 11 a.m. (CBSSN) [M]
Tuesday, November 29
Buffalo at Creighton, 8:30 p.m. (FS1) [M]
Sunday, December 4
Bowling Green at Cincinnati, 8 p.m. ET (ESPNU) [M]
Wednesday, December 14
Milwaukee at Ohio, 7 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Saturday, December 17
Marshall at Akron, 7:30 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Sunday, December 18
Miami at Central Florida, Noon (ESPNU) [M]
Wright State at Kent State, 4 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Western Michigan at Washington, 5 p.m. ET (PAC 12 Network) [M]
Monday, December 19
Eastern Michigan at Syracuse, 7 p.m. ET (ESPNU) [M]
Wednesday, December 21
Western Michigan at UCLA, 8 p.m. ET (PAC 12 Network) [M]
Kent State at Oregon State, 11 p.m. ET (ESPNU) [M]
Tuesday, December 27
Kent State at Texas, 7 p.m. (ESPNU) [M]
Tuesday, January 3
Buffalo at Toledo, 6 pm ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Wednesday, January 4
Buffalo at Ohio, 7 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
Friday, January 6
Western Michigan at Akron, 6:30 pm ET (CBSSN) [M]
Kent State at Ohio, 9 pm ET (ESPNU) [M]
Saturday, January 7
Miami at Toledo, 12 Noon ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
Miami at Toledo, 4 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Tuesday, January 10
Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green, 7 pm ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Ohio at Buffalo, 7 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Wednesday, January 11
Toledo at Buffalo, 7 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
Friday, January 13
14-day Wildcard selection, 7 pm ET (CBSSN) [M]
Tuesday, January 17
Ohio at Akron, 7 pm ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Bowling Green at Toledo, 7 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Wednesday, January 18
Ohio at Toledo, 7 pm ET (ASN/ESPN3) [W]
Friday, January 20
14-day Wildcard selection, 6:30 pm ET (CBSSN) [M]
Saturday, January 21
Central Michigan at Buffalo, 12 Noon ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
14-day Wildcard selection, TBD (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Tuesday, January 24
Toledo at Ohio, 7 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Ball State at Eastern Michigan, 9 pm ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Wednesday, January 25
Bowling Green at Eastern Michigan, 7 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
Saturday, January 28
14-day Wildcard selection, 12 Noon ET (CBSSN) [M]
14-day Wildcard selection, 2 pm ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
14-day Wildcard selection, 4 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Tuesday, January 31
Ohio at Western Michigan, 6 pm ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Wednesday, February 1
Ohio at Central Michigan, 6 pm ET (ASN/ESPN3) [W]
Friday, February 3
14-day Wildcard selection, 6:30 pm ET (CBSSN) [M]
14-day Wildcard selection, 9:00 pm ET (ESPNU) [M]
Saturday, February 4
Ball State at Miami, 12 Noon ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
14-day Wildcard selection, 12 Noon ET (CBSSN) [M]
14-day Wildcard selection, 4 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Tuesday, February 7
Ball State at Akron, 6 pm ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Eastern Michigan at Toledo, 7 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Wednesday, February 8
Bowling Green at Ball State, 7 pm ET (ASN/ESPN3) [W]
Friday, February 10
14-day Wildcard selection, 6:30 pm ET (CBSSN) [M]
14-day Wildcard selection, 7 pm ET (ESPNU) [M]
Saturday, February 11
14-day Wildcard selection, 12 Noon ET (CBSSN) [M]
Bowling Green at Toledo, 2 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
14-day Wildcard selection, TBD (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Tuesday, February 14
Toledo at Akron, 7 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Buffalo at Central Michigan, 7 pm ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Ball State at NIU, 9 pm ET/8 pm CT (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Wednesday, February 15
Western Michigan at Bowling Green, 7 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
Friday, February 17
14-day Wildcard selection, 7 pm ET (ESPNU) [M]
Saturday, February 18
Toledo at CMU, 12 Noon ET (ASN/ESPN3) [W]
Tuesday, February 21
Ohio at Miami, 7 pm ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Akron at Bowling Green, 9 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Friday, February 24
14-day Wildcard selection, 6 pm ET (CBSSN) [M]
14-day Wildcard selection, 8 pm ET (CBSSN) [M]
Saturday, February 25
Akron at Kent State, 2 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
14-day Wildcard selection, 7 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Tuesday, February 28
14-day Wildcard selection, 7 & 9 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Wednesday, March 1
Toledo at NIU, 9 pm ET/8 pm CT (ASN/ESPN3) [W]
Friday, March 3
14-day Wildcard selection, 6:30 pm ET (CBSSN) [M]
14-day Wildcard selection, 9 pm ET (ESPN 2) [M]
14-day Wildcard selections, 7 & 9 pm ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Thursday, March 9
MAC Tournament Quarterfinals, 12 Noon ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
MAC Tournament Quarterfinals, 2:30 pm ET* (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
MAC Tournament Quarterfinals, 6:30 pm (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
MAC Tournament Quarterfinals: 9 pm ET* (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
*or 30 minutes following the conclusion of the previous game
Friday, March 10
MAC Tournament Semifinals, 12 Noon ET (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
MAC Tournament Semifinals, 2:30 pm ET* (BSCN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
MAC Tournament Semifinals, 5:30 pm ET (CBSSN) [M]
MAC Tournament Semifinals, 8 pm ET (CBSSN) [M]
*or 30 minutes following the conclusion of the previous game
Saturday, March 11
MAC Tournament Championship, 11 am ET (CBSSN) [W]
MAC Tournament Championship, 7:30 pm (ESPN 2) [M]
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Friday, May 30
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Friday, May 30
Charles E. Ramsey - MAC Hall of Fame Induction of Ben Braun
Friday, May 30
Jack Brusewitz - MAC Hall of Fame Induction of Ben Braun
Friday, May 30