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Akron Zips Basketball Featured in Nine Televised Games in Largest MAC TV Deal
October 19 | Men's Basketball
Men's Schedule | Women's Schedule
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Akron men's and women's basketball teams will be featured in nine televised games across seven networks throughout the 2016-17 season. The men's squad is booked for eight televised games with the possibility of nine wildcard dates, while the women have one guaranteed game in the spotlight.
The Mid-American Conference announced the largest men's and women's basketball television schedule in conference history on Wednesday. The extensive package features coverage over 80 MAC men's and women's basketball contests that will be telecasted nationally and regionally on linear platforms in 2016-17.
The MAC men's and women's basketball package includes games that will be aired on ESPN2, ESPNU, Fox Sports 1 (FS1), Fox Sports 2 (FS2), CBS Sports Network (CBSSN), American Sports Network (ASN), Buckeye Cable Sports Network (BCSN) and Time Warner Cable Sports Channel (TWCS). In addition, the Akron men's game at Gonzaga will be aired on ROOT Sports on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. ET.
For the first time ever, both MAC Men's Basketball Semifinal games as well as the MAC Women's Basketball Tournament Championship Game will be nationally televised on CBS Sports Network.
In addition, a total of 11 MAC institutions will be participating in the league's school content production program with ESPN. Each institution will provide a minimum of 35 athletic events as part of the agreement. Those games will appear exclusively on ESPN3.
For a look at this year's men's [M] and women's [W] basketball schedule. Please see below
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
Ball State at Alabama, 9 p.m. ET (SEC Network/ESPN3)
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 p.m. ET (CBSSN) [M]
Tuesday, November 29
Buffalo at Creighton, 8:30 p.m. ET (FS1) [M]
Saturday, December 3
Akron at Creighton, 8 p.m. ET (FS2) [M]
Sunday, December 4
Bowling Green at Cincinnati, 8 p.m. ET (ESPNU) [M]
Wednesday, December 14
Milwaukee at Ohio, 7 p.m. ET (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Saturday, December 17
Marshall at Akron, 7:30 p.m. ET (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Sunday, December 18
Miami at Central Florida, Noon (ESPNU) [M]
Wright State at Kent State, 4 p.m. ET (BCSN/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 p.m. ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Wednesday, January 4
Buffalo at Ohio, 7 p.m. ET (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
Friday, January 6
Western Michigan at Akron, 6:30 p.m. ET (CBSSN) [M]
Kent State at Ohio, 9 p.m. ET (ESPNU) [M]
Saturday, January 7
Miami at Toledo, 12 Noon ET (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
Miami at Toledo, 4 p.m. ET (BCSN /TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Tuesday, January 10
Eastern Michigan at Bowling Green, 7 p.m. ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Ohio at Buffalo, 7 p.m. ET (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Wednesday, January 11
Toledo at Buffalo, 7 p.m. ET (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
Friday, January 13
14-day Wildcard selection, 7 p.m. ET (CBSSN) [M]
Tuesday, January 17
Ohio at Akron, 7 p.m. ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Bowling Green at Toledo, 7 p.m. ET (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Wednesday, January 18
Ohio at Toledo, 7 p.m. ET (ASN/ESPN3) [W]
Friday, January 20
14-day Wildcard selection, 6:30 p.m. ET (CBSSN) [M]
Saturday, January 21
Central Michigan at Buffalo, 12 Noon ET (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
14-day Wildcard selection, TBD (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Tuesday, January 24
Toledo at Ohio, 7 p.m. ET (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Ball State at Eastern Michigan, 9 p.m. ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Wednesday, January 25
Bowling Green at Eastern Michigan, 7 p.m. ET (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
Saturday, January 28
14-day Wildcard selection, 12 Noon ET (CBSSN) [M]
14-day Wildcard selection, 2 p.m. ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
14-day Wildcard selection, 4 p.m. ET (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Tuesday, January 31
Ohio at Western Michigan, 6 p.m. ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Wednesday, February 1
Ohio at Central Michigan, 6 p.m. ET (ASN/ESPN3) [W]
Friday, February 3
14-day Wildcard selection, 6:30 p.m. ET (CBSSN) [M]
14-day Wildcard selection, 9:00 p.m. ET (ESPNU) [M]
Saturday, February 4
Ball State at Miami, 12 Noon ET (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
14-day Wildcard selection, 12 Noon ET (CBSSN) [M]
14-day Wildcard selection, 4 p.m. ET (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Tuesday, February 7
Ball State at Akron, 6 p.m. ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Eastern Michigan at Toledo, 7 p.m. ET (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Wednesday, February 8
Bowling Green at Ball State, 7 p.m. ET (ASN/ESPN3) [W]
Friday, February 10
14-day Wildcard selection, 6:30 p.m. ET (CBSSN) [M]
14-day Wildcard selection, 7 p.m. ET (ESPNU) [M]
Saturday, February 11
14-day Wildcard selection, 12 Noon ET (CBSSN) [M]
Bowling Green at Toledo, 2 p.m. ET (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
14-day Wildcard selection, TBD (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Tuesday, February 14
Toledo at Akron, 7 p.m. ET (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Buffalo at Central Michigan, 7 p.m. ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Ball State at Northern Illinois, 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Wednesday, February 15
Western Michigan at Bowling Green, 7 p.m. ET (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
Friday, February 17
14-day Wildcard selection, 7 p.m. ET (ESPNU) [M]
Saturday, February 18
Toledo at Central Michigan, 12 Noon ET (ASN/ESPN3) [W]
Tuesday, February 21
Ohio at Miami, 7 p.m. ET (ASN/ESPN3) [M]
Akron at Bowling Green, 9 p.m. ET (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Friday, February 24
14-day Wildcard selection, 6 p.m. ET (CBSSN) [M]
14-day Wildcard selection, 8 p.m. ET (CBSSN) [M]
Saturday, February 25
Akron at Kent State, 2 p.m. ET (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
14-day Wildcard selection, 7 p.m. ET (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Tuesday, February 28
14-day Wildcard selection, 7 and 9 p.m. ET (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Wednesday, March 1
Toledo at NIU, 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT (ASN/ESPN3) [W]
Friday, March 3
14-day Wildcard selection, 6:30 p.m. ET (CBSSN) [M]
14-day Wildcard selection, 9 p.m. ET (ESPN 2) [M]
14-day Wildcard selections, 7 and 9 p.m. ET (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
Thursday, March 9
MAC Tournament Quarterfinals, 12 Noon ET (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
MAC Tournament Quarterfinals, 2:30 p.m. ET* (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
MAC Tournament Quarterfinals, 6:30 p.m. (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
MAC Tournament Quarterfinals: 9 p.m. ET* (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [M]
*or 30 minutes following the conclusion of the previous game
Friday, March 10
MAC Tournament Semifinals, 12 Noon ET (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
MAC Tournament Semifinals, 2:30 p.m. ET* (BCSN/TWCS/ESPN3) [W]
MAC Tournament Semifinals, 5:30 p.m. ET (CBSSN) [M]
MAC Tournament Semifinals, 8 p.m. 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 p.m. (ESPN 2) [M]
