September 15, 2008
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.
Additionally, there are some men's and women's home games that will be streamed at no charge on BigTenNetwork.com and could also be televised. Prior to the start of the season, fans can go to www.BigTennetwork.com for the full schedule and television location for the games they want to see.
BIG TEN NETWORK MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
All times Eastern
* Wild Card Selection. Game could move to Sunday.
** Wild Card Selection. Game could move to Thursday.
2009 BIG TEN NETWORK MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT (Indianapolis)
All times Eastern
BIG TEN NETWORK WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
All times Eastern
2009 BIG TEN NETWORK WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT (Indianapolis)
All times Eastern
About the Big Ten Network:
The Big Ten Network is the first national network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. With more than 400 live events, and nearly all of them in HD, the network is the destination for Big Ten fans across the country and allows fans to see their favorite team, regardless of where they live. Operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, the Big Ten Network showcases a wide array of classic-to-current sports and televises more Olympic sporting events and women's sports than has ever been aired on any other network. Original programming highlights activities and accomplishments of some of the nation's finest universities. Each year, the network offers approximately 35 football games, 105 regular season men's basketball games, 55 women's basketball games, dozens of Big Ten Championship events, a nightly studio show, coaches' shows and classic games. Available to all cable and satellite providers nationwide, the network currently has agreements with AT&T U-Verse, Charter, Comcast, Cox, DirecTV, DISH Network, Insight, Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS and 230 cable operators.
For updated information on the Big Ten Network, go to www.BigTenNetwork.com.
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.
Additionally, there are some men's and women's home games that will be streamed at no charge on BigTenNetwork.com and could also be televised. Prior to the start of the season, fans can go to www.BigTennetwork.com for the full schedule and television location for the games they want to see.
BIG TEN NETWORK MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
All times Eastern
| Date | Time | Matchup |
| Friday, November 14 | 6:30 PM | William & Mary at Penn State |
| Saturday, November 15 | 7:00 PM | Northwestern State at Indiana |
| Sunday, November 16 | 4:00 PM | Long Beach State at Wisconsin |
| 6:00 PM | Idaho at Michigan State | |
| Monday, November 17 | 7:00 PM | New Jersey Tech at Penn State |
| Tuesday, November 18 | 6:30 PM | IUPUI at Indiana |
| 8:30 PM | SIU-Edwardsville at Wisconsin | |
| Thursday, November 20 | 8:30 PM | Delaware State at Ohio State |
| Sunday, November 23 | 2:00 PM | New Hampshire at Penn State |
| 4:00 PM | Jackson State at Illinois | |
| 6:00 PM | Oakland at Iowa | |
| Monday, November 24 | 8:00 PM | Bowling Green at Ohio State |
| Tuesday, November 25 | 8:30 PM | Norfolk State at Michigan |
| Wednesday, November 26 | 8:30 PM | Eastern Washington at Minnesota |
| Saturday, November 29 | 12:00 PM | Samford at Ohio State |
| 2:00 PM | North Dakota State at Minnesota | |
| Sunday, November 30 | 4:00 PM | Cornell at Indiana |
| Monday, December 1 | 9:00 PM |
UC-Riverside at Northwestern |
| Friday, December 5 |
8:30 PM |
Bryant University at Iowa |
| Saturday, December 6 |
1:30 PM |
Gonzaga vs. Indiana (in Indianapolis) |
| |
3:30 PM |
DePaul at Northwestern |
| |
6:00 PM |
Temple at Penn State |
| |
8:00 PM |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Purdue |
| Sunday, December 7 | 4:00 PM |
Bradley at Michigan State |
| Monday, December 8 |
8:00 PM |
Hawaii at Illinois |
| Tuesday, December 9 |
8:30 PM |
Idaho State at Wisconsin |
| Wednesday, December 10 |
9:00 PM |
South Dakota State at Minnesota |
| Friday, December 12 |
8:00 PM |
Iowa State at Iowa |
| Saturday, December 13 |
12:00 PM |
Butler at Ohio State |
| |
2:00 PM |
Indiana State at Purdue |
| |
4:00 PM |
Eastern Michigan at Michigan |
| |
6:00 PM |
Alcorn State at Michigan State |
| |
8:00 PM |
Green Bay at Wisconsin |
| Monday, December 15 |
8:00 PM |
UMKC at Northwestern |
| Wednesday, December 17 |
8:00 PM |
The Citadel at Michigan State |
| Saturday, December 20 |
12:00 PM |
Iona at Ohio State |
| |
6:00 PM |
Coppin State at Wisconsin |
| |
8:00 PM |
Detroit-Mercy at Illinois |
| Monday, December 22 |
7:00 PM |
UNC-Ashville at Ohio State |
| |
9:00 PM |
Northeastern at Indiana |
| Sunday, December 28 |
2:00 PM |
Eastern Michigan at Illinois |
| |
4:00 PM |
Valparaiso at Purdue |
| |
6:00 PM |
Lipscomb at Indiana |
| Monday, December 29 |
7:00 PM |
North Carolina Central at Michigan |
| Wednesday, December 31 |
4:00 PM |
Iowa at Ohio State |
| |
6:00 PM |
Michigan State at Minnesota |
| Saturday, January 3 |
12:00 PM |
Ohio State at Minnesota |
| |
2:00 PM |
Penn State at Wisconsin |
| |
4:30 PM |
Indiana at Iowa |
| |
7:00 PM |
Michigan State at Northwestern |
| Sunday, January 4 |
12:00 PM | Illinois at Michigan |
| Tuesday, January 6 |
9:00 PM |
Purdue at Penn State |
| Wednesday, January 7 |
6:30 PM |
Michigan at Indiana |
| |
8:30 PM |
Northwestern at Wisconsin |
| Friday, January 9 |
7:00 PM |
Houston Baptist at Ohio State |
| Saturday, January 10 |
3:00 PM |
Indiana at Illinois |
| Sunday, January 11 |
TBD |
Iowa at Michigan |
| |
TBD |
Penn State at Minnesota |
| Wednesday, January 14 |
6:30 PM |
Michigan State at Penn State |
| |
8:30 PM |
Michigan at Illinois |
| Thursday, January 15 |
9:00 PM |
Minnesota at Wisconsin |
| Saturday, January 17 |
6:00 PM |
Penn State at Indiana |
| |
8:00 PM |
Ohio State at Michigan |
| Sunday, January 18 |
12:00 PM |
Iowa at Purdue |
| |
2:00 PM |
Minnesota at Northwestern |
| Tuesday, January 20 |
9:00 PM |
Michigan at Penn State |
| Wednesday, January 21 |
6:30 PM |
Northwestern at Michigan State |
| 8:30 PM |
Wisconsin at Iowa |
|
| Saturday, January 24 |
6:00 PM |
Iowa at Penn State |
| |
8:00 PM |
Northwestern at Michigan |
| Sunday, January 25 |
12:00 PM |
Minnesota at Indiana |
| Wednesday, January 28 |
6:30 PM |
Michigan at Ohio State |
| |
8:30 PM |
Indiana at Northwestern |
| Thursday, January 29 |
9:00 PM |
Illinois at Minnesota |
| Saturday, February 1 |
12:00 PM |
Penn State at Michigan State |
| |
2:00 PM |
Iowa at Illinois |
| Wednesday, February 4 |
6:30 PM |
Iowa at Indiana |
| |
8:30 PM |
Minnesota at Michigan State |
| Thursday, February 5 | 7:00 PM |
Penn State at Michigan |
| Saturday, February 7 |
6:00 PM |
Northwestern at Iowa |
| |
8:00 PM |
Minnesota at Ohio State |
| Sunday, February 8 |
3:00 PM |
Wisconsin at Penn State |
| Tuesday, February 10 |
9:00 PM |
Indiana at Minnesota |
| Wednesday, February 11 |
6:30 PM |
Penn State at Purdue |
| |
8:30 PM |
Iowa at Wisconsin |
| Saturday, February 14 |
1:30 PM |
Minnesota at Penn State |
| |
4:00 PM |
Purdue at Iowa |
| Sunday, February 15 |
3:00 PM |
Michigan at Northwestern |
| Wednesday, February 18 |
7:00 PM |
Penn State at Illinois |
| |
9:00 PM |
Ohio State at Northwestern |
| Thursday, February 19 |
7:00 PM |
Minnesota at Michigan |
| Saturday, February 21 |
TBD |
TBD* |
| Sunday, February 22 |
3 or 7 PM |
Northwestern at Minnesota |
| |
5:00 PM |
Michigan at Iowa |
| Wednesday, February 25 |
6:30 PM |
Northwestern at Indiana |
| 8:30 PM |
Iowa at Michigan State |
|
| Thursday, February 26 |
7:00 PM |
Minnesota at Illinois |
| Saturday, February 28 |
2:00 PM |
Iowa at Northwestern |
| |
6:00 PM |
Indiana at Penn State |
| |
8:00 PM |
TBD* |
| Tuesday, March 3 |
9:00 PM |
TBD** |
| Wednesday, March 4 |
6:30 PM |
TBD |
| |
8:30 PM |
TBD |
| Saturday, March 7 |
2:00 PM |
Penn State at Iowa |
| |
4:00 PM |
TBD* |
| Sunday, March 8 |
4:00 PM |
Northwestern at Ohio State |
* Wild Card Selection. Game could move to Sunday.
** Wild Card Selection. Game could move to Thursday.
2009 BIG TEN NETWORK MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT (Indianapolis)
All times Eastern
| Date | Game | Time | Matchup |
| Thursday, March 12 | Game 1 | 12:00 PM | Big Ten #9 vs. Big Ten #8 |
| Friday, March 13 | Game 6 | 6:40 PM | Game 2 Winner vs. Big Ten #2 |
| Game 7 | 9:10 PM | Game 3 Winner vs. Big Ten #3 |
BIG TEN NETWORK WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
All times Eastern
| Date | Time | Matchup |
| Monday, November 17 | 9:00 PM | Kansas State at Northwestern |
| Wednesday, November 19 | 9:30 PM | Missouri at Illinois |
| Thursday, November 20 | 6:30 PM | Texas A&M at Michigan |
| Sunday, November 23 | 12:00 PM | Vanderbilt at Michigan |
| Tuesday, November 25 | 6:30 PM | Hartford at Ohio State |
| Wednesday, November 26 | 6:30 PM | Old Dominion at Michigan State |
| Sunday, November 30 | 2:00 PM | TBD at Ohio State |
| Tuesday, December 2 | 7:00 PM | UW-Milwaukee at Wisconsin |
| 9:00 PM | Marquette at Northwestern | |
| Wednesday, December 3 | 8:00 PM | North Carolina at Ohio State |
| Thursday, December 4 | 6:30 PM | Maryland at Purdue |
| 8:30 PM | Virginia at Illinois | |
| Friday, December 5 | 6:30 PM | North Carolina State at Michigan |
| Sunday, December 7 | 2:00 PM | Iowa State at Iowa |
| Tuesday, December 9 | 6:30 PM | Bucknell at Penn State |
| Wednesday, December 10 | 7:00 PM | Notre Dame at Michigan |
| Thursday, December 11 | 8:00 PM | Northern Iowa at Iowa |
| Friday, December 19 | 7:00 PM | Cincinnati at Michigan |
| Sunday, December 21 | 12:00 PM | Michigan State at Penn State |
| 2:00 PM | Michigan at Ohio State | |
| Sunday, December 28 | 12:00 PM | Illinois at Penn State |
| Monday, December 29 | 9:00 PM | Minnesota at Wisconsin |
| Thursday, January 1 |
1:00 PM |
Michigan State at Purdue |
| Sunday, January 4 |
2:00 PM |
Michigan State at Ohio State |
| |
4:00 PM |
Iowa at Indiana |
| |
6:00 PM |
Wisconsin at Northwestern |
| Thursday, January 8 |
7:00 PM |
Iowa at Purdue |
| |
9:00 PM |
Ohio State at Wisconsin |
| Sunday, January 11 |
TBD |
Minnesota at Iowa |
| Monday, January 12 |
8:00 PM |
Ohio State at Illinois |
| Thursday, January 15 |
7:00 PM |
Minnesota at Ohio State |
| Sunday, January 18 |
4:00 PM |
Penn State at Michigan State |
| |
6:00 PM |
Illinois at Wisconsin |
| Monday, January 19 |
7:00 PM |
Purdue at Indiana |
| Thursday, January 22 |
7:00 PM |
Minnesota at Purdue |
| Sunday, January 25 |
2:00 PM |
Wisconsin at Michigan State |
| |
4:00 PM |
Indiana at Illinois |
| Monday, January 26 |
8:00 PM |
Michigan at Iowa |
| Thursday, January 29 |
7:00 PM |
Illinois at Northwestern |
| Sunday, February 1 |
4:00 PM |
Indiana at Ohio State |
| Monday, February 2 |
8:00 PM |
Michigan State at Minnesota |
| Thursday, February 5 |
9:00 PM |
Michigan State at Illinois |
| Sunday, February 8 |
12:30 PM |
Illinois at Indiana |
| |
5:00 PM |
Wisconsin at Purdue |
| Monday, February 9 |
7:00 PM |
Penn State at Michigan |
| Thursday, February 12 |
7:00 PM |
Michigan State at Indiana |
| |
9:00 PM |
Purdue at Minnesota |
| Sunday, February 15 |
11:00 AM |
Northwestern at Ohio State |
| |
5:00 PM |
Minnesota at Michigan |
| Monday, February 16 |
8:00 PM |
Indiana at Wisconsin |
| Thursday, February 19 |
9:00 PM |
Ohio State at Minnesota |
| Monday, February 23 |
8:00 PM |
Minnesota at Northwestern |
| Thursday, February 26 |
9:00 PM |
Wild Card Selection |
| Sunday, March 1 |
TBD |
Wild Card Selection |
| |
TBD |
Wild Card Selection |
2009 BIG TEN NETWORK WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT (Indianapolis)
All times Eastern
| Date | Game | Time | Matchup |
| Thursday, March 5 |
Game 1 | 12:00 PM | Big Ten #7 vs. Big Ten #10 |
| Game 2 | 2:30 PM | Big Ten #6 vs. Big Ten #11 | |
| Game 3 | 5:00 PM | Big Ten #8 vs. Big Ten #9 | |
| Friday, March 6 | Game 4 | 11:30 AM | Game 1 Winner vs. Big Ten #2 |
| Game 5 | 2:00 PM | Game 2 Winner vs. Big Ten #3 | |
| Game 6 | 6:00 PM | Game 3 Winner vs. Big Ten #1 | |
| Game 7 | 8:30 PM | Big Ten #5 vs. Big Ten #4 | |
| Saturday, March 7 | Game 8 | 6:00 PM | Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner |
| Game 9 | 8:30 PM | Game 6 Winner vs. Game 7 Winner |
About the Big Ten Network:
The Big Ten Network is the first national network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. With more than 400 live events, and nearly all of them in HD, the network is the destination for Big Ten fans across the country and allows fans to see their favorite team, regardless of where they live. Operating 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, the Big Ten Network showcases a wide array of classic-to-current sports and televises more Olympic sporting events and women's sports than has ever been aired on any other network. Original programming highlights activities and accomplishments of some of the nation's finest universities. Each year, the network offers approximately 35 football games, 105 regular season men's basketball games, 55 women's basketball games, dozens of Big Ten Championship events, a nightly studio show, coaches' shows and classic games. Available to all cable and satellite providers nationwide, the network currently has agreements with AT&T U-Verse, Charter, Comcast, Cox, DirecTV, DISH Network, Insight, Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS and 230 cable operators.
For updated information on the Big Ten Network, go to www.BigTenNetwork.com.
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