FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, October 28th, 2013

Comcast SportsNet and The Comcast Network Announces NCAA Basketball Schedule

Over 90 Games Include Local Favorites Saint Joseph’s, Temple, Drexel, La Salle, Rider and Delaware Men’s Teams

and Lafayette, Drexel and Delaware Women’s Teams 

Local Basketball Players are Profiled in Big Men on Campus

PHILADELPHIA- (October 28, 2013) – Comcast SportsNet and The Comcast Network provide college basketball fans with the most comprehensive local basketball coverage with over 90 games, including 29 local-Philadelphia market games from the Atlantic 10, CAA, and the Ivy League conferences. Fans will also be able to check out action from nationally prominent conferences, including the SEC and Conference-USA.

Beginning on Sunday, November 3, Comcast SportsNet will profile six prominent players from the City 6 teams in “SportsNite.” The “Big Men on Campus” features will air in “SportsNite” at 6 p.m., 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. through Friday, November 8.  The schedule is below:

Big Men on Campus Player Profiles:

Sunday, November 3:                        Tyrone Garland, La Salle University

Monday, November 4:                       Anthony Lee, Temple University

Tuesday, November 5:                       Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova University

Wednesday, November 6:                Fran Dougherty, University of Pennsylvania

Thursday, November 7:                     Ronald Roberts, St. Joseph’s University

Friday, November 8:                           Chris Fouch, Drexel University

In addition, CSNPhilly.com will also preview all City 6 teams beginning on Sunday, November 3.

“Big Men on Campus” coverage continues with a 30-minute special debuting on Saturday, November 9 at 6:30 p.m. Neil Hartman will be joined by NCAA analysts and experts as they take a look at the season ahead for La Salle, Temple, Villanova, Penn, Saint Joseph’s and Drexel.  “Big Men on Campus” debuts on Comcast SportsNet on Saturday, November 9 at 6:30 p.m. and will replay on both Comcast SportsNet and The Comcast Network on the following dates and times:

CSN

Saturday, November 9 at 11 p.m.

Monday, November 11 at 11:30 a.m.

Tuesday, November 12 at 12:30 a.m.

TCN

Sunday, November 10 at 3 p.m.

Monday, November 11 at 10:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 16 at 6:30 p.m.

In addition to comprehensive coverage including scores, highlights and special features during Comcast SportsNet’s news and talk programs, Comcast SportsNet and The Comcast Network will also have a full slate of college basketball shows including “Inside Villanova Basketball with Jay Wright,” “Above the Rim: Temple Basketball,” and “Penn State Basketball: Inside the Paint.” CSNPhilly.com will have regular coverage previewing and reviewing the latest in the City 6.

DAY

DATE

TIME

GAME

network

Sat

11/12

8:00pm

DREXEL at Illinois State

TCN

Sat

11/16

7:00pm

SAINT JOSEPH’S at Creighton

TCN

Sat

11/17

1:00pm

Women’s: Lafayette at Pittsburgh

TCN

Tue

11/19

7:30pm

Texas Arlington at Kentucky

TCN

Sat

12/7

11:00am

LA SALLE vs Stony Brook

CSN

Sat

12/7

2:00pm

Clemson at Arkansas

TCN

Sat

12/7

6:30pm

Towson vs Sam Houston State

TCN

Sat

12/7

9:15pm

James Madison vs Stephen F Austin

TCN

Sat

12/14

5:00pm

Middle Tennessee at Mississippi

TCN

Wed

12/18

7:00pm

DREXEL at SAINT JOSEPH’S

TCN

Sat

12/21

2:00pm

Western Carolina at Georgia

TCN

Sat

12/21

4:30pm

Houston at Rice

TCN

Sun

12/22

2:00pm

Boston College at Auburn

CSN

Sat

12/28

4:00pm

Women’s: Illinois at Georgia

TCN

Sun

12/29

12:00pm

PENN at RIDER

TCN

Mon

12/30

7:00pm

Marshall at South Carolina

TCN

Thu

1/2

7:00pm

Women’s: LSU at Tennessee

TCN

Fri

1/3

*7:00pm (* 1/2, 7:30p TD) PENN at George Mason

TCN

Sat

1/4

3:00pm

Richmond at Virginia

TCN

Sat

1/4

5:30pm

Robert Morris at Alabama

TCN

Sun

1/5

3:00pm

Women’s: Florida at Kentucky

CSN

Wed

1/8

7:00pm

SAINT JOSEPH’S at UMass

TCN

Thu

1/9

7:00pm

Women’s: Ole Miss at Tennessee

TCN

Thu

1/9

9:00pm

Tulane at Tulsa

TCN

Thu

1/9

*11:00pm (*8p TD) George Washington at LA SALLE

CSN

Sat

1/11

2:00pm

Northeastern at DREXEL

TCN

Sat

1/11

4:00pm

DELAWARE at James Madison

CSN

Sun

1/12

*6:00pm (*2:30p TD) LA SALLE at Duquesne

TCN

Tue

1/14

7:00pm

Towson at DREXEL

TCN

Wed

1/15

7:00pm

Auburn at Tennessee

TCN

Wed

1/15

9:00pm

LSU at Mississippi

TCN

Thu

1/16

7:00pm

Women’s: Arkansas at Georgia

TCN

Thu

1/16

9:00pm

Women’s: Tennessee at Mississippi State

TCN

Sat

1/18

12:00pm

DELAWARE at Northeastern

CSN

Sat

1/18

4:00pm

James Madison at William & Mary

TCN

Sun

1/19

1:00pm

Women’s: Georgia at Florida

CSN

Wed

1/22

7:00pm

Rhode Island at SAINT JOSEPH’S

TCN

Wed

1/22

9:00pm

Ole Miss at Vanderbilt

TCN

Thu

1/23

7:00pm

Women’s: William & Mary at UNCW

TCN

Sat

1/25

12:00pm

Towson at DELAWARE

TCN

Sat

1/25

2:00pm

Charleston at James Madison

TCN

Sat

1/25

7:00pm

Saint Bonaventure at Duquesne

TCN***

Sat

1/25

*7:00pm (*4p TD) SAINT JOSEPH’S at Richmond

TCN

Sun

1/26

3:00pm

Women’s: Georgia at Alabama

CSN

Mon

1/27

7:00pm

Hofstra at Towson

CSN

Wed

1/29

7:00pm

SAINT JOSEPH’S at Dayton

TCN

Wed

1/29

*9:00pm (*7pm TD) LA SALLE at George Washington

TCN

Thu

1/30

7:00pm

Women’s: Northeastern at Delaware

CSN

Sat

2/1

12:00pm

UNCW at DELAWARE

CSN

Sat

2/1

4:00pm

Duquesne at LA SALLE

TCN

Sun

2/2

3:00pm

Women’s: Georgia at Mississippi State

TCN

Tue

2/4

7:00pm

James Madison at Towson

TCN

Wed

2/5

7:00pm

Saint Louis at SAINT JOSEPH’S

TCN

Wed

2/5

9:00pm

Mississippi State at Texas A&M

TCN

Thu

2/6

9:00pm

Women’s: Tennessee at Ole Miss

TCN

Sat

2/8

2:00pm

Charleston at Towson

TCN

Sat

2/8

4:00pm

Tulsa at Rice

TCN

Sat

2/8

8:00pm

Texas A&M at Georgia

CSN

Sun

2/9

12:00pm

Women’s: Kentucky at Florida

CSN

Sun

2/9

3:00pm

Women’s: Towson at James Madison

TCN

Mon

2/10

7:00pm

Hofstra at James Madison

CSN

Wed

2/12

9:00pm

LSU at Texas A&M

TCN

Thu

2/13

7:00pm

Women’s: Auburn at Vanderbilt

TCN

Thu

2/13

9:00pm

Southern Miss at UAB

TCN

Sat

2/15

12:00pm

UNCW at James Madison

CSN

Sat

2/15

4:00pm

Towson at William & Mary

CSN

Sun

2/16

3:30pm

Women’s: Hofstra at Charleston

TCN

Sun

2/16

5:30pm

Women’s: James Madison at Drexel

TCN

Sun

2/16

8:00pm

Hofstra at DREXEL

CSN

Wed

2/19

7:00pm

DREXEL at James Madison

TCN

Wed

2/19

7:00pm

SAINT JOSEPH’S at Rhode Island

CSN

Wed

2/19

7:00pm

Duquesne at Saint Bonaventure

TCN**

Wed

2/19

9:00pm

South Carolina at Arkansas

TCN

Thu

2/20

7:00pm

Women’s: Auburn at Tennessee

TCN

Thu

2/20

7:00pm

Towson at Northeastern

CSN

Sat

2/22

4:00pm

Northeastern at William & Mary

CSN

Sun

2/23

3:00pm

DREXEL at DELAWARE

CSN

Sun

2/23

4:00pm

Women’s: Alabama at Vanderbilt

TCN

Thu

2/27

9:00pm

Tennessee at LSU

TCN

Sat

3/1

2:00pm

DELAWARE at Charleston

TCN

Sat

3/1

4:00pm

William & Mary at Towson

CSN

Sat

3/1

*6:00pm (*3p TD) SAINT JOSEPH’S at Saint Bonaventure

TCN

Sat

3/1

*8:00pm (*5p TD) LA SALLE at Fordham

TCN

Sun

3/2

1:00pm

Women’s: Texas A&M at Florida

TCN

Wed

3/5

7:00pm

Mississippi State at Georgia

TCN

Wed

3/5

9:00pm

SAINT JOSEPH’S at George Washington

CSN

Thu

3/6

*11:00pm (*8p TD) George Mason at LA SALLE

CSN

Sat

3/8

12:00pm

CAA Men’s Quarterfinal Game #1

CSN

Sat

3/8

2:30pm

CAA Men’s Quarterfinal Game #2

CSN

Sat

3/15

12:00pm

CAA Women’s Semifinal Game #1

TCN

Sat

3/15

2:30pm

CAA Women’s Semifinal Game #2

TCN

Sun

3/16

12:00pm

CAA Women’s Championship Game

CSN

TCN*** = TCN’s 3rd stream consisting solely of the Pittsburgh and Northern New Jersey areas]

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