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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