FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, November 5th, 2013

COMCAST SPORTSNET ANNOUNCES 2013-14 COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

68 Men’s and Women’s Game Schedule includes MVC, Horizon League, MAC & SEC Conference Action, plus local contests featuring Illinois State, UIC, Loyola, Bradley, NIU, SIU, DePaul, Northwestern and more!

First game on CSN’s ’13-’14 college hoops schedule features Drake at UIC on Saturday, November 9 at 7:00 PM

CSNChicago.com’s NCAA section to also provide the latest headlines for all area teams

Chicago, IL (November 5, 2013) – Comcast SportsNet, the television home for the most games and the most comprehensive coverage of the Chicago Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs and White Sox, is ready to bring college hoops fans another exciting season of action-packed NCAA basketball featuring 54 men’s & 14 women’s contests.

Comcast SportsNet viewers can look forward to the very best in local/regional basketball action with six games featuring the Horizon League’s UIC Flames, along with Missouri Valley Conference action highlighted by Illinois State (six games), new MVC addition Loyola (4 games), #16 pre-season ranked & last season’s NCAA Final Four participant Wichita State (three games) Bradley (four games), Southern Illinois (two games) and Northern Iowa (five games) in action all season long, plus – live coverage of the MVC Tournament in March.  Additional local match-ups are highlighted by games featuring Northern Illinois, DePaul and Northwestern.  From an online perspective, viewers are also urged to visit Comcast SportsNet’s website, CSNChicago.com/NCAA, for the very latest NCAA basketball headlines, features, scores and player updates from all area teams throughout the season.

Comcast SportsNet’s men’s collegiate basketball season tips off with UIC’s season opening battle against Drake LIVE from the UIC Pavilion on Saturday, November 9 at 7:00 PM.  WGN Radio’s Jordan Bernfield (play-by-play) and Comcast SportsNet’s David Kaplan (analyst) will call the action.

Among the key local match-ups on the schedule this season include Northwestern at UIC (Nov. 20 at 7:00 PM), UIC at Loyola (Dec. 7 at 3:00 PM), DePaul at Illinois St. (Dec. 22 at 7:00 PM), SIU at Loyola (Jan. 8 at 7:00 PM), Bradley at Evansville (Jan. 26 at 1:00 PM), Valparaiso at UIC (Feb. 1 at 3:00 PM), Bradley at Illinois St. (Feb. 15 at 6:00 PM), Loyola at Bradley (Feb. 22 at 7:00 PM) and Illinois St. at Northern Iowa (Feb. 23 at 4:00 PM). Note the attached schedule for a complete list of men’s games this season on Comcast SportsNet.

Comcast SportsNet’s women’s basketball season gets underway with a battle featuring the University of Illinois traveling to face Georgia on Sunday, December 28 LIVE at 3:00 PM.  In addition, the Illinois St. Redbirds will be featured in four regular season games on CSN this season, plus – the network will also carry live coverage of the MVC Tournament semifinals and championship match-ups (note the attached schedule for a complete listing of women’s games this season).

Comcast SportsNet will once again provide college basketball fans with three area team college coaches show this season (air dates may vary during the season) – Tuesdays (beginning in December): Fighting Illini Insider (4:30 PM) & Inside Notre Dame Basketball with Mike Brey (5:00 PM)…and Tuesdays (beginning in January): Wildcat Fast Break with Chris Collins (11:30 PM).

2013-14 MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL on COMCAST SPORTSNET

  1. Sat, Nov 9      7:00 pm         Drake @ UIC                                                         Live
  2. Tue, Nov 12   7:00 pm         Drexel @ Illinois State                                           Live
  3. Wed, Nov 20  7:00 pm         Northwestern @ UIC                                             Live
  4. Wed, Dec 4    7:00 pm         Southern Methodist @ UIC                                   Live
  5. Sat, Dec 7      1:00 pm         Clemson @ Arkansas                                           Live
  6. Sat, Dec 7      3:00 pm         UIC @ Loyola                                                        Live
  7. Sat, Dec 7      7:00 pm         Dayton @ Illinois State                                          Live
  8. Sat, Dec 14    4:00 pm         SEC:  Middle Tennessee @ Mississippi               Live
  9. Sun, Dec 15   7:00 pm         CUSA:  Georgia Southern @ UAB                        Live
  10. Thu, Dec 19   8:00 pm         SEC:  Florida Gulf Coast @ Mississippi State      Live JIP 8:30p
  11. Sat, Dec 21    1:00 pm         SEC:  Western Carolina @ Georgia                     Live
  12. Sat, Dec 21    3:30 pm         CUSA:  Houston @ Rice                                       Live
  13. Sun, Dec 22   7:00 pm         DePaul @ Illinois State                                         Live
  14. Wed, Jan 1    7:00 pm         MVC:  Bradley @ Northern Iowa                           Live
  15. Sat, Jan 4      2:00 pm         SEC:  Richmond @ Florida                                   Live
  16. Sat, Jan 4      4:30 pm         SEC:  Robert Morris @ Alabama                          Live
  17. Sun, Jan 5     1:00 pm         MVC:  Northern Iowa @ Wichita State                  Live
  18. Wed, Jan 8    7:00 pm         MVC:  Southern Illinois @ Loyola                         Live
  19. Thu, Jan 9      8:00 pm         CUSA:  Tulane @ Tulsa                                        Live
  20. Sat, Jan 11    1:00 pm         CUSA:  Tulane @ North Texas                             Live
  21. Wed, Jan 15  8:00 pm         SEC:  LSU @ Mississippi                                      Live JIP 9:00p
  22. Thu, Jan 16    7:00 pm         HOR:  Milwaukee @ UIC                                      Live
  23. Sat, Jan 18    1:00 pm         HOR:  Milwaukee @ Valparaiso                           Live
  24. Sat, Jan 18    7:00 pm         Illinois State @ Drake                                           Live
  25. Sun, Jan 19   1:00 pm         MAC:  Bowling Green @ Western Michigan         Live
  26. Wed, Jan 22  8:00 pm         SEC:  Mississippi @ Vanderbilt                            Live JIP 9:00p
  27. Sat, Jan 25    3:00 pm         Northern Iowa @ Loyola                                       Live
  28. Sun, Jan 26   1:00 pm         MVC:  Bradley @ Evansville                                 Live
  29. Wed, Jan 29  6:00 pm         MAC:  NIU @ Kent State                                      Live
  30. Sat, Feb 1      3:00 pm         Valparaiso @ UIC                                                 Live
  31. Wed, Feb 5    7:00 pm         MVC:  Wichita State @ Indiana State                   Live
  32. Thu, Feb 6     6:00 pm         HOR:  Cleveland State @ Oakland                       SDD 7:00 p
  33. Sat, Feb 8      1:00 pm         HOR:  Milwaukee @ Green Bay                           Live
  34. Sat, Feb 8      3:00 pm         CUSA:  Tulsa @ Rice                                           Live
  35. Sat, Feb 8      6:00 pm         MVC:  Missouri State @ Southern Illinois             Live
  36. Sun, Feb 9     2:00 pm         MVC:  Drake @ Indiana State                               Live
  37. Thu, Feb 13   8:00 pm         CUSA:  Southern Miss @ UAB                             Live
  38. Sat, Feb 15    1p/3p             HOR:  Wildcard Teams TBA                                 Live
  39. Sat, Feb 15    6:00 pm         MVC:  Bradley @ Illinois State                              Live
  40. Sun, Feb 16   4:00 pm         MVC:  Wichita State @ Evansville                        Live
  41. Tue, Feb 18   8:00 pm         MVC:  Northern Iowa @ Drake                             Live
  42. Wed, Feb 19  8:00 pm         SEC:  South Carolina @ Arkansas                       Live JIP 9:00p
  43. Thu, Feb 20     6:00 pm        MAC:  Eastern Michigan @ NIU                           Live
  44. Sat, Feb 22    1p/3p             HOR:  Wildcard Teams TBA                                 Live
  45. Sat, Feb 22    7:00 pm         MVC:  Loyola @ Bradley                                       Live
  46. Sun, Feb 23   4:00 pm         MVC:  Illinois State @ Northern Iowa                   Live
  47. Sat, Mar 1      11:00 am       MAC:  Miami @ Buffalo                                         Live
  48. Sat, Mar 1      1p/3p             HOR:  Wildcard Teams TBA                                 Live
  49. Fri, Mar 7       12:00 pm       MVC:  Men’s Tournament:  Quarterfinal #1          Live
  50. Fri, Mar 7       2:30 pm         MVC:  Men’s Tournament:  Quarterfinal #2          Live
  51. Sat, Mar 8      1:30 pm         MVC:  Men’s Tournament:  Semifinal #1              Live
  52. Sat, Mar 8      4:00 pm         MVC:  Men’s Tournament:  Semifinal #2              Live
  53. Sat, Mar 8      6:00 pm         HOR:  Tournament 2nd Round Game #1              Live
  54. Sat, Mar 8      8:30 pm         HOR:  Tournament 2nd Round Game 2                Live

2013-14 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL on COMCAST SPORTSNET

  1. Sat, Dec 28     3:00 pm        SEC:  Illinois @ Georgia                                 Live
  2. Sat, Jan 12      1:00 pm        Illinois State @ Indiana State                          Live
  3. Mon, Jan 20    3:30 pm        MVC:  Drake @ Wichita State                         Live
  4. Sun, Jan 26     1:00 pm        MAC:  NIU @ Bowling Green                          SDD 3:00 p
  5. Fri, Jan 31       7:00 pm        Illinois State @ Loyola                                    Live
  6. Sun, Feb 2      2:00 pm        SEC:  Georgia @ Mississippi State                Live
  7. Fri, Feb 14       7:00 pm        MVC:  Evansville @ Illinois State                    Live
  8. Fri, Feb 21       7:00 pm        MVC:  Illinois State @ Wichita State               Live
  9. Sun, Feb 23    1:00 pm        MAC:  Western Michigan @ Toledo                Live
  10. Thu, Feb 27     8:00 pm        SEC:  Tennessee @ LSU                               Live JIP 9:00 p
  11. Sun, Mar 2      1:00 pm        MAC:  Central Michigan @ Toledo                 Live
  12. Sat, Mar 15     1:30 pm        MVC:  Tournament – Semifinal #1                  Live
  13. Sat, Mar 15     4:00 pm        MVC:  Tournament – Semifinal #2                  Live
  14. Sun, Mar 16    2:00 pm        MVC:  Tournament Championship                  Live

(Schedules as of 11/5/13)

SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

SDD – Games airing on a same day delay basis LIVE JIP – Live games joined in progress