CBS College Sports Network returns to the hardwood for the 2009-10 college basketball season, with broadcasts of over 120 games featuring top men’s and women’s teams from the Mountain West Conference, Conference USA, Atlantic 10, Big East, Patriot League, West Coast Conference and Division II. Coverage tips off with the Cancun Caribbean Challenge on Tuesday, Nov. 24 as Cleveland State takes on Kentucky, and Virginia battles Stanford.
CBS Sports’ lead studio analyst Greg Anthony returns for his second season as a game analyst on CBS College Sports Network, along with Pete Gillen and Steve Lappas, who begin their fifth season as part of the Network’s coverage. Play-by-play announcers Tom Hart, Jason Knapp and Tom McCarthy return to call men’s games, along with Dave Ryan, who debuts on the Network’s basketball broadcasts this season. Analysts Debbie Antonelli, Tammy Blackburn and Ann Schatz pair with play-by-play commentators Knapp and Ryan for women’s contests.
CBS College Sports Network again serves as the home of Conference USA basketball including a Wednesday prime-time package of games, as well as the Conference USA Men’s Championship quarterfinal and semifinal tournament games. The Network also showcases the Mountain West Conference and Atlantic 10 Men’s Championship semifinal tournament games.
CBS College Sports Network’s extensive coverage of women’s basketball is highlighted by the Big East Tuesday Night Women’s Game of the Week, highlighting the conference’s top teams.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MEN’S SCHEDULE INCLUDE:
• Pittsburgh at Duquesne – Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009
• Michigan at Utah – Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009
• Cincinnati at UAB – Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009
• San Diego St. at UNLV – Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010
• Duquesne at Xavier – Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010
• UAB at Memphis – Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010
• UTEP at Tulsa – Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010
• BYU at Utah – Wednesday, March 3, 2010
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WOMEN’S SCHEDULE INCLUDE:
• Villanova at Temple – Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009
• Notre Dame at UCF – Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009
• Vanderbilt at Notre Dame – Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009
• Notre Dame at Louisville – Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010
• Rutgers at UConn – Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010
CHAMPIONSHIP COVERAGE HIGHLIGHTS:
• Conference USA Men’s Quarterfinals/Semifinals – Thurs./Fri. March 11-12, 2010
• Mountain West Conference Men’s Quarterfinals/Semifinals – Friday, March 12, 2010
• Atlantic 10 Men’s Semifinals – Saturday, March 13, 2010
• NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Championships – Saturday, March 20, 2010
• NAIA Men’s and Women’s Championships – Tuesday, March 23, 2010
The complete 2009-10 broadcast schedule follows.
