BIG EAST Unveils Tip Times and TV Designations
NEW YORK – The BIG EAST conference has announced tip times and television designations for the upcoming 2024-25 men's basketball regular season. UConn will be featured prominently across FOX Sports, CBS Sports and NBC Sports, including a total of at least nine games on broadcast networks.
Also announced on Wednesday was a date change. UConn's game against Marquette at Gampel Pavilion will now be played on Wednesday, March 5 instead of the originally announced date of Tuesday, March 4.
The Huskies are featured three times on FOX Primetime Hoops, with 8 p.m. tips on Saturday nights, and another in FOX's new Friday night slot. In total Connecticut will play at least seven times on FOX broadcast this season and 10 or more times on FS1.
As part of the new BIG EAST media rights deal the Huskies will be featured in regular season action on the NBC Sports family of networks. Connecticut will play three games on Peacock and one on NBC broadcast.
UConn will also be featured on CBS Sports three times this season, with a pair of games on CBS Sports Network and another on CBS broadcast.
The full regular season schedule with tip times (all listed in ET) and broadcast information can be found below.
Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Time |
Network |
Wed, Nov. 6 |
Sacred Heart |
Gampel Pavilion |
7 p.m. |
FS1 |
Sat, Nov. 9 |
New Hampshire |
XL Center |
8 p.m. |
FS2 |
Wed, Nov. 13 |
Le Moyne |
XL Center |
7 p.m. |
FS1 |
Tue, Nov. 19 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
Gampel Pavilion |
7 p.m. |
FS1 |
Mon, Nov. 25 |
vs. Memphis |
Lahaina Civic Center |
2:30 p.m. |
ESPN2 |
Tue, Nov. 26 |
vs. Colorado / MSU |
Lahaina Civic Center |
TBD |
TBD |
Wed, Nov. 27 |
vs. TBD |
Lahaina Civic Center |
TBD |
TBD |
Sat, Nov. 30 |
UMES |
XL Center |
7 p.m. |
Peacock |
Wed, Dec. 4 |
Baylor |
Gampel Pavilion |
6:30 p.m. |
FS1 |
Sun, Dec. 8 |
at Texas |
Moody Center |
TBD |
TBD |
Sat, Dec. 14 |
vs. Gonzaga |
Madison Square Garden |
8 p.m. |
FOX |
Wed, Dec. 18 |
Xavier |
XL Center |
7 p.m. |
FS1 |
Sat, Dec. 21 |
at Butler |
Hinkle Fieldhouse |
12 p.m. |
Peacock |
Wed, Jan. 1 |
at DePaul |
Wintrust Arena |
12 p.m. |
CBSSN |
Sun, Jan. 5 |
Providence |
Gampel Pavilion |
2 p.m. |
NBC |
Wed, Jan. 8 |
at Villanova |
Finneran Pavilion |
6:30 p.m. |
FS1 |
Sat, Jan. 11 |
at Georgetown |
Capital One Arena |
2 p.m. |
FOX/FS1 |
Sat, Jan. 18 |
Creighton |
Gampel Pavilion |
12 p.m. |
FOX |
Tue, Jan. 21 |
Butler |
XL Center |
7 p.m. |
FS1 |
Sat, Jan. 25 |
at Xavier |
Cintas Center |
8 p.m. |
FOX |
Wed, Jan. 29 |
DePaul |
XL Center |
8 p.m. |
Peacock |
Sat, Feb. 1 |
at Marquette |
Fiserv Forum |
8 p.m. |
FOX |
Fri, Feb. 7 |
St. John's |
Gampel Pavilion |
8 p.m. |
FOX |
Tue, Feb. 11 |
at Creighton |
CHI Health Center |
9 p.m. |
CBSSN |
Sat, Feb. 15 |
at Seton Hall |
Prudential Center |
2:30 p.m. |
FOX |
Tue, Feb. 18 |
Villanova |
XL Center |
6:30 p.m. |
FS1 |
Sun, Feb. 23 |
at St. John's |
Madison Square Garden |
12 p.m. |
FOX |
Wed, Feb. 26 |
Georgetown |
XL Center |
6:30 p.m. |
FS1 |
Sat, March 1 |
at Providence |
Amica Mutual Pavilion |
12 p.m. |
CBS |
Wed, March 5 |
Marquette |
Gampel Pavilion |
8:30 p.m. |
FS1 |
Sat, March 8 |
Seton Hall |
Gampel Pavilion |
TBD |
FOX/FS1 |
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