WKU Basketball: Television Assignments Announced

On Monday morning, C-USA released their Television assignments for the 2019–20 Basketball Season. Here is a rundown of WKU’s TV assignments

On Monday morning, C-USA released their Television assignments for the 2019–20 Basketball Season. Here is a rundown of WKU’s TV assignments

• Tue 11/5 Tennessee Tech at WKU — ESPN3 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT

• Sat 11/9 Austin Peay at WKU- ESPN3 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT

• Fri 11/29 WKU vs. Louisville- CBSSN on FB 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT

• Sat 12/7 Arkansas at WKU CBSSN- 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT

• Tue 12/17 Ky. Wesleyan at WKU (Exh)- ESPN3 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT

• Sat 12/28 Belmont at WKU -Stadium 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT

• Thu 1/2 North Texas at WKU -ESPNU 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT

• Sat 1/4 Rice at WKU -ESPN3 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT

• Thu 1/9 WKU at UAB- Stadium 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT

• Sat 1/11 WKU at Middle Tennessee- CBSSN 6 p.m. ET/5 p.m. CT

• Thu 1/16 Old Dominion at WKU -CBSSN 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT

• Sat 1/18 Charlotte at WKU- ESPN 3 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT

• Wed 1/22 WKU at Marshall -Stadium on FB 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT

• Sat 1/25 Marshall at WKU- Stadium on FB 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT

• Thu 1/30 WKU at Florida Atlantic- Stadium on FB 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT

• Sat 2/1 WKU at FIU -Stadium on FB 12 p.m. ET/11 a.m. CT

• Thu 2/6 Louisiana Tech at WKU- CBSSN 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT

• Sat 2/8 Southern Miss at WKU- Stadium on FB 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT

• Thu 2/13 WKU at UTEP- Stadium on FB 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT

• Sat 2/15 WKU at UTSA- CBSSN on FB 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT

• *Not Listed Paradise Jam on FloHoops

• CUSA Tournament a mix of ESPN+, Stadium & CBS Sports Network

Here are some thoughts on WKU’s television schedule:

• Overall nothing too surprising. CUSA is a mix of online platforms that most fans should be used to watching at this point.

• I’d expect HSSN to pick up the games against Kentucky State (exhibition) & Campbellsville

• We’re still waiting on several road games including Wright State, Rhode Island & EKU. Expect most of those to be on an ESPN platform at least.

• WKU definitely has more TV appearances than the rest of the league thanks to HSSN, expect those ESPN 3 games to air locally in Bowling Green & Louisville.

• Interesting that all of WKU’s games on HSSN will be ESPN3 instead of ESPN+. That means that WKU fans won’t have to pay the $4.99 per month until the end of the season to watch the Hilltoppers

• The Louisville game is on CBS Sports Network on Facebook. That is a bad look for WKU & Conference USA. A Top 10 team having to play online will hurt WKU’s chances of getting those type of matchups in the future. I know Black Friday Football is a big reason for this but after not getting the Football game on regular TV as well, It will be harder for WKU to get home and neutral-site games moving forward.

• Be prepared to drop $30 to watch the Paradise Jam tournament in the Virgin Islands. It is on FloHoops and you can’t watch without a monthly subscription. Fan complaints will be loud.

• It is great to see ESPNU replace BeIN on CUSA’s tv slate. Hopefully, the league continues to improve so we can get more games on there in the coming years

• Overall fans need to remember that Conference USA doesn’t have the national cache of other conferences and that schools would rather play their games on convenient nights for fans instead of catering to TV’s whims. That’s why leagues such as the OVC will get more exposure than CUSA