CAA ANNOUNCES MOST COMPREHENSIVE BASKETBALL TELEVISION SCHEDULE

10/17/2007 1:00:00 PM

RICHMOND, Va. (October 25, 2007) - The Colonial Athletic Association, coming off another outstanding season in both men’s and women’s basketball, today released the most comprehensive television schedule in the CAA’s 23-year history with more than 100 games scheduled to be broadcast.

The 95-game men’s basketball composite broadcast slate features 38 appearances on the various ESPN platforms, including four regular-season games and the CAA Championship on ESPN/ESPN2, 14 games on ESPNU and six syndicated games on ESPN Regional Television. The largest-ever Comcast syndicated package features more than 40 games syndicated on the Comcast family of Networks (Comcast SportsNets, SportsNet New York, CSS, CN8), allowing consistent exposure in many of the nation’s largest media markets.

The women’s basketball composite television schedule includes 11 regular-season conference matchups as well as the CAA Women’s Basketball Championship semifinals and championship game. In total, 17 games will be televised throughout the CAA footprint.

“The continued success of our men’s and women’s basketball programs over the past couple of years combined with the outstanding relationships we have developed with Comcast SportsNet, CN8 and ESPN have once again allowed us to put together an impressive television package,” said CAA Commissioner Tom Yeager. “We appreciate the commitment made by our institutions to promote their programs and are very excited that CAA fans throughout our geographic footprint will be able to watch their teams perform on television many times throughout the season.”

CAA TELEVISION PACKAGE HIGHLIGHTS:

A minimum of 38 appearances on the various ESPN platforms, including at least four regular-season games on ESPN2, 29 appearances on ESPNU and ESPN Regional Television and the CAA Championship game on ESPN.

Over 40 games in a widely-syndicated Comcast/CN8 package, featuring a cumulative total of 60-plus CAA appearances available in the New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, DC, Baltimore, Richmond, Norfolk and Atlanta television markets, reaching a potential audience of over 20 million TVHH;

Seven games (Four Quarterfinals, two Semifinals and the Championship) of the CAA Men’s Basketball Championship available either regionally or nationally.

An expanded Women’s Basketball package with at least 11 regular season CAA games (17 total) ;

Regional syndication of both CAA Women’s Basketball semifinal games and the CAA Championship game.

2007 ? 2008 CAA MEN’S BASKETBALL
COMPOSITE TELEVISION LISTING
(as of 10/24/07, Times, networks subject to change)

Fri., Nov. 9	Vermont at George Mason	MASN	7:00 PM
Sun., Nov. 11	Northeastern at Illinois	ESPN360	2:00 PM
Thu., Nov. 15	VCU vs. Houston (Puerto Rico Tip-Off)	ESPNU	9:00 AM
Thu., Nov. 15	Northeastern at Maryland	CSN-MA; NESN	8:00 PM
Fri., Nov. 16	VCU vs. (Miami (FL)/Marist) (Puerto Rico Tip-Off)	ESPNU	TBA
Fri., Nov. 16	Toledo at Old Dominion	WSKY	7:00 PM
Sat., Nov. 17	Manhattan at Hofstra	FSN-NY	4:00 PM
Sun., Nov. 18	VCU at Puerto Rico Tip-Off	ESPN2 / ESPNU	TBA
Tue., Nov. 20	Georgia State at Florida State	FSN-FL	7:00 PM
Tue., Nov. 20	UNCW vs. Indiana (Chicago Invitational)	Big Ten Network	7:00 PM
Tue., Nov. 20	Drexel at Virginia (Philly Classic)	CN8	8:00 PM
Thu., Nov. 22	George Mason vs. Kansas State (Old Spice Classic)	ESPN2	9:00 PM
Fri., Nov. 23	George Mason vs. Villanova/Cent. Florida (Old Spice Classic)	ESPN2 / ESPNU	5:00 / 7:30 PM
Fri., Nov. 23	Old Dominion vs. North Carolina (Las Vegas Invit.)	ESPN2 / ESPNU	11:55 PM
Sat., Nov. 24	Old Dominion vs. BYU/Louisville (Las Vegas Invit.)	ESPN2 / ESPNU	TBA
Sat., Nov. 24	Drexel at Philly Classic	CN8	TBA
Sun., Nov. 25	George Mason at Old Spice Classic	ESPN2 / ESPNU	TBA
Wed., Nov. 28	Georgetown at Old Dominion	MASN	7:00 PM
Thu., Nov. 29	Drexel at George Mason	CSN-MA; CSN-P	7:00 PM
Sat., Dec. 1	Creighton at Drexel	CN8	4:30 PM
Sun., Dec. 2	George Mason vs. East Carolina (BB&T Classic)	MASN	5:00 PM
Sun., Dec. 2	VCU vs. Maryland (BB&T Classic)	MASN	7:30 PM
Wed., Dec. 5	Georgia Tech at Georgia State	ESPNU	9:00 PM
Thu., Dec. 6	Northeastern at Connecticut	ESPN Regional	7:30 PM
Sat., Dec. 8	Richmond at VCU	CN8	7:30 PM
Sat., Dec. 15	Temple at Drexel (Palestra)	ESPNU	Noon
Sat., Dec. 15	Charlotte at Hofstra	MASN	4:00 PM
Wed., Dec. 19	Old Dominion at Richmond	WSKY	7:00 PM
Sat., Dec. 22	Northeastern at Boston College	NESN	4:00 PM
Sat., Dec. 22	Bucknell at Drexel	CN8	6:00 PM
Sat., Dec. 22	UNCW at East Carolina	TWC-W	7:00 PM
Fri., Dec. 28	Hofstra vs. Virginia Tech (Holiday Festival)	MSG	6:30 PM
Fri., Dec. 28	Delaware at Maryland	CSN-MA	8:00 PM
Sat., Dec. 29	Hofstra vs. St. John's/Marist (Holiday Festival)	MSG	TBA
Sat., Dec. 29	UNC Greensboro at UNCW	UNCW-TV	7:00 PM
Sun., Dec. 30	Northeastern at Syracuse	TWC-NY	1:00 PM
Sun., Dec. 30	Liberty at George Mason	MASN	5:30 PM
Mon., Dec. 31	Saint Joseph's at Drexel (Palestra)	CN8	6:00 PM
Wed., Jan. 2	UNCW at Drexel	UNCW-TV	7:00 PM
Sat., Jan. 5	James Madison at Hofstra	MSG	4:00 PM
Sat., Jan. 5	Towson at George Mason	CN8	4:30 PM
Sat., Jan. 5	VCU at UNCW	UNCW-TV	6:00 PM
Sat., Jan. 5	William & Mary at Old Dominion	CSN-MA	8:00 PM
Wed., Jan. 9	George Mason at Delaware	ESPN Regional (MASN)	7:00 PM
Thu., Jan. 10	Georgia State at VCU	CSN-MA; CSS	7:00 PM
Thu., Jan. 10	Hofstra at UNCW	ESPNU	7:00 PM
Sat., Jan. 12	Hofstra at VCU	CSN-MA; SNY	Noon
Sat., Jan. 12	Northeastern at George Mason	CSN-MA; CSN-NE	2:00 PM
Sat., Jan. 12	Drexel at Towson	CN8	4:30 PM
Sat., Jan. 12	Old Dominion at Delaware	WSKY	7:00 PM
Sat., Jan. 12	UNCW at James Madison	UNCW-TV	8:00 PM
Wed., Jan. 16	James Madison at Old Dominion	CSN-MA	7:00 PM
Wed., Jan. 16	Towson at UNCW	ESPN Regional (MASN)	7:00 PM
Thu., Jan. 17	George Mason at Hofstra	ESPNU	7:00 PM
Sat., Jan. 19	Hofstra at Drexel	CSN-MA; CSN-P; SNY	Noon
Sat., Jan. 19	Towson at William & Mary	CSN-MA	2:00 PM
Sat., Jan. 19	VCU at Old Dominion	CSN-MA	4:00 PM
Sat., Jan. 19	Delaware at Northeastern	CN8	5:00 PM
Sat., Jan. 19	George Mason at James Madison	MASN	8:00 PM
Wed., Jan. 23	VCU at Hofstra	ESPN Regional (MASN; YES)	7:00 PM
Wed., Jan. 23	Old Dominion at George Mason	CN8	8:00 PM
Sat., Jan. 26	Georgia State at Delaware	CSN-MA; CSN-P; CSS	4:00 PM
Sat., Jan. 26	George Mason at UNCW	ESPN Regional (MASN)	7:00 PM
Sat., Jan. 26	Drexel at VCU	CN8	6:00 PM
Tue., Jan 29	VCU at George Mason	ESPN2	7:00 PM
Sat. Feb. 2	James Madison at George Mason	CSN-MA	2:00 PM
Sat. Feb. 2	Georgia State at Old Dominion	CSN-MA; CSS	4:00 PM
Sat. Feb. 2	Northeastern at Drexel	CN8	5:00 PM
Wed., Feb. 6	UNCW at Delaware	UNCW-TV	9:00 PM
Thu., Feb. 7	George Mason at Drexel	ESPNU	7:00 PM
Sat., Feb. 9	VCU at Delaware	CN8	2:00 PM
Sat., Feb. 9	George Mason at Old Dominion	CSN-MA	4:00 PM
Sat., Feb. 9	Georgia State at Hofstra	MSG; CSS	4:00 PM
Wed., Feb. 13	George Mason at Towson	MASN	9:00 PM
Thu., Feb. 14	Drexel at Old Dominion	ESPNU	7:00 PM
Sat., Feb. 16	Hofstra at James Madison	CSN-MA; SNY	Noon
Sat., Feb. 16	Drexel at Delaware	CN8	2:00 PM
Sat., Feb. 16	William & Mary at Towson	CSN-MA	4:00 PM
Sat., Feb. 16	UNCW at George Mason	ESPNU / ESPN2 Wildcard	6:00 / 8:00 PM
Sat., Feb. 16	Old Dominion at VCU	ESPNU / ESPN2 Wildcard	6:00 / 8:00 PM
Wed., Feb. 20	VCU at Northeastern	CN8	7:00 PM
Wed., Feb. 20	Georgia State at UNCW	ESPN Regional (MASN; CSS)	7:00 PM
Wed., Feb. 20	Old Dominion at James Madison	WSKY	7:00 PM
Sat., Feb. 23	ESPN Bracketbusters	ESPN2 / ESPNU	TBA
Wed., Feb. 27	UNCW at VCU	CSN-MA; TWC-W	7:00 PM
Wed., Feb. 27	William & Mary at George Mason	MASN	9:00 PM
Sat., Mar. 1	Drexel at Hofstra	CN8; SNY	Noon
Sat., Mar. 1	George Mason at Northeastern	CSN-MA; CSN-NE	2:00 PM
Sat., Mar. 1	Old Dominion at UNCW	CSN-MA; TWC-W	4:00 PM
Sat., Mar. 8	CAA Quarterfinal Game #1	CN8 / CAA-TV	12:00 PM
Sat., Mar. 8	CAA Quarterfinal Game #2	CN8 / CAA-TV	2:30 PM
Sat., Mar. 8	CAA Quarterfinal Game #3	CN8 / CAA-TV	6:00 PM
Sat., Mar. 8	CAA Quarterfinal Game #4	CN8 / CAA-TV	8:30 PM
Sun, Mar. 9	CAA Semifinal Game #1	CN8 / CAA-TV	3:00 PM
Sun, Mar. 9	CAA Semifinal Game #2	CN8 / CAA-TV	5:30 PM
Mon., Mar 10	CAA Championship Game	ESPN	7:00 PM

CSN-MA	Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic
CSN-P	Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
CSN-NE	Comcast SportsNet New England
CSS	Comcast / Charter Sports Southeast
CN8	CN8 - The Comcast Network
SNY	SportsNet New York
TWC-NY	Time Warner Cable (New York)
TWC-W	Time Warner Cable (Wilmington, NC)
ESPN	ESPN
ESPN2	ESPN2
ESPNU	ESPNU
ESPN Regional	ESPN Regional Television
FSN-FL	Fox SportsNet (Florida)
MASN	Mid-Atlantic Sports Network
MSG	Madison Square Garden Network
Big Ten Network Network	Big Ten Network
UNCW-TV	UNCW-TV
WSKY	WSKY-TV (Hampton Roads, VA)

2007 ? 2008 CAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
COMPOSITE TELEVISION LISTING
(as of 10/24/07, Times, networks subject to change)

Thu., Nov. 29	Penn State at Old Dominion	WSKY	7:00 PM
Tue., Dec. 4	Stony Brook at Hofstra	FSN-NY	7:00 PM
Mon., Dec. 31	American at Drexel (Palestra)	CN8	3:30 PM
Sun., Jan. 6	Old Dominion at Georgia State	CSN-MA; CSS	3:30 PM
Sun., Jan. 13	James Madison at Old Dominion	WSKY	2:00 PM
Sun., Jan. 20	UNCW at Drexel	CSN-MA; CSN-P; TWC-W	4:00 PM
Sun., Jan. 27	Hofstra at VCU	CN8; SNY	Noon
Sun., Jan. 27	Old Dominion at Delaware	CSN-MA; CSN-P	2:30 PM
Sun. Feb. 10	Northeastern at Hofstra	FSN-NY	Noon
Sun. Feb. 10	William & Mary at Old Dominion	WSKY	2:00 PM
Sun., Feb 17	Northeastern at William & Mary	CSN-MA; CSN-NE	3:00 PM
Sun., Feb 24	Delaware at James Madison	CN8	Noon
Sun., Feb 24	Towson at George Mason	CSN-MA2	3:00 PM
Sun., Mar. 2	Old Dominion at James Madison	CSN-MA; CSN-P	3:00 PM
Sat., Mar. 15	CAA Semifinal Game #1	CN8 / CAA-TV	Noon
Sat., Mar. 15	CAA Semifinal Game #2	CN8 / CAA-TV	2:30 PM
Sun., Mar. 16	CAA Championship Game	CSN-MA / CAA-TV	12:30 PM

CSN-MA	Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic
CSN-P	Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
CSN-NE	Comcast SportsNet New England
CSS	Comcast / Charter Sports Southeast
CN8	CN8
SNY	SportsNet New York
MSG	Madison Square Garden Network
TWC-W	Time Warner Cable (Wilmington, NC)
FSN-NY	Fox SportsNet (New York)
WSKY	WSKY-TV (Hampton Roads, VA)