INDIANAPOLIS – Oakland has been selected for two ESPNU Wildcard games as the Horizon League announced its television schedule for the upcoming 2019-20 men’s basketball season.
Oakland’s home game against Wright State on Jan. 3 and road contest at Detroit Mercy on Jan. 31 has the opportunity to air on national television. ESPN will make their selections at least 21 days prior to the games. If the Golden Grizzlies are not selected, the games will be streamed on ESPN+ or ESPN3.
Nine Horizon League games will air on ESPN’s linear networks this season as the conference continues its partnership that began in 2014-15. ESPN+ and ESPN3 will be the home for the League’s live streaming content, which saw nearly 850,000 viewers consume Horizon League action on the two platforms last season. The Horizon League is scheduled to stream every conference basketball game for an industry-best 13 consecutive seasons, beginning its streak in 2007 with the groundbreaking Horizon League Network.
2019-20 #HLMBB National Television Schedule
Friday, Jan. 3*
Wright State at Oakland OR UIC at Green Bay, 7 p.m. ET (ESPNU Wildcard)
Friday, Jan. 10
Northern Kentucky at UIC, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Friday, Jan. 24
Northern Kentucky at Wright State, 9 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
Friday, Jan. 31*
Oakland at Detroit Mercy OR Northern Kentucky at Green Bay, 9 p.m. ET (ESPNU Wildcard)
Friday, Feb. 14
UIC at Wright State, 9 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Friday, Feb. 28
Wright State at Northern Kentucky, 7 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
Monday, March 9
Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championship Semifinal No. 1, 7 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championship Semifinal No. 2, 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Tuesday, March 10
Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championship Game, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN/ESPN2)
*One game will be selected to air on ESPNU as part of the ESPNU wild card selection process and will be announced 21 days in advance of the game.
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