The American Unveils 2023-24 Men’s Basketball Tip Times and Television Designations

IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced its men’s basketball tip times and television designations for the 2023-24 season.

The 2023-24 season will be The American’s fourth under its media rights extension with ESPN, which will allow for a minimum of 60 conference-controlled games to be televised on either ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU. A minimum of 23 of those games will be on either ABC, ESPN or ESPN2.

In addition, CBS Sports will broadcast two conference contests as well as one non-conference matchup. Memphis will appear in all three CBS telecasts, including a non-conference matchup against Vanderbilt on Saturday, December 23, and conference games against Wichita State on Saturday, February 3, and at Florida Atlantic on Saturday, March 9.

Non-conference games hosted by American teams that will air on national television include Florida Atlantic against Liberty on Thursday, November 30 (6 p.m. ET, ESPNU), and against Charleston on Saturday, December 2 (6 p.m. ET, ESPNU); East Carolina against South Carolina on Saturday, December 9 (Noon ET, ESPNU); and Memphis against Virginia on Tuesday, December 19 (7 p.m. ET, ESPN2).

The conference slate begins January 2, 2024, as The American has an ESPN2 doubleheader starting at 7 p.m. Eastern as 2023 Final Four participant Florida Atlantic hosts East Carolina before Charlotte plays at SMU. Additionally, UTSA will host UAB at 9 p.m. Eastern on ESPNU.

The remaining conference-controlled games will be on ESPN+, the industry leading sports streaming service which reaches more than 25 million subscribers and is available at espnplus.com. For more information on ESPN+, visit The American’s Fan Guide to ESPN+.

All games that are televised on an ESPN network will also be available on the ESPN App with TV Everywhere credentials.

CBS Sports’ broadcast coverage will be available to stream live on Paramount+, with additional coverage on CBSSports.com and CBS Sports HQ.

The 2024 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship will take place March 13-17 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. All games of the championship will be televised on either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU, including the championship final on ESPN.

The American will preview the 2023-24 season Oct. 9 when the league hosts its Basketball Media Day on ESPN+. Coverage from the Grand Hyatt DFW in Dallas will begin at 9 a.m. Eastern.

The full schedule with tip times and television listings is available here.