MAAC Announces 2018-19 ESPN Basketball Broadcast Schedule
EDISON, NJ – The 2018-19 men’s and women’s basketball television schedule for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) features eight ESPNU contests during the regular season and the conference championships, starting January 10.
During the regular season five Fridays (January 11, 25, February 8, 22, and March 1) will feature a men’s basketball matchup on ESPNU. Four-of-the-five Fridays can have any game on the MAAC schedule flexed on to ESPNU as the MAAC Wildcard Game.
ESPN and the MAAC will announce the wildcard game 21 days prior to the game. The wildcard format allows ESPN to pick any game scheduled for that specific date to air on ESPNU and allows the MAAC and ESPN the flexibility to showcase the best matchups as the season progresses.
On January 11 at 7 p.m., Marist College hosts Siena College for the first men’s game of the season. Both programs are under new leadership this season—Jamion Christian at Siena and John Dunne at Marist.
Additionally, the MAAC will have one women’s basketball regular season contest airing on ESPNU. A rematch of the 2018 MAAC Championship Game between Quinnipiac University and Marist College will tip-off at 12 p.m. from the McCann Athletic Center in Poughkeepsie, NY.
In 2019, the MAAC Basketball Championships will be at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY on March 7-11. The men’s basketball championship semifinals will air on ESPN3 and ESPNU. The first semifinal will air at 6 p.m. live on ESPN3 and will re-air at 10:30 p.m. on ESPNU. The second semifinal will be live on ESPNU at 8:30 p.m. The women’s basketball Championship Game will air live on ESPNU at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, March 11. The men’s basketball Championship Game will be on ESPN or ESPN2 on Monday, March 11 at 9 p.m. The network for the men’s championship game will be determined 7-10 days before the championship. The remainder of the MAAC Championships games will air on ESPN3 or ESPN+.
All events will be available for replay on the ESPN App.
Games aired on an ESPN network will also be available through the ESPN App, accessible on computers, smartphones, tablets and connected devices to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.
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MAAC Wildcard Games & Dates
Friday, January 11 • 7 p.m.
Siena at Marist
Friday, January 25 • 7 p.m.
Rider at Iona
Quinnipiac at Marist
Friday, February 8 • 7 p.m.
Canisius at Rider
Quinnipiac at Iona
Siena at Manhattan
Niagara at Marist
Friday, February 22 • 7 p.m.
Iona at Manhattan
Canisius at Monmouth
Saint Peter’s at Marist
Niagara at Rider
Friday, March 1 • 9 p.m.
Iona at Rider
Quinnipiac at Saint Peter’s
Siena at Canisius
Monmouth at Manhattan
Marist at Fairfield
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 38th year of competition during the 2018-19 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College.