EDISON, NJ (Jan. 26, 2024) – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and ESPN have announced that the tip times and networks for the 2024 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships; highlighted by national broadcasts for both championship finals on Saturday, March 16.
For the second consecutive year, both the men’s and women’s championship finals will be airing live for a national audience on ESPNU. The men’s title game will once again occupy the 7:30 p.m. primetime slot, while the women’s championship finale will tip off in the afternoon at 3:30 p.m. for the second straight season on the network.
The men’s semifinal games on Friday, March 15 will air live on ESPNews for the fourth year in a row dating back to the 2021 championship. The first semifinal matchup will tip at 6:30 p.m. followed by a 9:00 p.m. start for the second semifinal contest.
ESPN will also simulcast the four broadcasts to ESPN+ in addition to the linear networks.
All other contests during the championships will air live on ESPN+. They include opening round games on Tuesday, March 12, the quarterfinal rounds on Wednesday and Thursday, March 13 and 14, and the women’s semifinals on Friday, March 15.
The full list of start times and network for the 2024 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships can be found below.
| Session |
Date/Round |
Time |
Matchup |
Network |
| Tuesday, March 12 |
| Session I |
Women's Opening Round |
10:30am |
#8 Seed vs. #9 Seed |
ESPN+ |
| Session I |
Women's Opening Round |
12:45pm |
#7 Seed vs. #10 Seed |
ESPN+ |
| Session I |
Women's Opening Round |
3:00pm |
#6 Seed vs. #11 Seed |
ESPN+ |
| Session II |
Men's Opening Round |
5:15pm |
#8 Seed vs. #9 Seed |
ESPN+ |
| Session II |
Men's Opening Round |
7:30pm |
#7 Seed vs. #10 Seed |
ESPN+ |
| Session II |
Men's Opening Round |
9:45pm |
#6 Seed vs. #11 Seed |
ESPN+ |
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| Wednesday, March 13 |
| Session III |
Women's Quarterfinals |
1:00pm |
#1 Seed vs. #8/#9 Winner |
ESPN+ |
| Session III |
Women's Quarterfinals |
3:30pm |
#2 Seed vs. #7/#10 Winner |
ESPN+ |
| Session IV |
Men's Quarterfinals |
6:30pm |
#1 Seed vs. #8/#9 Winner |
ESPN+ |
| Session IV |
Men's Quarterfinals |
9:00pm |
#2 Seed vs. #7/#10 Winner |
ESPN+ |
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| Thursday, March 14 |
| Session V |
Women's Quarterfinals |
1:00pm |
#3 Seed vs. #6/#11 Winner |
ESPN+ |
| Session V |
Women's Quarterfinals |
3:30pm |
#4 Seed vs. #5 Seed |
ESPN+ |
| Session VI |
Men's Quarterfinals |
6:30pm |
#3 Seed vs. #6/#11 Winner |
ESPN+ |
| Session VI |
Men's Quarterfinals |
9:00pm |
#4 Seed vs. #5 Seed |
ESPN+ |
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| Friday, March 15 |
| Session VII |
Women's Semifinals |
11:00am |
Women's Semifinals |
ESPN+ |
| Session VII |
Women's Semifinals |
1:30pm |
Women's Semifinals |
ESPN+ |
| Session VIII |
Men's Semifinals |
6:30pm |
Men's Semifinals |
ESPNews/+ |
| Session VIII |
Men's Semifinals |
9:00pm |
Men's Semifinals |
ESPNews/+ |
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| Saturday, March 16 |
| Session IX |
Women's Championship |
3:30pm |
Women's Championship |
ESPNU/+ |
| Session X |
Men's Championship |
7:30pm |
Men's Championship |
ESPNU/+ |
The 2023-24 campaign culminates with the 2024 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships from March 12-16 at Atlantic City's Historic Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall for the fifth consecutive year dating back to 2020. For all information regarding the 2024 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, please visit
MAACSports.com/basketball and by following @MAACHoops and #MAACHoops on Twitter.
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 43rd year of competition during the 2023-24 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College. Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University will join the MAAC as full members in the 2024-25 academic year, expanding the conference to 13 institutions.
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