NEW YORK – (September 27, 2023) BIG EAST men's basketball will enjoy a record number of national broadcast network appearances for the 2023-24 season. Through its relationship with FOX Sports, the BIG EAST has maintained its status as one of the leaders in the number of games appearing on an over-the-air national network. Television network assignments and game times have been announced.
The exposure on the FOX broadcast network includes 22 games, 18 league contests and four non-conference games. CBS Sports will carry three conference contests on CBS and Paramount+. Every conference and non-conference home game will be televised on a linear network, mostly by FOX Sports.
Once again, more than 100 games will be shown on FS1. Additionally, CBS Sports will telecast at least 19 games across CBS Sports Network.
The BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden will be played March 13-16. FOX and FS1 will continue to televise the event. The BIG EAST Tournament has been held at MSG since 1983. It is college basketball's longest running conference postseason tournament held at the same venue.
For the third straight year, FOX Sports will provide blanket coverage of the action on November 6, the opening night of the season. BIG EAST Opening Night Tip-Off will include live look-ins on FS1 of seven non-conference contests. Full game coverage for all seven games will be available on the FOX Sports App.
Coverage on the FOX broadcast network begins with a tripleheader on December 9 with three non-conference meetings – Syracuse at Georgetown, UCLA at Villanova and Notre Dame at Marquette.
Villanova will play at Marquette on Jan. 15 on FOX on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The only day when five league contests will be played is Saturday, March 9, the last day of the regular season. FOX or FS1 will televise all five games. St. John's hosts Georgetown at Madison Square Garden at noon and DePaul plays at Seton Hall at 8:30 p.m. on FS1. Tip for the other three games on FOX will be announced at a later date.
The BIG EAST is coming off its most successful postseason since the league's change in alignment in 2013-14. Connecticut won its fifth national championship and league teams compiled a 12-4 record in the NCAA Tournament. Creighton reached the Elite Eight. Xavier advanced to the Sweet 16. Marquette made it to the second round and Providence played in the first round. The BIG EAST has averaged 5.2 NCAA bids over the last 10 seasons. Seton Hall and Villanova participated in the NIT.
FS1 will once again televise the Gavitt Tipoff Games. The BIG EAST's four home contests include Michigan versus St. John's at Madison Square Garden on November 13. Providence hosts Wisconsin and Iowa visits Creighton on November 14. Maryland plays at Villanova on November 17.
FS1 will telecast the five BIG EAST home contests in the annual BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle. The schedule includes Texas Tech at Butler on November 30, Iowa State at DePaul and Houston at Xavier on December 1, TCU at Georgetown on December 2, and Texas at Marquette on December 6.
Additional Highlights of the 2023-24 schedule:
- CBS will telecast three BIG EAST league contests with all three games also streaming live on Paramount+: Creighton at Marquette on Dec. 30, Creighton versus St. John's at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 25 and Seton Hall at Connecticut on March 3.
- CBS Sports Network has another strong lineup of BIG EAST contests, including 16 conference games and three non-conference contests. The first league game is Connecticut at Seton Hall on Dec. 20.
- For the ninth straight season, the BIG EAST Tournament championship game at Madison Square Garden will be carried on FOX. Tipoff will be 6:30 p.m. ET. The FS1 tourney coverage will begin with a first-round tripleheader on Wednesday, March 13, at 4 p.m. Quarterfinal doubleheaders will be played Thursday afternoon and evening, March 14. The semifinal doubleheader is Friday, March 15, followed by the title game on Saturday evening, March 16.
- The BIG EAST will have a significant Friday night presence with six league telecasts, beginning with Georgetown at Marquette on December 22.
- Four games are planned for FOX PRIMETIME HOOPS on Saturday nights throughout the season: St. John's at Connecticut on Dec. 23, UConn at Villanova on Jan. 20 (pending FOX's NFL playoff schedule), and Villanova at UConn on Feb. 24. The final PRIMETIME HOOPS game will take place on March 9.
BIG EAST basketball in the 2023-24 season will also be covered on the BIG EAST Digital Network Presented by Invesco QQQ. Shootaround, the BIG EAST's live men's basketball online show that captures interviews and highlights of league action, will begin its seventh year. The award-winning program will air on the league's social media platforms ahead of the biggest games. Fans can follow @BIGEASTMBB on Twitter/X, @BIGEAST on Instagram, and BIGEASTConference on Facebook and YouTube.
Each of the BIG EAST's 11 schools will announce their full individual schedules separately.
Contact: John Paquette (
jpaquette@bigeast.com) or Kevin Ivany (
kivany@bigeast.com)
2023-24 BIG EAST Composite Conference Schedule
Time Network
Tuesday, December 19
Georgetown at Butler 6:30 FS1
Marquette at Providence 8:30 FS1
Wednesday, December 20
Xavier at St. John's 7:00 FS1
Connecticut at Seton Hall 7:00 CBSSN
Villanova at Creighton 9:00 FS1
Friday, December 22
Georgetown at Marquette 7:00 FS1
Saturday, December 23
Butler at Providence Noon FS1
Seton Hall at Xavier 2:00 FS1
Villanova at DePaul 4:00 FS1
St. John's at Connecticut (XL) 8:00 FOX
Saturday, December 30
Creighton at Marquette 2:00 CBS
Tuesday, January 2
DePaul at Connecticut (GP) 6:30 FS1
Creighton at Georgetown 7:00 CBSSN
Butler at St. John's 8:30 FS1
Wednesday, January 3
Seton Hall at Providence 6:30 FS1
Xavier at Villanova 8:30 FS1
Friday, January 5
Connecticut at Butler 6:30 FS1
Saturday, January 6
DePaul at Georgetown Noon FS1
Marquette at Seton Hall Noon CBSSN
St. John's at Villanova 1:00 FOX
Providence at Creighton 2:00 FS1
Tuesday, January 9
Seton Hall at Georgetown 6:30 FS1
Creighton at DePaul 9:00 CBSSN
Wednesday, January 10
Providence at St. John's (MSG) 6:30 FS1
Connecticut at Xavier 8:30 FS1
Butler at Marquette 9:00 CBSSN
Friday, January 12
DePaul at Villanova 8:30 FS1
Saturday, January 13
Seton Hall at Butler Noon FS1
St. John's at Creighton 1:00 FOX
Xavier at Providence 2:00 FS1
Sunday, January 14
Georgetown at Connecticut (XL) Noon/4:30 FOX
Monday, January 15
Villanova at Marquette 2:30 FOX
Tuesday, January 16
Butler at Xavier 6:30 FS1
St. John's at Seton Hall 8:30 FS1
Wednesday, January 17
Creighton at Connecticut (GP) 7:00 FS1
Providence at DePaul 9:00 FS1
Friday, January 19
Georgetown at Xavier 6:30 FS1
Saturday, January 20
Marquette at St. John's (MSG) Noon FOX
Creighton at Seton Hall Noon FS1
DePaul at Butler 4:00 FS1
Connecticut at Villanova (WF) 8:00 FOX/FS1
Tuesday, January 23
Butler at Georgetown 6:30 FS1
Xavier at Creighton 8:30 FS1
Wednesday, January 24
Providence at Seton Hall 6:30 FS1
Villanova at St. John's (MSG) 8:30 FS1
Marquette at DePaul 9:00 CBSSN
Saturday, January 27
Georgetown at Providence 12:30 FOX
Seton Hall at Marquette 1:00 FS1
Villanova at Butler 3:00 FS1
DePaul at Creighton 7:00 FS1
Sunday, January 28
Xavier at Connecticut (XL) Noon FS1
Tuesday, January 30
Marquette at Villanova 7:00 FS1
Seton Hall at DePaul 9:00 FS1
Wednesday, January 31
St. John's at Xavier 6:30 FS1
Providence at Connecticut (GP) 8:30 FS1
Friday, February 2
Butler at Creighton 9:00 FS1
Saturday, February 3
Connecticut at St. John's (MSG) Noon FOX
Marquette at Georgetown 2:00 FS1
Xavier at DePaul 9:30 FS1
Sunday, February 4
Providence at Villanova (WF) 6:00 FS1
Tuesday, February 6
DePaul at St. John's 6:30 FS1
Butler at Connecticut (XL) 8:30 FS1
Wednesday, February 7
Georgetown at Seton Hall 6:30 FS2
Villanova at Xavier 7:00 FS1
Creighton at Providence 8:30 FS2
Saturday, February 10
Connecticut at Georgetown Noon FS1
Creighton at Xavier 12:30 FOX
Providence at Butler 2:00 FS1
St. John's at Marquette 6:00 FS1
Sunday, February 11
Seton Hall at Villanova (WF) Nonn CBSSN
Tuesday, February 13
Marquette at Butler 6:30 FS1
St. John's at Providence 7:00 CBSSN
Georgetown at Creighton 8:30 FS1
Wednesday, February 14
Xavier at Seton Hall 7:00 CBSSN
Connecticut at DePaul 9:00 CBSSN
Friday, February 16
Villanova at Georgetown 7:00 CBSSN
Saturday, February 17
Creighton at Butler 12:30 FOX
Marquette at Connecticut (XL) 3:00 FOX
DePaul at Providence 7:30 FS1
Sunday, February 18
Seton Hall at St. John's 5:00 FS1
Tuesday, February 20
Butler at Villanova 6:30 FS1
Connecticut at Creighton 8:30 FS1
Wednesday, February 21
St. John's at Georgetown 7:00 FS1
Providence at Xavier TBD CBSSN
DePaul at Marquette 9:00 FS1
Saturday, February 24
Georgetown at DePaul TBD CBSSN
Villanova at Connecticut (GP) 8:00 FOX
Butler at Seton Hall 8:30 FS2
Sunday, February 25
Creighton at St. John's (MSG) Noon CBS
Xavier at Marquette 5:00 FS1
Tuesday, February 27
Georgetown at Villanova 6:30 FS1
Wednesday, February 28
Providence at Marquette 7:00 FS1
DePaul at Xavier 7:00 FS2
St. John's at Butler 8/9:00 CBSSN
Seton Hall at Creighton 9:00 FS1
Saturday, March 2
Villanova at Providence Noon FOX
Butler at DePaul Noon FS1
Marquette at Creighton 2:30 FOX
Xavier at Georgetown 7:30 FS1
Sunday, March 3
Seton Hall at Connecticut (GP) Noon CBS
Tuesday, March 5
Providence at Georgetown 7:00 FS1
St. John's at DePaul 9:00 FS1
Wednesday, March 6
Villanova at Seton Hall 6:30 FS1
Xavier at Butler 7:00 CBSSN
Connecticut at Marquette 8:30 FS1
Saturday, March 9
Georgetown at St. John's Noon FOX
Connecticut at Providence TBD FOX
Creighton at Villanova TBD FOX
Marquette at Xavier TBD FOX
DePaul at Seton Hall 8:30 FS1
FOX Broadcast Network Schedule
Dec. 9 Syracuse at Georgetown 11:30 a.m.
UCLA at Villanova (WF) 7:00
Notre Dame at Marquette 9:00
Dec. 16 Alabama at Creighton 2:00
Dec. 23 St. John's at Connecticut 8:00
Jan. 6 St. John's at Villanova (WF) 1:00
Jan. 13 St. John's at Creighton 1:00
Jan. 14 Georgetown at Connecticut Noon/4:30
Jan. 15 Villanova at Marquette 2:30
Jan. 20 Marquette at St. John's (MSG) Noon
Jan. 27 Georgetown at Providence 12:30
Feb. 3 Connecticut at St. John's (MSG) Noon
Feb. 10 Creighton at Xavier 12:30
Feb. 17 Creighton at Butler 12:30
Marquette at Connecticut 3:00
Feb. 24 Villanova at Connecticut 8:00
March 2 Villanova at Providence Noon
Marquette at Creighton 2:30
March 9 Georgetown at St. John's (MSG) Noon
Connecticut at Providence TBD
Creighton at Villanova TBD
Marquette at Xavier TBD
CBS Broadcast Schedule
Dec. 30 Creighton at Marquette 2:00
Feb. 25 Creighton at St. John's (MSG) Noon
March 3 Seton Hall at Connecticut Noon
All times are Eastern.
GP – Gampel Pavilion
XL – XL Center
WF – Wells Fargo Center
MSG – Madison Square Garden
