Courtesy of PatriotLeague.org
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – The Patriot League announced on Thursday that it will televise 18 basketball games on CBS Sports Network during the 2016-17 season, including both Men’s and Women’s Championship games.
The television schedule tips off on Monday, January 16 when Loyola Maryland hosts Boston University at Reitz Arena at 7 p.m. EST and will continue on Saturday, January 21 with a rivalry doubleheader when Navy travels to Army West Point with the women playing at 11 a.m. EST and the men following at 1:30 p.m. EST. CBS Sports Network will also televise the Army West Point at Navy men’s and women’s basketball doubleheader on Saturday, February 18 with coverage beginning at 11 a.m. EST. Overall CBS Sports Network will air 14 regular-season men’s and women’s games during the 2016-17 campaign.
The Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship will be televised on CBS Sports Network for the sixth-consecutive year on Wednesday, March 8 at 7:30 p.m. EST, with the Women’s Basketball Championship set to be aired for the eighth straight season on Sunday, March 12. In addition, CBS Sports Network will once again be the home for both semifinal games of the Patriot League Men’s Basketball Tournament on Sunday, March 5 at noon and 2 p.m. EST.
Defending Patriot League Men’s Basketball Champion Holy Cross will be featured on CBS Sports Network three times during the regular season, first hosting American on Monday, January 23. They will match up with 2016 regular season champ Bucknell on Monday, February 6 and host Lehigh on Sunday, February 12 in a rematch of last season’s Patriot League Men’s Basketball Championship Game.
American University hosts Colgate on Sunday, January 29. The Mountain Hawks host Boston University the next day, Monday January 30 at 7 p.m. EST. The Terriers will host Lafayette the following week, when the Leopards visit on Sunday, February 5 for a noon tip-off. Colgate and Bucknell will meet on Monday, February 13 at 7 p.m. EST.
The first men’s basketball flex game is on Sunday February 19 at noon, with another flex slot on Saturday, February 25. The selection of the flex contests will be made no later than 10 days prior to each of the competition dates.
The Patriot League enters into its 14th straight year in partnership with CBS Sports Network, the 24-hour home of CBS Sports. CBS Sports Network is available across the country through local cable, video and telco providers on Verizon FiOS Channel 94 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 643 (1643 in HD) and via satellite on DIRECTV Channel 221 and Dish Network Channel 158. For more information on how to get CBS Sports Network, visit CBSSportsNetwork.com.
The Patriot League continually demonstrates that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing its high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes that are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.
Date
Patriot League Men’s Basketball on CBS Sports Network (all times EST)
Monday, Jan. 16
Boston at Loyola Maryland – 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 21
Navy at Army West Point – 1:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 23
American at Holy Cross – 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 29
Colgate at American – 2 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 30
Boston at Lehigh – 7 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 5
Lafayette at Boston – 12 noon
Monday, Feb. 6
Holy Cross at Bucknell – 7 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 12
Lehigh at Holy Cross – 12 noon
Monday, Feb. 13
Colgate at Bucknell – 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 18
Army West Point at Navy – 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 19
FLEX GAME – 12 noon
Holy Cross at American; Bucknell at Boston University;
Lehigh at Lafayette or Colgate at Loyola Maryland
Saturday, Feb. 25
FLEX GAME – 12 noon
American at Loyola Maryland; Boston University at Holy Cross
Lafayette at Colgate or Navy at Bucknell
Sunday, March 5
Semifinals (2 games) – 12 and 2 p.m.
Sunday, March 8
Men’s Basketball Championship – 7:30 p.m.
Date
Patriot League Women’s Basketball on CBS Sports Network (all times EST)
Saturday, Jan. 21
Navy at Army West Point – 11 a.m.
Saturday, Feb. 18
Army West Point at Navy – 11 a.m.
Sunday, March 12
Women’s Basketball Championship – TBD
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