CSN announces its 2016-17 College Basketball schedule

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117 Men’s and Women’s Game Schedule includes MVC, Horizon League, Conference USA, Atlantic 10, MAC, WAC, Ivy League & Ohio Valley Conference action,

plus area contests featuring Illinois State, UIC, Loyola, Bradley, SIU, NIU, EIU, Valparaiso, Northern Iowa, DePaul, and more!

Local coverage begins with the UIC Flames hosting Texas-San Antonio on Wednesday, November 16 at 7:00 PM CT featuring Jordan Bernfield & David Kaplan with the game call!

CSNChicago.com’s NCAA section to also provide the latest headlines for all area teams

Chicago, IL (November 10, 2016) – CSN Chicago (CSN), the television home for the most games and the most comprehensive coverage of the Chicago Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs and White Sox, is ready to bring college hoops fans another exciting season of action-packed NCAA basketball featuring a total of 117  men’s & women’s contests. 

CSN viewers can look forward to the very best in local/regional basketball action with three games featuring the Horizon League’s UIC Flames, along with Missouri Valley Conference action highlighted by Illinois State (six games), Loyola (seven games), Wichita State (four games), Bradley (four games), Southern Illinois (six games) and Northern Iowa (ten games) in action all season long, plus – live coverage of the always-competitive MVC Tournament starting March 2.  From an online perspective, viewers are also urged to visit CSNChicago.com’s dedicated “NCAA Talk” page (CSNChicago.com/ncaa-talk) for the very latest NCAA basketball headlines, features, scores and player updates from all area teams throughout the season.

CSN’s early season men’s collegiate basketball schedule gets underway with the University of Illinois-Chicago home opener as the Flames host the University of Texas-San Antonio on Wednesday, November 16 at 7:00 PM CT, LIVE from the UIC Pavilion.  The game announcing tandem for Flames games on CSN this season features WSCR AM 670 “The Score’s” Jordan Bernfield (play-by-play) and CSN’s David Kaplan (analyst).  In addition, Bernfield will also handle play-by-play duties for every Loyola game on CSN’s schedule this season as well, which also features ESPN Radio 1000’s Jeff Dickerson handling color analysis.

Among the key regional match-ups on the schedule this season include UW-Milwaukee at Loyola (Dec. 10), N. Iowa vs. Loyola (Jan. 4 & Jan. 18), SIU at Loyola (Dec. 30 at 7:00 PM), UIC at Valparaiso (Jan. 2 at 1:00 PM), Bradley at Loyola (Jan. 13 at 6:00 PM), UIC at Valparaiso (Jan. 22), N. Iowa at Illinois St. (Feb. 1), SIU at Loyola (Feb. 4), and SIU at Illinois St. (Feb. 22) among many others. Note the attached schedule for a complete list of men’s games this season on CSN and on CSN+.

CSN’s women’s basketball schedule includes six games featuring the AP pre-season #21-ranked DePaul Blue Demons, which includes a huge match-up against the pre-season #1-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday, December 10 at 7:00 PM CT on CSN+.  Additional DePaul match-ups on CSN’s schedule include games against Butler (Jan. 13 on CSN+), Xavier (Jan. 15), Marquette (Jan. 21 on CSN+), St. Johns (Feb. 3 on CSN+), and Seton Hall (Feb. 5).  In addition, the NIU Huskies will be in action on CSN for a home court match-up against Toledo on Mar. 1 (note the attached schedule for a complete listing of women’s games this season).

IMPORTANT NOTE: Numerous men’s and women’s games on CSN’s college basketball schedule this season will air exclusively on CSN+. CSN+ is available in high-definition on Comcast/Xfinity ch. 201 in the Chicago area/South Bend, IN & on Comcast/Xfinity ch. 285 in the Peoria, Springfield, Rockford and Champaign markets, along with being made available in DIRECTV, DISH Network, AT&T U-verse, RCN, and WOW! homes among others; viewers are urged to visit CSNChicago.com’s CHANNEL FINDER  for complete channel location details.

In addition to game coverage, CSN will once again provide college basketball fans with a pair of team college coaches show this season (air dates may vary during the season) – Tuesdays (beginning in early December): Inside Notre Dame Basketball with Mike Brey (5:30 PM)…and Wednesdays (beginning in late December): The Foundation: Northwestern Basketball (5:30 PM).

2016-17 MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL on CSN & CSN+

  1. Tue, Nov 15                    7:00pm                                                          VCU @ Liberty                                                                                                                        LIVE                CSN+
  2. Wed, Nov 16                   7:00 pm                                                         UIC: Texas San Antonio @ UIC                                      LIVE   
  3. Fri, Nov 25                      6:30pm                                                          Barclay’s Center Classic: Kansas State @ Boston    LIVE JIP                                                       CSN+
  4. Fri, Nov 25                      8:30pm                                                          Barclay’s Center Classic: Maryland @ Richmond    LIVE                                                                          CSN+
  5. Sat, Nov 26                      4:00pm                                                          Barclay’s Center Classic: Syracuse @ South Carolina  SDD                                                                       CSN+
  6. Sat, Nov 26                      6:00pm                                                          Barclay’s Center Classic: Consolation Game                LIVE JIP                                                   CSN+
  7. Sat, Nov 26                      8:30pm                                                          Barclay’s Center Classic: Championship Game            LIVE                                                                      CSN+
  8. Wed, Nov 30                   7:00pm                                                          George Mason @ Northern Iowa                                     LIVE                                                                      CSN+
  9. Sat, Dec 3                        3:00pm                                                          Penn @ Temple                                                                                                                        LIVE    
  10. Sat, Dec 3                        7:00pm                                                          ISU: New Mexico @ ISU                                                                                                            LIVE                CSN+
  11. Sat, Dec 3                        7:00pm                                                          Bradley: Nevada @ Bradley                                                                                                            LIVE
  12. Wed, Dec 7                      6:00pm                                                          Texas State @ UT Rio Grande Valley                                                                                      LIVE                CSN+
  13. Wed, Dec 7                      7:00pm                                                          South Dakota State @ Northern Iowa                                                                                      LIVE
  14. Sat, Dec 10                      2:00pm                                                          ISU: UT Martin @ ISU                                                                                                             LIVE                CSN+
  15. Sat, Dec 10                      3:00pm                                                          Loyola: Milwaukee @ Loyola                                                                                                            LIVE
  16. Sat, Dec 10                      5:00pm                                                          UNC Wilmington @ St. Bonaventure                                                                                        LIVE                CSN+
  17. Sat, Dec 10                      7:00pm                                                          North Dakota @ Northern Iowa                                                                                                     LIVE
  18. Mon, Dec 12                    6:00pm                                                          North Florida @ UT Rio Grande Valley                                                                                      LIVE                CSN+
  19. Wed, Dec 14                    7:00pm                                                          Middle Tennessee @ Belmont                                                                                               LIVE                CSN+
  20. Thu, Dec 15                    6:00pm                                                          College of Charleston @ East Carolina                               LIVE                                                                      CSN+
  21. Sat, Dec 17                      6:00pm                                                          Middle Tennessee @ VCU                                                                                                            LIVE                CSN+
  22. Sun, Dec 18                     3:00pm                                                          ISU: St. Joseph’s @ ISU                                                                                                            LIVE                CSN+
  23. Wed, Dec 21                    7:00pm                                                          Liberty @ Houston                                                                                                                   LIVE                CSN+
  24. Thu, Dec 22                    6:00pm                                                          LaSalle @ Mercer                                                                                                                     LIVE                CSN+
  25. Wed, Dec 28                    6:00pm                                                          MVC: Wichita State @ Indiana State                                                                                        LIVE                CSN+
  26. Wed, Dec 28                    8:00pm                                                          MVC: Missouri State @ Northern Iowa                                                                                      LIVE                CSN+
  27. Thu, Dec 29                    7:00pm                                                          ISU: Evansville @ ISU                                                                                                              LIVE                CSN+
  28. Sat, Dec 31                      11:00am                                                        MVC: Indiana State @ Missouri State                                                                                      LIVE    
  29. Sat, Dec 31                      11:00am                                                        SMU @ East Carolina                                                                                                               LIVE                CSN+
  30. Sat, Dec 31                      1:00pm                                                          Richmond @ Davidson                                                                                                             LIVE                CSN+
  31. Tue, Jan 3                       5:00pm                                                          Buffalo @ Toledo                                                                                                                     LIVE                CSN+
  32. Wed, Jan 4                      6:00pm                                                          MVC: Northern Iowa @ Loyola                                                                                                  LIVE
  33. Wed, Jan 4                      8:00pm                                                          MVC: Missouri State @ Illinois State                                                                                         LIVE
  34. Thu, Jan 5                       6:00pm                                                          New Mexico State @ UMKC                                                                                                            LIVE                CSN+  
  35. Sat, Jan 7                        1:00pm                                                          MVC: Illinois State @ Indiana State                                                                                        LIVE
  36. Sat, Jan 7                        3:00pm                                                          Horizon: Youngstown @ Wright                                 LIVE
  37. Sat, Jan 7                        5:00pm                                                          Old Dominion @ Western Kentucky                             LIVE                                                       
  38. Sun, Jan 8                       12:00pm                                                        Horizon: Detroit @ Valparaiso                                                                                            LIVE
  39. Sun, Jan 8                       4:00pm                                                          Horizon: Oakland @ UIC                                                                                                            LIVE
  40. Tue, Jan 10                      7:00pm                                                          Eastern Michigan @ Bowling Green                                   LIVE                                                                      CSN+
  41. Wed, Jan 11                     6:00pm                                                          MVC: Loyola @ Wichita State                                                                                                    LIVE    
  42. Wed, Jan 11                     8:00pm                                                          MVC: Northern Iowa @ Bradley                                 LIVE
  43. Thu, Jan 12                     6:00pm                                                          Tennessee State @ Eastern Kentucky                             LIVE                                                                      CSN+
  44. Sat, Jan 14                       11:00am                                                        Austin Peay @ Eastern Illinois                                                                                                  LIVE                CSN+
  45. Sat, Jan 14                       1:00pm                                                          MVC: Southern Illinois @ Evansville                             LIVE
  46. Sat, Jan 14                       5:00pm                                                          Western Kentucky @ Middle Tennessee                        LIVE                                                                          CSN+
  47. Sat, Jan 14                       7:00pm                                                          Grand Canyon @ UT Rio Grande Valley                      LIVE                                                                      CSN+
  48. Mon, Jan 16                    6:00pm                                                          Horizon: Cleveland State @ Oakland                                LIVE
  49. Wed, Jan 18                     7:00pm                                                          MVC: Loyola @ Northern Iowa                                                                                                     LIVE
  50. Sat, Jan 21                       11:00am                                                        Tennessee Tech @ Belmont                                                                                                            LIVE                CSN+
  51. Sat, Jan 21                       3:00pm                                                          Loyola: Evansville @ Loyola                                                                                                            LIVE    
  52. Sat, Jan 21                       5:00pm                                                          Western Kentucky @ Marshall                                                                                               LIVE
  53. Sat, Jan 21                       7:00pm                                                          MVC: Drake @ Illinois State                                                                                                            LIVE
  54. Sat, Jan 21                       9:00pm                                                          Utah Valley @ CSU Bakersfield                           LIVE                                                                      CSN+
  55. Sun, Jan 22                      2:00pm                                                          Horizon: UIC @ Valparaiso                                                                                                            LIVE
  56. Mon, Jan 23                    6:00pm                                                          Horizon: Cleveland State @ Green Bay                            LIVE                                                       
  57. Tue, Jan 24                      8:00pm                                                          Ball State @ Eastern Michigan                                                                                              LIVE                CSN+
  58. Wed, Jan 25                     7:00pm                                                          Evansville @ Northern Iowa                                                                                                            LIVE                CSN+
  59. Thu, Jan 26                     6:00pm                                                          Grand Canyon @ UMKC                                                                                                            LIVE                CSN+
  60. Sat, Jan 28                       11:00am                                                        Morehead State @ Jacksonville State                                                                                 LIVE                CSN+
  61. Sat, Jan 28                       1:00pm                                                          MAC: TBD                                                                                                                               LIVE
  62. Sat, Jan 28                       5:00pm                                                          St. Louis @ George Washington                                                                                         LIVE
  63. Sat, Jan 28                       7:00pm                                                          MVC: Missouri State @ Southern Illinois                  LIVE
  64. Sun, Jan 29                      12:00pm                                                        Horizon: Milwaukee @ Oakland                                LIVE
  65. Tue, Jan 31                      5:00pm                                                          Ohio @ Western Michigan                                                                                                            LIVE                CSN+
  66. Wed, Feb 1                      6:00 pm                                                         MVC: Wichita State @ Drake                                                                                                   LIVE
  67. Wed, Feb 1                      8:00pm                                                          MVC: Northern Iowa @ Illinois State                                                                                         LIVE
  68. Sat, Feb 4                        1:00pm                                                          MVC: Southern Illinois @ Loyola                                  LIVE
  69. Sat, Feb 4                        1:00pm                                                          Horizon: Oakland @ Cleveland State                                                                                    LIVE                CSN+
  70. Sat, Feb 4                        7:00pm                                                          Middle Tennessee @ UTEP                                                                                                            LIVE
  71. Sat, Feb 4                        9:00pm                                                          Utah Valley @ Seattle University                            LIVE
  72. Tue, Feb 7                       5:00pm                                                          Ball State @ Akron                                                                                                                   LIVE                CSN+
  73. Wed, Feb 8                      8:00pm                                                          MVC: Indiana State @ Bradley                                                                                                 LIVE                CSN+
  74. Thu, Feb 9                       6:00pm                                                          Horizon: Milwaukee @ Wright State                                                                                        LIVE                CSN+
  75. Thu, Feb 9                       7:00 pm                                                         UIC:  Youngstown State @ UIC                                      LIVE
  76. Sat, Feb 11                      1:00pm                                                          SE Missouri State @ Eastern Illinois                                  LIVE
  77. Sat, Feb 11                      3:00pm                                                          MVC: Evansville @ Southern Illinois                                                                                  LIVE
  78. Sat, Feb 11                      7:00pm                                                          Old Dominion @ UAB                                                                                                             LIVE
  79. Sun, Feb 12                     12:00pm                                                        Cornell @ Penn                                                                                                                        LIVE
  80. Tue, Feb 14                     6:00pm                                                          Buffalo @ Central Michigan                                                                                                            LIVE                CSN+
  81. Tue, Feb 14                     8:00pm                                                          Ball State @ Northern Illinois                                                                                                  LIVE                CSN+
  82. Wed, Feb 15                    6:00pm                                                          MVC: Wichita State @ Southern Illinois                  LIVE
  83. Wed, Feb 15                    7:00pm                                                          Bradley @ Northern Iowa                                                                                                            LIVE                CSN+  
  84. Wed, Feb 15                    8:00pm                                                          MVC: Illinois State @ Missouri State                                                                                      LIVE
  85. Sat, Feb 18                      11:00am                                                        Toledo @ Central Michigan                                                                                                            LIVE               
  86. Sat, Feb 18                      11:00am                                                        Tennessee Martin @ SE Missouri State                                                                                      LIVE                CSN+  
  87. Sat, Feb 18                      5:00pm                                                          Middle Tennessee @ Marshall                                                                                               LIVE                CSN+
  88. Sat, Feb 18                      7:00pm                                                          MVC: Missouri State @ Drake                                                                                                   LIVE
  89. Sun, Feb 19                     12:00pm                                                        Penn @ Yale                                                                                                                            LIVE
  90. Tue, Feb 21                     7:00 pm                                                         UIC:  Green Bay @ UIC                                                                                                            LIVE    CSN+
  91. Wed, Feb 22                    6:00pm                                                          MVC: Southern Illinois @ Illinois State                         LIVE
  92. Wed, Feb 22                    7:00pm                                                          Loyola: Drake @ Loyola                                                                                                            LIVE                CSN+
  93. Sat, Feb 25                      1:00pm                                                          Tennessee State @ Eastern Kentucky                             LIVE  
  94. Sat, Feb 25                      5:00pm                                                          Marshall @ Charlotte                                                                                                                LIVE
  95. Sat, Feb 25                      7:00pm                                                          Brown @ Harvard                                                                                                                     LIVE
  96. Sun, Feb 26                     2:00pm                                                          Horizon: Detroit @ Green Bay                                      LIVE
  97. Thu, Mar 2                      6:00pm                                                          MVC: State Farm MVC Tournament Opening Round #1 LIVE                                                  
  98. Thu, Mar 2                      8:30pm                                                          MVC: State Farm MVC Tournament Opening Round #2 LIVE                                                  
  99. Fri, Mar 3                        12:00pm                                                        MVC: State Farm MVC Tournament Quarterfinal #1 LIVE                                                       
  100. Fri, Mar 3      2:30pm                                                          MVC: State Farm MVC Tournament Quarterfinal #2 LIVE                                                       
  101. Fri, Mar 3      6:00pm                                                          MVC: State Farm MVC Tournament Quarterfinal #3 LIVE                                                       
  102. Fri, Mar 3      8:30pm                                                          MVC: State Farm MVC Tournament Quarterfinal #4 LIVE
  103. Sat, Mar 4     1:00pm                                                          Southern Mississippi @ Louisiana Tech                                                                                     LIVE
  104. Sat, Mar 4     9:30pm                                                          Grand Canyon @ CSU Bakersfield                           LIVE                                                                      CSN+

2016-17 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL on CSN & CSN+

  1. Sat, Dec 3          1:00pm          Kennesaw @ Mercer                                                   LIVE  CSN+
  2. Sat, Dec 10        7:00pm          DePaul: Notre Dame #1 @ DePaul                               LIVE  CSN+
  3. Fri, Jan 13          7:00pm          DePaul: Butler @ DePaul                                            LIVE  CSN+
  4. Sun, Jan 15        12:00pm        Southern Illinois-Edwardsville @ Murray State            LIVE
  5. Sun, Jan 15        2:00pm          DePaul: Xavier @ DePaul                                            LIVE
  6. Wed, Jan 18       6:00pm          Ohio @ Toledo                                                            LIVE  CSN+  
  7. Sat, Jan 21         7:00pm          DePaul: Marquette @ DePaul                                      LIVE  CSN+
  8. Wed, Feb 1        5:00pm          Ohio @ Central Michigan                                            LIVE  CSN+
  9. Fri, Feb 3           7:00pm          DePaul: St. Johns @ DePaul                                        LIVE  CSN+
  10. Sun, Feb 5         2:00pm          DePaul: Seaton Hall @ DePaul                                    LIVE
  11. Thu, Feb 8         6:00pm          Bowling Green @ Ball State                                        LIVE  CSN+
  12. Wed, Mar 1        8:00pm          Toledo @ Northern Illinois                                          LIVE
  13. Sun, Mar 12       12:00pm        CAA: Women’s Championship                                    SDD              

(Schedules as of 11/9/16)  -- ALL TIMES CENTRAL TIME

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 SDD – Same day delay telecast   JIP – Joined in progress

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