UConn Women’s Basketball to Have Nine Nationally Televised Games in 2008-09

By Connecticut Athletics
Posted Thursday, October 2, 2008

STORRS, Conn. (October 2, 2008) - The University of Connecticut women’s basketball team will play a minimum of nine games on national television in 2008-09 as part of this season’s BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Television Package, which was announced today by conference officials.

The Huskies will play four regular-season games on ESPN2 in 2008-09 along with two on ESPNU and one each on ESPN, CBS and CBS College Sports Television.

Connecticut will make its first national television appearance on Sunday, Nov. 30 when it faces Oklahoma in an 8:15 p.m. ESPN telecast. The Huskies and Sooners last met in the 2005 Preseason WNIT Championship Game, which saw UConn prevail 82-62.

This will represent the 20th consecutive year that UConn women’s basketball will be televised nationally on one of ESPN’s family of networks.

UConn will appear on CBS for the 19th consecutive season when it plays host to LSU on Saturday, Jan. 3 in a noon tip at the XL Center in Hartford. This will mark the fourth consecutive regular season which will see the Huskies face the Tigers, who are coming off their fifth consecutive NCAA Final Four appearance.

Connecticut will travel to Chapel Hill, N.C., to battle North Carolina in its first of four appearances on ESPN2, Monday, Jan. 19 at 7:00 p.m. (ET). The Huskies rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit to post an 82-71 win over the Tar Heels in last year's regular season meeting between the programs at Gampel Pavilion.

The Huskies other games which will air on ESPN2 include a trip to battle BIG EAST rival Rutgers in the regular-season finale on Monday, March 2 at 7:30 p.m. UConn will also play host to BIG EAST upstarts Louisville (Jan. 26) and Pittsburgh (Feb. 15) in a pair of nationally-televised ESPN2 broadcasts.

ESPNU will nationally televise Connecticut’s game against Penn State at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y., at the Maggie Dixon Classic on Sunday, Dec. 14 in a 2:30 p.m. tip. Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) will also air the UConn-Penn State showdown live in the state of Connecticut.

The Huskies will make their final appearance of the season on ESPNU against Notre Dame at the XL Center on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 2:00 p.m. (ET).

CBS College Sports will air Connecticut’s first meeting of the regular season with Rutgers on Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 8:00 p.m.

The complete 2008-09 Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) UConn women’s basketball broadcast schedule will be announced at a later date.

2008-09 University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball National Television Schedule

CBS Schedule

Saturday, Jan. 3 vs. LSU, 12:00 p.m. (ET)

ESPN Schedule

Sunday, Nov, 30 vs. Oklahoma, 8:15 p.m. (ET)

ESPN2 Schedule

Monday, Jan. 19 at North Carolina, 7:00 p.m. (ET)

Monday, Jan. 26 vs. Louisville, 7:30 p.m. (ET)

Sunday, Feb. 15 vs. Pittsburgh, 3:30 p.m. (ET)

Monday, March 2 at Rutgers, 7:30 p.m. (ET)

ESPNU Schedule

Sunday, Dec. 14 vs. Penn State (at MSG), 2:30 p.m.

** - will also be televised in Connecticut on CPTV

Sunday, Feb. 22 vs. Notre Dame, 2:30 p.m.

CBS College Sports Schedule

Tuesday, Feb. 3 at Rutgers, 8:00 p.m. (ET)