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Tulsa Basketball Gets Eight National TV Games
10/16/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Oct. 16, 2009
Tulsa, Oklahoma - The University of Tulsa men's basketball team is scheduled to play eight games on national television this season, it was announced today. The Hurricane will play four games on the ESPN Networks, including two on ESPN and two on ESPN2. Tulsa will also play four contests on the CBS College Sports Network.
Tulsa will help open ESPN's coverage of the college basketball season as a part of networks' 24-hours of college basketball, as the Hurricane will host the UALR Trojans in a 1:00 pm contest on Tuesday, November 17th on ESPN.
On back-to-back Saturdays in January the Hurricane will play on the CBS College Sports Network, as Tulsa travels to face the Houston Cougars on Jan. 9th at 6 pm (CT), and will host UCF a week later on Jan. 16th for a 7 pm game time.
Tulsa plays on national television on three consecutive Saturday's in the month of February. Tulsa and UTEP will square off in an ESPN2 contest in El Paso, Texas, on Feb. 6th for a 9 pm (CT) game, while the Memphis Tigers visit Tulsa for another ESPN2 televised contest the next week on Feb. 16th for a 6 pm (CT) tip-off.
Four days later, Tulsa hosts UTEP in a 3 pm (CT) televised contest on the CBS College Sports Network.
ESPN will broadcast Tulsa's first-ever visit to Cameron Indoor Stadium, as the Hurricane faces the Duke Blue Devils on Feb. 25th in a 6 pm (CT) game. The Hurricane will close out the regular season at Memphis on Saturday, March 6th, in Memphis' FedEx Forum for a 12 noon (CT) tip-off.
Tulsa's National TV Games Date (Day) Opponent Network Time Nov. 17 (Tues.) UALR ESPN 1 pm Jan. 9 (Sat.) @ Houston* CBS C 6 pm Jan. 16 (Sat.) UCF* CBC C 7 pm Feb. 6 (Sat.) @ UTEP* ESPN2 9 pm Feb. 13 (Sat.) MEMPHIS* ESPN2 6 pm Feb. 20 (Sat.) UTEP* CBS C 3 pm Feb. 25 (Thurs.)@ Duke ESPN 6 pm Mar. 6 (Sat.) @ Memphis CBS C 12 noon
