Editor: The following is part of a press release from OVCsports.com.
(Brentwood, TN) – The Ohio Valley Conference announced its slate of Conference basketball games across ESPN networks for the 2019-20 season on Thursday.
The schedule includes nine total men’s basketball games (six regular season contests and three OVC Tournament games) that will appear on one of the linear networks during the season. Five of the regular season matchups and the OVC Tournament semifinals will air on ESPNU, while one regular season game and the OVC Tournament championship game will air on ESPN2.
The 2020 OVC Championship tournament will be held at The Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana for the third consecutive year from March 4-7.
An additional 102 regular season conference games and approximately 110 non-conference contests will be streamed on ESPN+.
Games aired on an ESPN network will also be available through the ESPN App, accessible on computers, smartphones, tablets and connected devices to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.
2019-20 OVC ESPN Television Schedule
Thursday, January 2
Jacksonville State at Morehead State, 9:00 p.m. ET/8:00 p.m. CT (ESPNU)
Thursday, January 9
Murray State at Jacksonville State, 8:00 p.m. CT (ESPNU)
Thursday, January 16
Eastern Kentucky at Belmont, 8:00 p.m. CT (ESPNU)
Thursday, January 23
Belmont at Murray State, 6:00 p.m. CT (ESPN2)
Thursday, January 30
Belmont at Tennessee Tech, 8:00 p.m. CT (ESPNU)
Thursday, February 13
Murray State at Austin Peay, 8:00 p.m. CT (ESPNU)
Friday, March 6
OVC Men’s Tournament Semifinal #1, 7:00 p.m. CT (ESPNU)
OVC Men’s Tournament Semifinal #2, 9:00 p.m. CT (ESPNU)
Saturday, March 7
OVC Men’s Tournament Championship, 7:00 p.m. CT (ESPN2)
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This is outstanding. Congrats to my friends @CoachBlossom & @DrewHanlen and the others I don't even know.
.@ValleyHoops women's basketball tournament will begin to rotate to different cities. Evansville next year, then Coralville, Iowa and then back to Moline.
