At least 30 West Coast Conference men's basketball games will be on ESPN this year thanks to the new eight-year extension of the league's TV contract.
Many of the WCC games on ESPN will be on Thursday nights. And in all, ESPN will show 21 conference games on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU, including the conference tournament quarterfinals, semifinals and championship game on March 5.
The national network will air both of Gonzaga's games against Saint Mary's – the two teams that shared the WCC regular season title last year. ESPN will also carry both of the Zags' games against newcomer BYU (ESPN2). Overall, Gonzaga will appear on ESPN channels seven times during the conference season. BYU and Saint Mary's will appear six times.
In addition to airing conference games, ESPN will also air nine non-conference games involving WCC teams. Those games will be announced at a later date, as will which games will be broadcast on KHQ throughout the season.
2011-12 WEST COAST CONFERENCE MEN'S BASKETBALL TELECAST SCHEDULE
(All times Pacific; dates and times subject to change)
as of August 22, 2011
Thursday, November 24
Santa Clara vs. New Mexico (Anaheim, Calif.), 6:00 p.m. (ESPNU)
Friday. November 25
Santa Clara vs. TBD (Anaheim, Calif.), TBA (ESPNU/ESPN2)
Sunday, November 27
Santa Clara vs. TBD (Anaheim, Calif.), TBA (ESPNU/ESPN2)
Wednesday, November 30
Notre Dame at Gonzaga, 8:15 p.m. (ESPN2)
Saturday, December 3
Gonzaga at Illinois, 12:15 p.m. (ESPN2)
Oregon at BYU, 2:00 p.m. (ESPNU)
Saturday, December 10
Michigan State at Gonzaga, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN2)
Tuesday, December 20
Butler at Gonzaga, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN2)
Thursday, December 29
BYU at Saint Mary's, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN2)
Saturday, December 31
Gonzaga at Xavier, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN2)
Thursday, January 5
Saint Mary's at San Diego, TBA (ESPNU)
Thursday, January 12
Gonzaga at Saint Mary's, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN2)
Loyola Marymount at Pepperdine, TBA (ESPNU)
Thursday, January 19
San Francisco at Gonzaga, TBA (ESPNU)
Thursday, January 26
Gonzaga at Portland, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN2)
Saturday, January 28
Saint Mary's at BYU, TBA (ESPNU)
Thursday, February 2
Gonzaga at BYU, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN2)
Portland at Santa Clara, TBA (ESPNU)
Thursday, February 9
Saint Mary's at Gonzaga, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN2)
Santa Clara at San Francisco, TBA (ESPNU)
Thursday, February 16
Gonzaga at Santa Clara, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN2)
BYU at San Francisco, TBA (ESPNU)
Saturday, February 18
BYU at Santa Clara, TBA (ESPNU)
Thursday, February 23
BYU at Gonzaga, 8:00 p.m. (ESPN2)
Saint Mary's at Portland, TBA (ESPNU)
Friday, March 2
Zappos.com West Coast Conference Basketball Championships
Quarterfinals
5/8/9 vs. No. 4 seed, TBA (ESPNU)
6/7 winner vs. No. 3 seed, TBA (ESPNU)
Saturday, March 3
Zappos.com West Coast Conference Basketball Championships
Semifinals
4/5/8/9 vs. No. 2 seed, TBA (ESPN2)
3/6/7 vs. No. 1 seed, TBA (ESPN2)
Monday, March 5
Zappos.com West Coast Conference Basketball Championships
Championship game, TBA (ESPN/ESPN2)
EPSN will air Gonzaga's scheduled game against Xavier on Dec. 31. The Bulldogs won last year's contest 64-56. (Photo: SWX)
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