Valley games on TV

[KillerB]

2022-23 MVC MEN’S BASKETBALL TELECAST PACKAGE ON CBS SPORTS NETWORK AND CBS SPORTS
Day Date Event Site Central Time
Tuesday November 22 +Auburn vs. Bradley (MBB -- CBSSN) Cancun, Mexico 5 p.m.
Wednesday November 23 +Liberty/Northwestern vs. Bradley (MBB -- CBSSN) Cancun, Mexico 5 or 7:30 p.m.
Thursday December 29 Valparaiso @ Drake (MBB -- CBSSN) Des Moines, Iowa 8 p.m. %
Saturday January 7 Valparaiso @ Bradley (MBB -- CBSSN) Peoria, Illinois 2 p.m.
Missouri State @ Belmont (MBB -- CBSSN) Nashville, Tennessee 2 p.m.
Murray State @ Drake (MBB -- CBSSN) Des Moines, Iowa 2 p.m.
Illinois State @ Evansville (MBB -- CBSSN) Evansville, Indiana 2 p.m.
UIC @ Indiana State (MBB -- CBSSN) Terre Haute, Indiana 2 p.m.
Southern Illinois @ UNI (MBB -- CBSSN) Cedar Falls, Iowa 2 p.m.
Tuesday January 17 Murray State @ Belmont (MBB -- CBSSN) Nashville, Tennessee 8 p.m.
Tuesday January 24 Indiana State @ Drake (MBB -- CBSSN) Des Moines, Iowa 8 p.m. %
Saturday February 4 Bradley @ UNI (MBB -- CBSSN) Cedar Falls, Iowa TBD
Illinois State @ Belmont (MBB -- CBSSN) Nashville, Tennessee TBD
Drake @ Valparaiso (MBB -- CBSSN) Valparaiso, Indiana TBD
Evansville @ UIC (MBB -- CBSSN) Chicago, Illinois TBD
Murray State @ Indiana State (MBB -- CBSSN) Terre Haute, Indiana TBD %
Sunday February 19 Bradley @ Southern Illinois (MBB -- CBSSN) Carbondale, Illinois 11 a.m.
Belmont @ Drake (MBB -- CBSSN) Des Moines, Iowa 11 a.m.
Valparaiso @ UIC (MBB -- CBSSN) Chicago, Illinois 11 a.m.
Tuesday February 21 Murray State @ Missouri State (MBB -- CBSSN) Springfield, Missouri 6 p.m. %
Sunday February 26 Drake @ Bradley (MBB -- CBSSN) Peoria, Illinois 11 a.m.
Belmont @ UNI (MBB -- CBSSN) Cedar Falls, Iowa 11 a.m.
Southern Illinois @ UIC (MBB -- CBSSN) Chicago, Illinois 11 a.m.
Evansville @ Illinois State (MBB -- CBSSN) Normal, Illinois 11 a.m.
Missouri State @ Indiana State (MBB -- CBSSN) Terre Haute, Indiana 11 a.m.
Valparaiso @ Murray State (MBB -- CBSSN) Murray, Kentucky 11 a.m.
Saturday March 4 State Farm MVC Championship -- Semifinal #1 (MBB -- CBSSN) St. Louis, Missouri 2:30 p.m.
State Farm MVC Championship -- Semifinal #2 (MBB -- CBSSN) St. Louis, Missouri 5 p.m.
Sunday March 5 State Farm MVC Championship -- Title Game (MBB -- CBS) St. Louis, Missouri 1 p.m.

+--Cancun Challenge in Cancun, Mexico.
%--Game will be selected 14 days from competition date. Only one game will be selected for CBS Sports Network clearance; the other contests will air on a different platform.
CBSSN--CBS Sports Network. CBS--CBS Sports. All game times are subject to change.

[LittleBrave]

Thanks for this!

Probably worth getting CBS Sports package for the first month to see 3 BU games.

[Da Coach]

That list makes it look like there are a lot more games on the CBS Sports Network than there really are.
On dates like Jan. 7, Feb. 4, Feb 19, and Feb. 26, CBS will choose only one of the games to televise (see info at bottom regarding the % symbol), not all of them.
The other games will be released to be broadcast by other platforms
So in addition to the Cancun games, CBS Sports Network will broadcast a total of 8 regular season MVC games, the same number they have done for the last few years.

Here is a little easier format of their schedule to read-

[Da Coach]

The MVC released the ESPN network TV games today that are part of the deal the MVC made with ESPN-

https://mvc-sports.com/news/2022/9/30/arch-madness-mvc-announces-basketball-package-on-espn-networks.aspx

Full schedule-

https://mvc-sports.com/documents/2022/9/30//2022_23_MVC_TV_Network_Release_for_Men_s_Basketball_ESPN_Updated_9_29_2022_.pdf?id=3355

The ones featuring Bradley:
Sat., Dec. 3 Bradley at MSU (ESPN3)
Sat., Jan. 7 Valpo at Bradley (ESPNU)
Sat., Jan. 14 Bradley at Drake (ESPNU)
Sat., Jan. 21 Belmont at Bradley (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Sun., Jan. 29 Bradley at UIC (ESPN2)
Sat., Feb. 4 Bradley at UNI (ESPN2)
Sat., Feb. 11 Murray St at Bradley (ESPNU)
Sat., Feb. 19 Bradley at SIU (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Sat., Feb. 26 Drake at Bradley (ESPN2)

Note that the only guaranteed Bradley game is the Dec. 3rd game at Missouri State on ESPN3. The others are designated with the % symbol, which means they are among several games that ESPN has to choose from that day, and are not guaranteed to be broadcast as part of this MVC deal.

Other Bradley ESPN3/ESPN+ games will be covered under a different deal-
Additional regular-season men’s basketball games produced by MVC institutions will be delivered exclusively through The Valley on ESPN -- the league’s co-branded digital network with ESPN available through the ESPN App.

[bradleyfan124]

The MVC released the ESPN network TV games today that are part of the deal the MVC made with ESPN-

https://mvc-sports.com/news/2022/9/30/arch-madness-mvc-announces-basketball-package-on-espn-networks.aspx

Full schedule-

https://mvc-sports.com/documents/2022/9/30//2022_23_MVC_TV_Network_Release_for_Men_s_Basketball_ESPN_Updated_9_29_2022_.pdf?id=3355

The ones featuring Bradley:
Sat., Dec. 3 Bradley at MSU (ESPN3)
Sat., Jan. 7 Valpo at Bradley (ESPNU)
Sat., Jan. 14 Bradley at Drake (ESPNU)
Sat., Jan. 21 Belmont at Bradley (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Sun., Jan. 29 Bradley at UIC (ESPN2)
Sat., Feb. 4 Bradley at UNI (ESPN2)
Sat., Feb. 11 Murray St at Bradley (ESPNU)
Sat., Feb. 19 Bradley at SIU (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Sat., Feb. 26 Drake at Bradley (ESPN2)

Note that the only guaranteed Bradley game is the Dec. 3rd game at Missouri State on ESPN3. The others are designated with the % symbol, which means they are among several games that ESPN has to choose from that day, and are not guaranteed to be broadcast as part of this MVC deal.

Other Bradley ESPN3/ESPN+ games will be covered under a different deal-
Additional regular-season men’s basketball games produced by MVC institutions will be delivered exclusively through The Valley on ESPN -- the league’s co-branded digital network with ESPN available through the ESPN App.

That last game with Drake may very well be for the MVC regular season championship

[KillerB]

The Valley on Bally

https://mvc-sports.com/news/2022/10/3/arch-madness-mvc-clears-mens-basketball-package-on-bally-sports-nbc-sports-chicago-and-the-valley-on-espn.aspx

[algotrader]

TV deals like this are killing the future of the valley. Established fans will seek out where the games are. But new fans will not. Younger generations will not. The Valley desperately needs to understand that our society has changed and how we consume media has changed, especially among millennials and zoomers. They need to make every single valley game freely accessible from a single location. Something available on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, NVIDIA shield, etc.

Sports packages and subscription TV are outdated.

[Da Coach]

The Bradley schedule page now shows the TV info for nearly every game. Most are on ESPN3/ESPN+-

https://bradleybraves.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule?path=mbball

There are three non-conference games (road games at Utah State, at SIUE, and at Arkansas) that do not show any TV info, and there are several MVC conference games designated as TV: TBA, which suggests that there will be TV, but it is not yet determined.