MAAC Announces 2017-18 ESPN Basketball Television Schedule
EDISON, NJ – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) 2017-18 men’s and women’s basketball television schedule features eight ESPNU contests throughout the regular season and conference championships, beginning on January 5, 2018.
The MAAC has five Fridays (January 5, 19, 26; February 2 & 23) during the regular season in which any game schedule on that date can be flexed onto ESPNU as the MAAC Wildcard Game.
On January 26, the 2017 CollegeInsider.com Postseason (CIT) champion Saint Peter’s University faces in-state rival Rider University at 7:00 p.m. in Lawrenceville, NJ at Alumni Gym. Additionally, one women’s basketball regular season contest, Marist at Quinnipiac is set to air on ESPNU, on January 11 at 10:00am at Quinnipiac Sports Arena in Hamden, CT.
ESPN will televise the 2018 MAAC Men’s Basketball Championship Semifinal Games on Sunday, March 4. Semifinal #1 will air live on ESPN3 at 7:00 p.m. and will re-air at 11:30 p.m. on ESPNU, tape delayed. Semifinal #2 will air at 9:30 p.m., live, on ESPNU.
The 2018 MAAC Basketball Championships are held at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY on March 1-5, 2018. All four men’s basketball quarterfinal games are on ESPN3. The 2018 MAAC Women’s Basketball Championship Game on Monday, March 5 airs on ESPNU at 2:30 p.m. The 2018 MAAC Men’s Basketball Championship Game airs on ESPN or ESPN2 on Monday, March 5 at 7:00 p.m. This is determined 7-10 days prior to the championship.
The wildcard format allows ESPN to pick any game scheduled for the selected date to air on the designated platform. ESPN will announce which game has been selected for the wildcard telecast 21 days out. This format enables the MAAC and ESPN flexibility to showcase the best possible matchups throughout the season.
The MAAC & ESPN enter the first-year of an eight-year agreement. MAAC institutions will produce additional games on ESPN3.
MAAC Wildcard Games & Dates:
Friday, January 5, MAAC Wildcard Game, 7:00 p.m.
- Niagara at Siena
- Manhattan at Monmouth
- Fairfield at Rider
- Saint Peter's at Iona
- Canisius at Quinnipiac
Friday, January 19, MAAC Wildcard Game, 9:00 p.m.
- Iona at Monmouth
- Canisius at Manhattan
Friday, January 26, MAAC Wildcard Game, 7:00 p.m.
Friday, February 2, MAAC Wildcard Game, 7:00 p.m.
- Fairfield at Monmouth
- Manhattan at Siena
- Quinnipiac at Iona
- Canisius at Marist
- Niagara at Saint Peter’s
Friday, February 23, MAAC Wildcard Game, 9:00 p.m.
- Manhattan at Iona
- Marist at Niagara
- Saint Peter’s at Quinnipiac
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 37th year of competition during the 2017-18 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College.