Basketball Begins First Year of Rights Agreement with League
ESPN’s 2013-14 American Athletic Conference men’s college basketball regular-season schedule will feature 63 conference games across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNEWS. The 10-member conference includes Cincinnati, UConn, Louisville, Rutgers and USF, plus first-year members UCF, Houston, Memphis, SMU and Temple.
ESPN and the American Athletic Conference enter into the first year of a wide-ranging, multiyear rights agreement. The deal grants ESPN exclusive worldwide distribution rights across all media for football, men’s basketball and select women’s basketball and Olympic sports through 2019-20 – starting with the 2013-14 basketball season.
All games will be available through WatchESPN, accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold members and on Apple TV to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.
Three American schools appear in ESPN.com’s preseason top 25 poll: No. 2 Louisville; No. 15 Memphis and No. 21 UConn. Overall, ESPNEWS will offer 23 games, while ESPNU will televise 20 matchups.
The schedule also includes a Saturday Primetime Presented by DIRECTV game and an evening stop of a split College GameDay Covered by State Farm telecast for Louisville at UConn (January 18, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN). The two-hour Saturday morning show will air from the historic Palestra in Philadelphia on ESPNU at 10 a.m. and at 11 a.m. on ESPN, prior to the non-conference matchup between Temple and La Salle (Noon on ESPN/ESPN2). The one-hour evening edition at 8 p.m. on ESPN will originate from Storrs, Conn. College GameDay is hosted by Rece Davis with analysts Jay Bilas, Digger Phelps and Jalen Rose.
A schedule of American non-conference games on ESPN networks will be announced at a later date.
ESPN Networks 2013-14 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Schedule
(subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Tue, Dec 31 | 5 p.m. | No. 2 Louisville at UCF | ESPN2 |
| 7 p.m. | No. 15 Memphis at USF | ESPN2 | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 21 UConn at Houston | ESPN2 | |
| Wed, Jan 1 | 6 p.m. | SMU at Cincinnati | ESPNU |
| 8 p.m. | Temple at Rutgers | ESPNU | |
| Sat, Jan 4 | Noon | Cincinnati at No. 15 Memphis | ESPN2 |
| 2 p.m. | No. 21 UConn at SMU | ESPNU | |
| 4 p.m. | Temple at UCF | ESPNEWS | |
| Thu, Jan 9 | 7 p.m. | No. 15 Memphis at No. 2 Louisville | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| USF at Temple | ESPNU | ||
| Sat, Jan 11 | 3 p.m. | No. 15 Memphis at Temple | ESPN2 |
| 6 p.m. | UCF at No. 21 UConn | ESPNU | |
| Wed, Jan 15 | 7 p.m. | USF at SMU | ESPNU |
| UCF at Rutgers | ESPNEWS | ||
| Thu, Jan 16 | 7 p.m. | No. 21 UConn at No. 15 Memphis | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat, Jan 18 | Noon | SMU at UCF | ESPNEWS |
| 5 p.m. | Cincinnati at USF | ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 2 Louisville at No. 21 UConn | ESPN | |
| Tue, Jan 21 | 8 p.m. | Rutgers at SMU | ESPNEWS |
| Wed, Jan 22 | 7 p.m. | No. 2 Louisville at USF | ESPNU |
| Thu, Jan 23 | 8 p.m. | Houston at No. 15 Memphis | ESPNEWS |
| Sat, Jan 25 | 7 p.m. | No. 21 UConn at Rutgers | ESPNU |
| Sun, Jan 26 | 3 p.m. | SMU at Houston | ESPNEWS |
| Tue, Jan 28 | 7 p.m. | SMU at USF | ESPNEWS |
| Wed, Jan 29 | 7 p.m. | No. 15 Memphis at UCF | ESPNU |
| Rutgers at Temple | ESPNEWS | ||
| Thu, Jan 30 | 7 p.m. | Cincinnati at No. 2 Louisville | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat, Feb 1 | 4:30 p.m. | Houston at Rutgers | ESPNEWS |
| 9 p.m. | UCF at No. 2 Louisville | ESPNU | |
| Wed, Feb 5 | 7 p.m. | USF at UCF | ESPNEWS |
| 9 p.m. | No. 2 Louisville at Houston | ESPNU | |
| Thu, Feb 6 | 7 p.m. | No. 21 UConn at Cincinnati | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| 8 p.m. | Temple at SMU | ESPNEWS | |
| Sat, Feb 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Cincinnati at SMU | ESPNU |
| 8 p.m. | Rutgers at USF | ESPNEWS | |
| Sun, Feb 9 | 2 p.m. | Temple at Houston | ESPNEWS |
| 6 p.m. | No. 21 UConn at UCF | ESPN2 | |
| Wed, Feb 12 | 7 p.m. | USF at No. 21 UConn | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| 9 p.m. | UCF at No. 15 Memphis | ESPNU | |
| Thu, Feb 13 | 7 p.m. | No. 2 Louisville at Temple | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| SMU at Rutgers | ESPNEWS | ||
| Sat, Feb 15 | Noon | No. 15 Memphis at No. 21 UConn | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| 3 p.m. | Houston at Cincinnati | ESPNU | |
| 4:30 p.m. | UCF at USF | ESPNEWS | |
| Sun, Feb 16 | 6 p.m. | Rutgers at No. 2 Louisville | ESPN2 |
| Wed, Feb 19 | 7 p.m. | Cincinnati at UCF | ESPNU |
| 8 p.m. | Houston at SMU | ESPNEWS | |
| Thu, Feb 20 | 9 p.m. | No. 21 UConn at Temple | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat, Feb 22 | 2 p.m. | UCF at Houston | ESPNEWS |
| 9:30 p.m. | Temple at No. 15 Memphis | ESPNU | |
| Wed, Feb 26 | 7 p.m. | Rutgers at UCF | ESPNU |
| Thu, Feb 27 | 9 p.m. | Temple at No. 2 Louisville | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat, Mar 1 | Noon | Cincinnati at No. 21 UConn | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| USF at Rutgers | ESPNEWS | ||
| 4 p.m. | UCF at SMU | ESPNEWS | |
| 9 p.m. | Houston at Temple | ESPNU | |
| Tue, Mar 4 | 6:30 p.m. | UCF at Temple | ESPNEWS |
| 8:30 p.m. | USF at Houston | ESPNEWS | |
| Wed, Mar 5 | 7 p.m. | Rutgers at No. 21 UConn | ESPNU |
| Thu, Mar 6 | 7 p.m. | No. 15 Memphis at Cincinnati | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat, Mar 8 | Noon | SMU at No. 15 Memphis | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Cincinnati at Rutgers | ESPNEWS | ||
| 2 p.m. | Temple at USF | ESPNEWS |
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