Stadium To Air College Basketball Games Exclusively On Facebook


Stadium, the new 24/7, multiplatform sports network, announced it would kick off a season-long package of 47 men’s college basketball games Thursday that will be distributed exclusively on Facebook.

Fans can add games to their watchlist by following the Live: Stadium College Basketball Show Page, and the contests feature Mountain West Conference, West Coast Conference, Conference USA and Atlantic 10 teams.

The basketball games build on Stadium’s partnership with Facebook, which has been exclusively airing a schedule of 15 college football games this seasonThirteen of these 15 games have aired and results include nearly 10 million total views and over 70,000 real-time comments from fans viewing the games live.

“Stadium is thrilled to continue its partnership with Facebook after the overwhelming success of our football package,” Adam Anshell, Senior Vice President of Properties for Stadium, said in a statement. “We are able to reach new fans and engage with them in ways that are only possible on a platform like Facebook, and now we’re able to share that experience across an amazing slate of college basketball games.”

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Just like in football, Stadium’s basketball broadcasts will delivery unique production and social elements. Stadium’s on-air talent team will address fan comments and questions throughout the broadcast.

Stadium will also produce a weekly live studio show dedicated to college basketball. The 30-minute show will air on Facebook’s Watch platform via the Live: Stadium College Basketball Show Page every Wednesday evening beginning Nov. 29. The show will include live look-ins, highlights, preview of games and features on players. serve as a preview of that week’s games, including live look-ins, pregame interviews, and in-depth player profiles and features.

Here’s the schedule of games, with times in ET:

11/16/2017

Thursday

Belmont at Middle Tennessee

7:30 PM

11/19/2017

Sunday

Saint Mary’s at San Jose State

8:00 PM

11/21/2017

Tuesday

Florida Gulf Coast at Middle Tennessee

7:30 PM

11/24/2017

Friday

Minnesota vs UMass

12:00 PM

11/24/2017

Friday

Alabama vs BYU

2:30 PM

11/25/2017

Saturday

BYU vs UMass

2:00 PM

11/25/2017

Saturday

Minnesota vs Alabama

5:00 PM

11/25/2017

Saturday

Southern Utah at UNLV

10:00 PM

11/28/2017

Tuesday

Brown at Rhode Island

7:00 PM

11/28/2017

Tuesday

Davidson at Charlotte

7:00 PM

11/29/2017

Wednesday

EKU at WKU

8:00 PM

11/29/2017

Wednesday

Illinois State at Nevada

10:00 PM

11/30/2017

Thursday

Memphis at UAB

8:00 PM

11/30/2017

Thursday

New Mexico State at UTEP

10:00 PM

12/1/2017

Friday

Pittsburgh vs. Duquesne 

7:00 PM

12/3/2017

Sunday

Bradley at San Diego State

6:00 PM

12/5/2017

Tuesday

Wake Forest at Charlotte

7:00 PM

12/9/2017

Saturday

Mississippi at Middle Tennessee

6:00 PM

12/9/2017

Saturday

Washington State at UTEP

9:00 PM

12/19/2017

Tuesday

UC Davis at Nevada

10:00 PM

12/22/2017

Friday

Northern Colorado at UNLV

10:00 PM

12/23/2017

Saturday

Harvard at George Washington

12:00 PM

12/30/2017

Saturday

Middle Tennessee at UAB

5:00 PM

1/4/2018

Thursday

Pacific at Saint Mary’s

10:00 PM

1/9/2018

Tuesday

Dayton at Richmond

7:00 PM

1/10/2018

Wednesday

Wyoming at New Mexico

9:00 PM

1/17/2018

Wednesday

Richmond at VCU

7:00 PM

1/17/2018

Wednesday

Utah State at Boise State

9:00 PM

1/20/2018

Saturday

Saint Louis at UMass

2:00 PM

1/20/2018

Saturday

Saint Mary’s at Pacific

10:00 PM

1/24/2018

Wednesday

Rhode Island at Fordham

7:00 PM

1/27/2018

Saturday

UTEP at Middle Tennessee

7:00 PM

1/31/2018

Wednesday

La Salle at Davidson

7:00 PM

2/1/2018

Thursday

Middle Tennessee at ODU

8:00 PM

2/8/2018

Thursday

Saint Mary’s at Loyola Marymount

10:00 PM

2/10/2018

Saturday

ODU at LA Tech

7:00 PM

2/17/2018

Saturday

Middle Tennessee at LA Tech

7:00 PM

2/21/2018

Wednesday

Duquense at St. Bonaventure

7:00 PM

2/22/2018

Thursday

LA Tech at UTEP

9:00 PM

2/22/2018

Thursday

Pepperdine at Saint Mary’s

10:00 PM

2/24/2018

Saturday

UAB at Middle Tennessee

7:00 PM

3/3/2018

Saturday

La Salle at Saint Joseph’s

2:00 PM

3/7/2018

Wednesday

MW MBB 1st round – #8 vs. #9

2:00 PM

3/7/2018

Wednesday

MW MBB 1st round – #7 vs. #10

4:30 PM

3/7/2018

Wednesday

MW MBB 1st round – #6 vs. #11

7:00 PM

3/8/2018

Thursday

C-USA MBB Quarterfinal Game 

7:30 PM

3/8/2018

Thursday

C-USA MBB Quarterfinal Game 

10:00 PM