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 season. Thirteen 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.”
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 |