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- FOX Sports' family of networks to air nearly 300 college basketball games this season
- The brand-new "FOX PRIMETIME HOOPS" package to debut on Saturday, December 10 on FOX
With the 2022-23 college basketball season officially upon us, FOX Sports will once again televise college basketball on the FOX family of networks for the 2022-23 regular season. Nearly 300 games are on the schedule for this season's coverage. This season, FOX will launch a new package called "FOX PRIMETIME HOOPS", a series of marquee Saturday night games on the FOX broadcast network.
The college basketball season begins on Monday, November 7 with Opening Night coverage on FS1. That night, FS1 has live look-ins planned surrounding eight BIG EAST contests with limited commercials during the BIG EAST OPENING NIGHT TIP-OFF at 6:30 PM ET on FS1. Studio host Mike Hill will be joined by studio analysts Bill Raftery, Jim Jackson & Casey Jacobsen to officially break the seal on the new season of college basketball.
This year, FOX Sports will televise college basketball games from the BIG EAST, Big Ten, Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences, plus women's games from the BIG EAST, Big Ten, and Mountain West. The network also has complete coverage of the BIG EAST men's and women's tournament, plus the respective conference championships.
Schedule highlights for the 2022-23 season include the beginning of a new series, FOX PRIMETIME HOOPS, on Saturday, December 10 at 7:30 PM ET with preseason No. 17 Arizona vs. No. 13 Indiana from "The Clash' on FOX. FOX PRIMETIME HOOPS will also have matchups between No. 16 Villanova vs. No. 9 Creighton, Colorado vs. No. 8 UCLA, Ohio State vs. No. 13 Indiana, Michigan State vs. No. 22 Michigan, Indiana vs. Purdue, and Connecticut vs. Villanova.
FOX's schedule also has seven Gavitt Tipoff Games, which is the early-season conference games between the BIG EAST and the Big Ten, including Indiana at Xavier and Villanova at Michigan State. As part of FOX's huge weekend of sports during Thanksgiving week, FS1 will serve as the broadcast home for the Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off, with the likes of Georgia Tech, Utah, Mississippi State, and Marquette.
In December, the FOX broadcast network spotlights the Never Forget Tribute Classic between Villanova and Boston College, plus a Christmas Day game on the network between DePaul and Creighton.
On the women's side, FOX will televise six matchups featuring women college basketball teams, setting a new mark for the network. Marquee games on the women's side on FOX includes the women's national championship re-match between No. 1 South Carolina and No. 6 Connecticut, No. 4 Iowa at No. 25 Michigan, No. 21 Creighton at DePaul, and No. 22 Nebraska at Iowa. FS1 also has a healthy dose of women's matchups for viewers to enjoy including No. 3 Texas at Connecticut, No. 7 Louisville at DePaul, and No. 10 NC State at Connecticut.
FOX's college basketball roster of play-by-play announcers, game analysts, studio hosts, and studio analysts is extensive and will have lots of personalities on that roster. Respected and well-traveled broadcaster Gus Johnson returns to serve as FOX's lead announcer for college basketball. NBA veteran and All-American Jim Jackson and Emmy-Award winning analyst Bill Raftery joining Johnson as the lead game analyst.
FOX mainstay Donny Marshall will contribute to game and studio analysis this season. Joining FOX's roster this season are Devin Harris and LaVall Jordan.
On the play-by-play side, announcers set to call games this season include: Adam Amin, Jason Benetti, Tim Brando, Lisa Byington, Joe Davis, Noah Eagle, John Fanta, Alex Faust, Brandon Gaudin, Aaron Goldsmith and Kevin Kugler. Additional play-by-play commentators will call games during the season as well.
Set to provide color commentary for FOX's college basketball games this year are: Kimberly (Kim) Adams, Nick Bahe, Stephen Bardo, Jim Spanarkel, Casey Jacobsen, Stephanie White, Christy Winters-Scott, and Sarah Kustok. In addition to these names, additional color commentators will work games during the year.
In the studio, Rob Stone and Mike Hill will split the hosting duties, joined in the studio by analysts Jim Jackson, Casey Jacobsen, Donny Marshall, Devin Harris and LaVall Jordan.
Check out the 2022-23 college basketball regular season schedule on the FOX broadcast network below. Announcer assignments and game schedule will be updated throughout the year.
- 2022-23 CBB on FOX Regular Season Broadcast Schedule - All Times ET; Subject to Change
* Saturday, December 10th
. Villanova vs. Boston College (at Newark, NJ) - FOX, 5:00 PM ET - Jason Benetti, Jim Jackson
- Never Forget Tribute Classic
. Indiana vs. Arizona (at Paradise, NV) - FOX, 7:30 PM ET - Gus Johnson, Bill Raftery
- Las Vegas Clash
* Saturday, December 17th
. Providence at Seton Hall - FOX, 12:30 PM ET - Jason Benetti, Donny Marshall
* Sunday, December 25th (Christmas)
. DePaul at Creighton - FOX, 4:30 PM ET - Jason Benetti, Jim Jackson
* Saturday, December 31st (New Year's Eve)
. Connecticut at Xavier - FOX, 12:00 PM ET - Brandon Gaudin, Donny Marshall
. Arizona at Arizona State - FOX, 2:00 PM ET - Aaron Goldsmith, Casey Jacobsen
. Creighton at DePaul (Women's) - FOX, 4:00 PM ET - Lisa Byington, Christy Winters-Scott
* Saturday, January 7th
. Creighton at Connecticut - FOX, 12:00 PM ET - Brandon Gaudin, Donny Marshall
. Michigan at Michigan State - FOX, 2:30 PM ET - Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson
. Iowa at Michigan (Women's) - FOX, 4:30 PM ET - Lisa Byington, Stephanie White
* Saturday, January 14th
. Colorado at UCLA - FOX, 8:00 PM ET - Tim Brando, Jim Jackson
* Sunday, January 15th
. Marquette at Xavier - FOX, 12:00 PM ET - Jason Benetti, Bill Raftery
* Monday, January 16th (Martin Luther King Jr., Day)
. Georgetown at Villanova - FOX, 12:00 PM ET - Tim Brando, Donny Marshall
. Purdue at Michigan State - FOX, 2:30 PM ET - Jason Benetti, Bill Raftery
* Saturday, January 21st
. Iowa at Ohio State - FOX, 2:00 PM ET - Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson
* Sunday, January 22nd
. Butler vs. Connecticut (at Hartford, CT) - FOX, 12:00 PM ET - Tim Brando, Donny Marshall
* Saturday, January 28th
. Nebraska at Iowa (Women's) - FOX, 1:00 PM ET - Brandon Gaudin, Sarah Kustok
. Illinois at Wisconsin - FOX, 3:00 PM ET - Jason Benetti, Stephen Bardo
. Arizona at Washington - FOX, 5:30 PM ET - Aaron Goldsmith, Donny Marshall
. Ohio State at Indiana - FOX, 8:00 PM ET - Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson
* Saturday, February 4th
. Michigan State vs. Rutgers (at Madison Square Garden) - FOX, 12:00 PM ET - Kevin Kugler, Jim Spanarkel
. Illinois at Iowa - FOX, 2:30 PM ET - Jason Benetti, Stephen Bardo
. St. John's at Xavier - FOX, 5:00 PM ET - Tim Brando, Nick Bahe
. Villanova at Creighton - FOX, 7:30 PM ET - Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson
* Sunday, February 5th
. South Carolina at Connecticut (Women's) - FOX, 12:00 PM ET - Lisa Byington, Sarah Kustok
* Saturday, February 11th
. Providence vs. St. John's (at Manhattan, NY) - FOX, 12:00 PM ET - Tim Brando, Donny Marshall
. Connecticut at Creighton - FOX, 2:00 PM ET - Jason Benetti, Jim Jackson
. UNLV at San Diego State - FOX, 4:00 PM ET - Noah Eagle, Casey Jacobsen
* Saturday, February 18th
. Seton Hall at Connecticut - FOX, 12:00 PM ET - Adam Amin, Nick Bahe
. Connecticut at Villanova (Women's) - FOX, 2:30 PM ET - Lisa Byington, Sarah Kustok
. Villanova at Providence - FOX, 4:30 PM ET - Jason Benetti, Donny Marshall
. Michigan State at Michigan - FOX, 8:00 PM ET - Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson
* Saturday, February 25th
. Creighton vs. Villanova (at Wells Fargo Center) - FOX, 12:00 PM ET - Tim Brando, Nick Bahe
. Connecticut at DePaul (Women's) - FOX, 2:00 PM ET - Lisa Byington, Sarah Kustok
. Indiana at Purdue - FOX, 7:30 PM ET - Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson
* Sunday, February 26th
. Providence at Georgetown - FOX, 12:30 PM ET - Tim Brando, Donny Marshall
* Saturday, March 4th
. Seton Hall at Providence - FOX, 12:00 PM ET - Tim Brando, Donny Marshall
. St. John's at Marquette - FOX, 2:00 PM ET - Jason Benetti, Stephen Bardo
. Connecticut vs. Villanova (at Wells Fargo Center) - FOX, 7:30 PM ET - Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson
* Sunday, March 5th
. Illinois at Purdue - FOX, 12:30 PM ET - Jason Benetti, Nick Bahe
- 2022-23 CBB on FOX Conference Tournament Schedule - All Times ET; Subject to Change
* Saturday, March 11th
. #2 Xavier vs. #1 Marquette (at Manhattan, NY) - FOX, 6:30 PM ET - Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson, Kristina Pink
- Big East Championship Game
* Source(s): FOX Sports Press Pass.
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ReplyDeleteThe week ahead on FOX:
ReplyDelete. Creighton/Connecticut (Saturday, FOX)
. Michigan/Michigan State (Saturday, FOX)
. Iowa/Michigan (women's) (Saturday, FOX)
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ReplyDeleteThe week ahead on FOX:
ReplyDelete. Colorado/UCLA (Saturday, FOX)
. Marquette/Xavier (Sunday, FOX)
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DeleteThe week ahead on FOX (a busy week for them with FOUR Saturday games):
ReplyDelete. Nebraska/Iowa (women's CBB) (Saturday, FOX)
. Illinois/Wisconsin (Saturday, FOX)
. Arizona/Washington (Saturday, FOX)
. Ohio State/Indiana (Saturday, FOX)
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ReplyDeleteThe week ahead on FOX:
ReplyDelete. Providence vs. St. John's (at Manhattan, NY) (Saturday, FOX)
. Connecticut at Creighton (Saturday, FOX)
. UNLV at San Diego State (Saturday, FOX)
A tripleheader on Super Bowl Weekend (FOX will televise the Super Bowl, of course).
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ReplyDelete. Seton Hall/Connecticut (Saturday, FOX)
. Connecticut/Villanova (women's) (Saturday, FOX)
. Villanova/Providence (Saturday, FOX)
. Michigan State/Michigan (Saturday, FOX) - Gus Johnson (confirmed), others TBD
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ReplyDelete. Creighton/Villanova (Wells Fargo Center) (Saturday, FOX) - TBD, Nick Bahe
. Connecticut/DePaul (Women's) (Saturday, FOX)
. Indiana/Purdue (Saturday, FOX)
. Providence/Georgetown (Sunday, FOX)
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. Seton Hall/Providence (Saturday, FOX)
. St. John's/Marquette (Saturday, FOX)
. Connecticut/Villanova (Wells Fargo Center) (Saturday, FOX)
SUNDAY:
. Illinois/Purdue (Sunday, FOX)
The final week of regular season games in college basketball. FOX has four games over two days this upcoming week.
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