Oct. 9, 2008

IRVING, Texas - More than 35 nationally-televised men's basketball games are scheduled to feature Conference USA teams during the 2008-09 season. Great conference duels featuring all 12 member institutions combine with non-conference games against teams from the ACC, Big East, Big 12 and SEC to highlight C-USA's national package on CBS, CBS College Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU.

More than a dozen men's basketball games will be shown on the ESPN family of networks, while CBS College Sports Network will showcase 19 regular season games and the C-USA Championship semifinals to a national audience. CBS will once again air the C-USA Championship title game on Saturday, March 14, at 11:35 a.m. EST from FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. The Memphis Tigers will also play two road games that will be televised on CBS, playing at Georgetown on Dec. 13 and at Tennessee Jan. 24. Additionally, 14 regional telecasts on Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS) have already been confirmed and several more regional and local games are expected to be announced by the start of the season.

Coverage of C-USA basketball is also available online through the C-USA Network, available exclusively on the league's official website www.ConferenceUSA.com, C-USA All-Access and all 12 team sites. A complete schedule to date of televised games is listed here:

Complete Men's Basketball Television Schedule in PDF Format