Indiana University Athletics
BTN Announces 2015-16 Men's Basketball TV Schedule
9/15/2015 11:19:00 AM | Men's Basketball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Big Ten Network will air 11 IU men's basketball games this season and three others will be streamed via BTN Plus as the league announced its 2015-16 schedule this morning.
The Hoosiers exhibition with Bellarmine on November 9 (7 p.m.) and the season opener against Eastern Illinois on November 13 (7 p.m.) will be streamed live on BTN Plus. The first round of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational against Austin Peay in Bloomington on November 16 (7 p.m.) and the Gavitt Games showdown with Creighton on November 19 (7 p.m.) will air on BTN.
The Hoosiers home games with Alcorn State (November 30, 7 p.m.), Morehead State (December 5, 7 p.m.), McNeese State (December 12, 6:30 p.m.) and Kennesaw State (December 22, 6 p.m.) also will be shown on BTN. The December 9 game with IPFW (7 p.m.) will be seen on BTN Plus.
In Big Ten play, BTN is scheduled to show the Hoosiers at Nebraska (January 2, 4 p.m.), at Minnesota (January 16, 12:30 p.m.), the Gophers in Bloomington (January 30, 2:15 p.m.), at Penn State (February 6, 8 p.m.) and Nebraska at home (February 17, 8:30 p.m.). The final game of the season against Maryland (March 5 or 6) will not be selected for television until February.
BTN rounds out the year by televising five tournament games, including an opening-round game on Wednesday, March 9; two second-round games on Thursday, March 10; and a pair of quarterfinal games on Friday, March 11.
The Journey: Big Ten Basketball 2016 and Big Ten Basketball & Beyond will return in January.
About BTN: A joint venture between the Big Ten Conference and Fox Networks, BTN is the first internationally distributed network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. With more than 1,000 events across all platforms, the 24/7 network is the ultimate destination for Big Ten fans and alumni across the country, allowing them to see their favorite teams, regardless of where they live. BTN2Go is the digital extension of the Big Ten Network, delivering live games and on-demand programming to Big Ten Network customers via the web, smartphones, and tablets. Events include football, men's and women's basketball games; dozens of Big Ten Olympic sports and championship events; studio shows; and classic games. Original programming highlights activities and accomplishments of some of the nation's finest universities. The groundbreaking Student U initiative provides real-world experience for students interested in careers in sports television. The network is in more than 60 million homes across the United States and Canada, including carriage by all the major video distributors, such as DIRECTV, DISH, Verizon FiOS, AT&T U-Verse, Charter Communications, Comcast Xfinity, Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, Cox Communications, Mediacom, RCN, WOW!, and approximately 300 additional video providers across North America. For additional information, go to www.btn.com.
The Hoosiers exhibition with Bellarmine on November 9 (7 p.m.) and the season opener against Eastern Illinois on November 13 (7 p.m.) will be streamed live on BTN Plus. The first round of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational against Austin Peay in Bloomington on November 16 (7 p.m.) and the Gavitt Games showdown with Creighton on November 19 (7 p.m.) will air on BTN.
The Hoosiers home games with Alcorn State (November 30, 7 p.m.), Morehead State (December 5, 7 p.m.), McNeese State (December 12, 6:30 p.m.) and Kennesaw State (December 22, 6 p.m.) also will be shown on BTN. The December 9 game with IPFW (7 p.m.) will be seen on BTN Plus.
In Big Ten play, BTN is scheduled to show the Hoosiers at Nebraska (January 2, 4 p.m.), at Minnesota (January 16, 12:30 p.m.), the Gophers in Bloomington (January 30, 2:15 p.m.), at Penn State (February 6, 8 p.m.) and Nebraska at home (February 17, 8:30 p.m.). The final game of the season against Maryland (March 5 or 6) will not be selected for television until February.
BTN rounds out the year by televising five tournament games, including an opening-round game on Wednesday, March 9; two second-round games on Thursday, March 10; and a pair of quarterfinal games on Friday, March 11.
The Journey: Big Ten Basketball 2016 and Big Ten Basketball & Beyond will return in January.
About BTN: A joint venture between the Big Ten Conference and Fox Networks, BTN is the first internationally distributed network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. With more than 1,000 events across all platforms, the 24/7 network is the ultimate destination for Big Ten fans and alumni across the country, allowing them to see their favorite teams, regardless of where they live. BTN2Go is the digital extension of the Big Ten Network, delivering live games and on-demand programming to Big Ten Network customers via the web, smartphones, and tablets. Events include football, men's and women's basketball games; dozens of Big Ten Olympic sports and championship events; studio shows; and classic games. Original programming highlights activities and accomplishments of some of the nation's finest universities. The groundbreaking Student U initiative provides real-world experience for students interested in careers in sports television. The network is in more than 60 million homes across the United States and Canada, including carriage by all the major video distributors, such as DIRECTV, DISH, Verizon FiOS, AT&T U-Verse, Charter Communications, Comcast Xfinity, Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, Cox Communications, Mediacom, RCN, WOW!, and approximately 300 additional video providers across North America. For additional information, go to www.btn.com.
| Indiana Men's Basketball on Big Ten Network (2015-16) | |||||
| Date | Visiting Team | Home Team | Time (ET) | Network | |
| November 9, 2015 | Bellarmine (Exhib.) | at | Indiana | 7:00 PM | BTN Plus |
| November 13, 2015 | Eastern Illinois | at | Indiana | 7:00 PM | BTN Plus |
| November 16, 2015 | Austin Peay | at | Indiana | 7:00 PM | BTN |
| November 19, 2015 | Creighton | at | Indiana | 7:00 PM | BTN |
| November 30, 2015 | Alcorn State | at | Indiana | 7:00 PM | BTN |
| December 5, 2015 | Morehead State | at | Indiana | 7:00 PM | BTN |
| December 9, 2015 | IPFW | at | Indiana | 7:00 PM | BTN Plus |
| December 12, 2015 | McNeese State | at | Indiana | 6:30 PM | BTN |
| December 22, 2015 | Kennesaw State | at | Indiana | 6:00 PM | BTN |
| January 2, 2016 | Indiana | at | Nebraska | 4:00 PM | BTN |
| January 16, 2016 | Indiana | at | Minnesota | 12:30 PM | BTN |
| January 30, 2016 | Minnesota | at | Indiana | 2:15 PM | BTN |
| February 6, 2016 | Indiana | at | Penn State | 8:00 PM | BTN |
| February 17, 2016 | Nebraska | at | Indiana | 8:30 PM | BTN |
| *All times listed are Eastern | |||||
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