Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Basketball Heavily Featured in Patriot League ESPN2/ESPNU Television Package
10/2/2007 8:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Oct. 2, 2007
2007-08 Bucknell Men's Schedule // 2007-08 Bucknell Women's Schedule
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Once again in 2007-08 there will be a distinct Orange & Blue feel to the Patriot League's basketball television package, as the Bucknell men's team will play one game on ESPN2 and three on ESPNU, while the Bison women will also play a game on ESPU this winter.
Nine regular-season men's games will appear on the ESPN family of networks, and the Bison will be featured in four of them, including an ESPN2 airing of the Bucknell-Holy Cross game from Sojka Pavilion at 6 p.m. on Feb. 16. The other matchup between the Bison and Crusaders on Jan. 18 in Worcester, Mass., will air live on ESPNU at 9 p.m. Bucknell and Holy Cross have met in each of the last three Patriot League championship games, and both teams posted 13-1 conference records a season ago.
Two other home men's games will be televised on ESPNU: the Jan. 11 contest against Navy and the Feb. 3 game with Army.
Once again in 2008, the Patriot League championship game will be televised on ESPN2. This year's title contest will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 14.
Sojka Pavilion will also be the site of an ESPNU broadcast of the Bucknell-Holy Cross women's game on Jan. 20 at noon. Bucknell is the defending Patriot League regular-season champion, while Holy Cross is the defending PL Tournament champion. The women's Patriot League championship game will also air on ESPNU on March 12.
The Bison men's basketball team played in 19 nationally televised games over the last three seasons, including 12 appearances on one of the ESPN entities (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN360).
Along with the announcement of the television schedule comes several changes to Bucknell's previously published 2007-08 men's and women's schedules. The affected men's dates are as follows:
-- Home game vs. Navy moves from Saturday, Jan. 12 to Friday, Jan. 11 (7 p.m.)
-- Game at Holy Cross moves from Saturday, Jan. 19 to Friday, Jan. 18 (9 p.m.)
-- Home game vs. Army moves from Saturday, Feb. 2 to Sunday, Feb. 3 (12 p.m.)
-- Home game vs. Holy Cross on Saturday, Feb. 16, time adjusted to 6 p.m.
The women's schedule changes are as follows:
-- Home game vs. Holy Cross moves from Saturday, Jan. 19 to Sunday, Jan. 20 (12 p.m.)
Below is the 2008 Patriot League Television Package (games on ESPNU unless otherwise noted):
Men:
-- Friday, Jan. 11 - Navy at Bucknell, 7 p.m.
-- Friday, Jan. 18 - Bucknell at Holy Cross, 9 p.m.
-- Sunday, Jan. 27 - Army at Navy, 12 p.m.
-- Saturday, Feb. 2 - Lehigh at Holy Cross, 12 p.m.
-- Sunday, Feb. 3 - Army at Bucknell, 12 p.m.
-- Sunday, Feb. 10 - Lehigh at American, 12 p.m.
-- Saturday, Feb. 16 - Holy Cross at Bucknell, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
-- Sunday, Feb. 17 - American at Colgate, 12 p.m.
-- Friday, Feb. 29 - Holy Cross at Lehigh, 9 p.m.
-- Friday, March 14 - Patriot League Championship Game, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Women:
-- Sunday, Jan. 20 - Holy Cross at Bucknell, 12 p.m.
-- Sunday, Jan. 27 - Army at Navy, 2:30 p.m.
-- Wednesday, March 12 - Patriot League Championship Game, time TBA
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