Bucknell University Athletics
Men's Basketball to Make at Least Three Appearances on CBS Sports Network this Season
9/21/2015 10:11:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Bucknell 2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Patriot League and CBS Sports Network announced their 2015-16 television schedule on Monday, and Bucknell will make at least three appearances on the network, including the early season clash with Wake Forest at Sojka Pavilion. This season's home game with Lafayette and the away contest at Lehigh will also be aired, with both of those games moving to Monday nights.
A total of 16 men's games and three women's games will be televised as part of this year's CBS Sports Network package, culminating with the men's and women's championship games in March.
Thirteen regular-season men's games will be televised, starting with a pair of non-league tilts involving major-conference opponents. The slate kicks off on Friday, Nov. 13, with Navy hosting Florida at 9:30 p.m. as part of the Veterans Classic at Alumni Hall. Two days later, CBS Sports Network will televise the Bucknell-Wake Forest game from Sojka Pavilion at 1 p.m.
Bucknell and Lehigh kick off a run of 11 Patriot League regular-season matchups on CBS Sports Network when the Bison travel to Bethlehem for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff on Monday, Jan. 11. Bucknell's home game with Lafayette two weeks later will also move to a Monday night. The Bison and Leopards, who have squared off in four of the last five Patriot League Tournaments in either the semifinals or championship game, will play on Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Once again this season, the final two weekends of the regular season are reserved as “flex” games, where the Patriot League and CBS Sports Network will select the televised matchup 10 days in advance. The first flex window is Sunday, Feb. 21 at noon. Bucknell hosts Boston University that day. The other flex date is Saturday, Feb. 27 at noon, however due to a facility conflict at Alumni Hall, the Bucknell-Navy regular-season finale will have to be played outside the flex window at 4 p.m.
CBS Sports Network will televise both Patriot League Tournament semifinal games on Sunday, March 6 at 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. The championship game will be played on Wednesday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m.
CBS Sports Network, the 24-hour home of CBS Sports, is available across the country through local cable, video and telco providers and via satellite on DirecTV Channel 221 and Dish Network Channel 158. For more information, and to access the CBS Sports Network channel finder, go to cbssportsnetwork.com.
All Patriot League games not aired on CBS Sports Network will be webcast live on the Patriot League Network at PatriotLeague.TV. In addition, Bucknell's Nov. 28 game at Penn State will air on Big Ten Network Plus, while the Dec. 5 game at North Carolina State is scheduled to be televised on Fox Sports South. Other non-conference television and webcast information will be announced when available.
2015-16 Patriot League Men's Basketball on CBS Sports Network
Nov. 13 – Florida at Navy, 9:30 p.m. (Veterans Classic at the Naval Academy)
Nov. 15 – Wake Forest at Bucknell, 1 p.m.
Jan. 11 – Bucknell at Lehigh, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 17 – American at Army West Point, 12 p.m.
Jan. 18 – Loyola Maryland at Boston University, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 23 – Navy vs. Army West Point, 2 p.m. (Game played at Madison Square Garden)
Jan. 25 – Lafayette at Bucknell, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 31 – Lehigh at Boston University, 12 p.m.
Feb. 8 – Colgate at Army West Point, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 15 – Holy Cross at Lehigh, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 20 – Army West Point at Navy, 1:30 p.m.
Feb. 21 - Flex Game, 12 p.m.
Feb. 27 - Flex Game, 12 p.m.
March 6 - Patriot League Semifinal #1, 12 p.m.
March 6 - Patriot League Semifinal #2, 2 p.m.
March 9 - Patriot League Championship, 7:30 p.m.
2016 Patriot League Women's Basketball on CBS Sports Network
Jan. 23 – Navy vs. Army West Point, 11:30 a.m. (Game played at Madison Square Garden)
Feb. 20 – Army West Point at Navy, 11 a.m.
March 12 - Patriot League Championship, 6 p.m.
