CSTV Returns To The Hardwood With Best Ever College Basketball Schedule
 
 

Oct. 11, 2006

NEW YORK (October 11, 2006) - CSTV Networks, Inc. today announced its 2006-07 college basketball schedule, which features the network's most comprehensive line-up ever with more than 100 men's and women's games on television and in excess of 3,500 games on its network of more than 100 broadband channels dedicated to live college sports.  The television schedule is highlighted by the Pete Newell Challenge, as well as conference tournament games from the Atlantic 10, Conference USA and the Mountain West Conference.  Overall, CSTV will air over 20 C-USA games, 20 MWC games and post-season action including conference tournaments, the NCAA Division II and III Championships and the NAIA Division I and II Championships.   

 

To get the ball rolling, CSTV will air a special hour long 2006 College Basketball Preview edition of Crystal Ball on Friday, October 13 at 11:00 PM ET, with expert analysis from commentators Pete Gillen and Steve Lappas, features on players such as LSU's Glen "Big Baby" Davis, and a look-in at various teams such as pre-season contender Kansas, as they begin official practices. 

 

** The complete CSTV 2006-07 NCAA Basketball Schedule is included below.

 

CSTV tips-off its men's game coverage on Friday, November 17 as Loyola Marymount hosts New Mexico State, and then for the second consecutive year will air the South Padre Invitational Tournament (South Padre Island, Texas) on Friday, November 24, featuring Wisconsin, Missouri State, Oklahoma State and Auburn.  The Pete Newell Challenge includes Nevada, Cal, Stanford and Bobby Knight's Texas Tech Red Raiders.  Throughout the season, CSTV will showcase many of the top teams from last season including Memphis (four times), Villanova, Boston College, Louisville, California and George Washington among others.   For the second consecutive year, CSTV will broadcast the HoopHall Classic (Springfield, MA) on January 14, featuring the nation's top high school teams and prep superstars.

 

CSTV will also continue its stellar women's basketball programming with myriad games, highlighted by the Big East Tuesday Night Women's Game Of The Week package showcasing the conference's top teams and rivalries.  Other elite women's teams making appearances on CSTV include Tennessee, Texas, Baylor, Duke, Michigan State and Wisconsin.

 

CSTV's postseason action includes the Division II Men's and Women's Championships on 3/13, NAIA Men's and Women's Championships on 3/20 and NJCAA Men's and Women's Championships on 3/26 as well as conference tournament action from the MWC and C-USA. 

 

In addition, fans can access the season's top college basketball action through CSTV XXL, including press conferences, news, features, and more than 3500 live and archived games.  CSTV XXL is the network's broadband subscription service, and will feature a plethora of streamed live and on-demand games.  To sign up, log on to CSTVXXL.com.

 

About CSTV Networks

CSTV Networks, Inc., now part of the CBS Corporation, is the leading digital and cable programming company dedicated to college sports. Connecting more fans to more college sports than any other company, its many platforms for programming distribution include CSTV: College Sports TV, televising regular-season and championship events for 35 men's and women's college sports; CSTV.com and its network of nearly 250 official athletic sites; CSTV All Access, broadband services providing live audio and video of more than 10,000 events annually; as well as satellite television and radio, in-flight entertainment, wireless networks and more.  Further information is available at www.CSTV.com.

 

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NCAA BASKETBALL ON CSTV 2006-07 SCHEDULE

 

 

Date                       Game                                                                                     Time (ET)

11/16                      Notre Dame @ Penn State (W)                                       7:00 PM                                

11/17                      New Mexico State @ Loyola Marymount                     10:30 PM                              

11/24                      South Padre Invitational Semifinal game 1                  12:00 PM

                                                        Wisconsin vs. Missouri State

11/24                      South Padre Invitational Semifinal game 2                  2:30 PM

                                Oklahoma State vs. Auburn

11/24                      Louisville @ Dayton                                                           5:00 PM                

11/25                      South Padre Invitational Championship                       12:30 PM              

11/28                      Tennessee @ Louisiana Tech (W)                                 8:30 PM                

12/2                        Boston College @ Massachusetts                                2:00 PM                

12/3                        New Mexico @ UTEP                                                         3:00 PM                

12/3                        Pete Newell Challenge                                                      6:30 PM

                                Texas Tech vs. Stanford                                                                                                                 

12/3                        Pete Newell Challenge                                                      9:00 PM

                                Nevada vs. Cal

12/4                        Old Dominion @ Penn State (W)                                     8:00 PM

12/5                        Seton Hall @ Providence (w)                                           7:00 PM                                

12/7                        Penn @ Navy                                                                       8:00 PM                

12/21                      SMU @ TCU                                                                          8:00 PM

12/23                      Villanova @ LaSalle                                                           6:00 PM                

12/28                      Duke @ Dartmouth (W)                                                     7:00 PM                                

12/30                      UNLV @ Houston                                                                8:00 PM                

1/2                          Connecticut @ West Virginia (W)                                  7:00 PM                                

1/2                          Stanford @ Fresno State (W)                                          10:00 PM                              

1/3                          Kansas @ Iowa State (W)                                                8:00 PM                

1/4                          Minnesota @ Ohio State (W)                                           8:00 PM                

1/4                          Louisiana Tech @ San Jose State (W)                         11:00 PM

1/5                          Northwestern @ Penn State (W)                                    5:30 PM                

1/6                          Fordham @ Richmond                                                      1:00 PM                

1/6                          Marshall @ George Washington                                    7:00 PM                

1/7                          Rice @ Tulane (W)                                                             3:00 PM                

1/7                          Utah @ New Mexico (W)                                                   5:00 PM                

1/8                          Nevada @ Boise State (W)                                               10:00 PM                              

1/9                          USF @ Rutgers (W)                                                            7:00 PM                                

1/10                        East Carolina @ Tulsa                                                       8:00 PM                

1/10                        UNLV @ Wyoming                                                              10:00 PM                              

1/11                        Xavier @ Fordham                                                             8:00 PM                

1/11                        Wyoming @ UNLV (W)                                                      10:00 PM                              

1/13                        Hope @ Calvin                                                                     2:00 PM

1/13                        Colorado State @ San Diego State                                4:00 PM                

1/13                        SMU @ Houston                                                                  6:00 PM                

1/13                        UC Irvine at Pacific                                                             10:30 PM                                

1/14                        UAB @ Southern Miss (W)                                               3:00 PM                

1/14                        HoopHall Classic (Site:Springfield, MA)                       

                                Neumann-Goretti vs. DeMatha Catholic                        5:30 PM

                                Towson Catholic vs. St. Benedict's Prep                     7:15 PM

                                Notre Dame Prep vs. The Patterson School                9:00 PM

1/16                        DePaul @ Villanova (W)                                                    7:00 PM                                

1/16                        UAB @ Memphis                                                                 9:00 PM                

1/17                        Houston @ Rice                                                                  8:00 PM                

1/18                        Fresno State @ San Jose State (W)                              11:00 PM                              

1/20                        Charlotte @ George Washington                                   3:00 PM                

1/20                        Memphis @ East Carolina                                                6:00 PM                

1/21                        SMU @ Tulsa (W)                                                               2:00 PM                                

1/23                        Notre Dame @ Marquette (W)                                         8:00 PM                                

1/24                        Baylor @ Texas (W)                                                           8:00 PM                                

1/25                        Michigan State @ Penn State (W)                                  6:00 PM                

1/25                        Charlotte @ St. Louis                                                        8:00 PM                

1/27                        UCF @ UTEP                                                                         4:00 PM                

1/27                        Utah @ San Diego State                                                   6:00PM                 

1/28                        ECU @ Marshall (W)                                                          3:00 PM                

1/30                        Georgetown @ USF (W)                                                    7:00 PM                                

1/30                        Wyoming @ New Mexico                                                 9:00 PM                

1/31                        Tulsa @ Tulane                                                                   8:00 PM                

1/31                        Texas Tech @ Kansas (W)                                              10:00 PM                              

2/1                          TCU @ BYU (W)                                                                   9:00 PM                

2/3                          Duquesne @ St. Bonaventure                                         2:00 PM                                

2/3                          New Mexico @ Colorado State                                       6:00 PM

2/4                          Wisconsin @ Penn State (W)                                          2:00 PM                

2/5                          Utah State @ New Mexico State (W)                             9:00 PM                

2/6                          Rutgers @ Connecticut (W)                                             8:00 PM                                

2/6                          Air Force @ San Diego State                                           10:00PM                               

2/7                          Houston @ SMU                                                                  8:00 PM                

2/7                          TCU @ UNLV                                                                        10:00 PM                              

2/8                          Rhode Island @ Massachusetts                                    8:00 PM                

2/10                        UTEP @ UAB                                                                        6:00 PM                

2/13                        Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh (W)                                            7:00 PM                

2/14                        Memphis @Tulsa                                                               8:00 PM

2/15                        Paine @ Stillman                                                                8:00 PM

2/15                        Minnesota @ Penn State (W)                                          10:00 PM

2/17                        Clark Atlanta @ Morehouse                                            4:00 PM                

2/17                        UAB @ Houston                                                                  6:00 PM                

2/18                        Army @ Navy (W)                                                               1:00 PM                

2/18                        Texas @ Baylor (W)                                                           3:00 PM                

2/20                        St. John's @ Louisville (W)                                              8:00 PM                                

2/20                        Air Force @ UNLV                                                               10:00 PM                              

2/21                        Southern Miss @ UCF                                                       8:00 PM                

2/22                        Temple @ St. Joseph's                                                     8:00 PM                

2/24                        Southern Miss @ Tulane                                                  4:00 PM                

2/24                        BYU @ San Diego State                                                    6:00PM

2/25                        Indiana @ Penn State (W)                                                2:00 PM                                

2/25                        TCU @ New Mexico (W)                                                    5:00 PM                

2/26                        Notre Dame @ DePaul (W)                                               9:00 PM                                

2/27                        BYU @ Air Force                                                                 9:00 PM                                 

2/28                        Rice @ Marshall                                                                 8:00 PM                

2/28                        Utah @ BYU (W)                                                                  10:00 PM                              

3/1                          New Mexico @ UNLV (W)                                                 10:00 PM                              

3/3                          Conference USA Women's Semifinal Game #1          3:00 PM                

3/3                          Conference USA Women's Semifinal Game #2          5:30 PM                                

3/3                          Utah @ BYU                                                                          7:30 PM                                

3/3                          Memphis @ SMU                                                                9:30 PM                

3/3                          Ohio Valley Conference

                                Women's Basketball Tournament Finals                    11:30 PM              

3/8                          Conference USA Men's Quarterfinal

                                Game #1                                                                               1:00 PM

                                Game #2                                                                               3:30 PM

                                Game #3                                                                               7:00 PM

                                Game #4                                                                               9:30 PM

3/9                          Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

                                Semifinal Game #1                                                             TBD                       

                                Semifinal Game #2                                                             TBD       

3/9                          Conference USA Men's Semifinal Game #1                4:30 PM                

3/9                          Conference USA Men's Semifinal Game #2                7:00 PM                

3/9                          Mountain West Conference

Men's Semifinal Game #1                                                9:00 PM                   

Men's Semifinal Game #2                                                11:30 PM                             

3/9                          Mountain West Conference

Women's Semifinal Game #1                                          1:30 AM

Women's Semifinal Game #2                                          3:30 AM               &nb
 

 


 
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