IU women’s basketball will play nine nationally televised games this season, including one on CBS and one on ESPN2, the Big Ten Conference announced Monday.
The Hoosiers will take on Ohio State at 3 p.m. New Year’s Eve, and the game will be televised live on CBS. IU will also get national exposure on Feb. 5, when they welcome the defending Big Ten champs Maryland for a noon tip that will air on ESPN2.
The Hoosiers will play seven additional games that will air nationally, all of which will be shown on the Big Ten Network. The first BTN game for IU will be played at 6 p.m. Jan. 10 at Michigan.
Four of IU’s BTN games will be at home, including a matchup with in-state rival Purdue at 8 p.m. Jan. 19 and another contest against Michigan at 6 p.m. Feb. 16.
The seven conference games that won’t be aired nationally for IU will all be broadcast on BTN Plus. Last season, the Hoosiers played just four Big Ten games on BTN and no regular season games on ESPN networks.
With most of the roster returning from last season’s team, which won IU’s first NCAA Tournament game in the past 33 years, there is great optimism surrounding the Hoosiers this year. With nine nationally televised games, there will be plenty of opportunities to earn important wins in front of a large audience.
Jake Thomer
