2008-2009 Preview

BIG EAST RELEASES CONFERENCE SCHEDULE, TV DATES

For second straight year, every Big East conference game is on TV

The Big East conference schedule kicks off a little earlier this season with a Big Monday match-up on December 29th featuring Georgetown visiting Connecticut. The Big East regular season concludes on Saturday March 7th with a full slate of games, highlighted by Connecticut visiting Pittsburgh for a high noon match-up televised by CBS.

Here is the full release from the Big East, detailing the entire conference schedule and TV dates: Big East Men’s Conference Schedule.

Other highlights per BigEast.org:

ESPN Rivalry Week – No conference will appear more times than the BIG EAST. A league team will appear every night between Feb. 9 and Feb. 16, which will encompass eight league games. On Feb. 9, West Virginia travels to Pittsburgh. The week concludes with Pittsburgh at Connecticut on Feb. 16.

Holiday Week – The BIG EAST league schedule begins in late December with Georgetown traveling to Connecticut Dec. 29. On New Year’s Eve, DePaul hosts Notre Dame. On New Year’s Day, it is Villanova at Marquette. Each game will be carried on ESPN or ESPN2.

Jimmy V Classic – The BIG EAST will participate in both games of the doubleheader at the Jimmy V Classic, Dec. 9 at Madison Square Garden. ESPN will show West Virginia vs. Davidson at 7 p.m. followed by Villanova vs. Texas.

SEC/BIG EAST Invitational – The second annual meeting between the two conferences will be carried by ESPN and ESPN2. On Dec. 16 in Nashville, USF plays Vanderbilt at 7 p.m. followed by Marquette versus Tennessee. On Dec. 18 in Cincinnati, Louisville battles Mississippi at 7 p.m. followed by Cincinnati against Mississippi State.

NBA All-Star Weekend Game – Again, the BIG EAST will be featured on the Friday of the NBA All-Star Weekend when Villanova visits West Virginia in a battle of NCAA Sweet 16 teams from last year, on Feb. 13 at 9 p.m.

Saturday, January 17 – A prime example of a day loaded with BIG EAST action. Notre Dame at Syracuse on ESPN at noon. Georgetown at Duke on CBS Soprts at 1:30 p.m. In the evening, Pittsburgh at Louisville at 6 p.m. on ESPN and Marquette at Providence at 9 p.m. on ESPN2. The BIG EAST Game of the Week selection will be made at a later date.