SoCon Announces ESPN network games for men's basketball

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's basketball team will be featured in two of five regular-season The Southern Conference (SoCon) games to be televised nationally on ESPNU or ESPN2 this season.

"The Southern Conference's continued partnership with ESPN provides SoCon fans across the country with access to the exceptional basketball played in our league. The national platform offered by the 'Worldwide Leader in Sports' lets viewers witness the talent, tireless dedication and excellence that defines SoCon basketball," SoCon Commissioner Michael Cross said. "The SoCon's standing as a premier conference in the college game is a testament to the remarkable coaching, fierce competition and unwavering passion that have been the hallmarks of our basketball programs for decades. This rich tradition, combined with the exposure afforded by our ESPN partnership, gives fans an unmissable experience in college hoops and furthers our reputation as a mid-major conference that continues to consistently deliver on the hardwood - It's All Here in the Southern Conference."

UNCG at ETSU on Feb. 19 will be the next game to air in the package on ESPNU. The Spartans finished the 2023-24 season with a 21-11 overall mark and a 12-6 record in SoCon games. The Buccaneers, who finished their 2023-24 season in the SoCon Tournament final, were 19-16 overall and 8-10 in conference matchups last season.

Samford and UNCG conclude the conference's five-game slate with a contest in Greensboro, North Carolina, on March 1. The Bulldogs topped the Spartans in both games last season. Samford, the 2024 SoCon Tournament champion, went 29-6 overall and 15-3 in conference play last season, making it to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000.This game will be carried on either ESPN2 or ESPNU.

Three SoCon tournament games will also air on ESPN networks, with both semifinals on Sunday, March 9, being carried live, along with Monday night's (March 10) tournament final being carried on ESPN or ESPN2.

ESPN will assign the on-air talent for each contest. 

2024-25 Southern Conference Men's Basketball games on ESPN2/ESPNU (all times Eastern)

UNCG begins its 2024-25 season against Atlantic Sun Conference foe Florida Gulf Coast on Monday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. inside the First Horizon Coliseum (formerly Greensboro Coliseum).

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