ESPN Regional Television Presents Extensive College Basketball Package on SEC Network
Exclusive Regional SEC Coverage Debuts in January, Includes SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament
ESPN Regional Television, the over-the-air syndication home for Southeastern Conference programming, will present a regionally syndicated package of SEC college basketball in 62 television markets as part of the groundbreaking 15-year agreement between ESPN, Inc., and the SEC.
The regular-season SEC men’s basketball package on the SEC Network beginning in January will consist of Wednesday and Saturday games, including doubleheaders. The SEC Network will also offer regional coverage of multiple rounds from the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament, as well as SEC women’s basketball games on Sundays, also beginning in January.
Within the nine-state SEC footprint, the SEC Network will be delivered in markets primarily by the local over-the-air carrier of SEC events. In markets outside the SEC footprint, the syndicated programming will air on either local, over-the-air television stations or regional sports cable networks.
The SEC Network will also feature an SEC Studio show, with host Whit Watson, produced by ESPN Regional Television at their headquarters in Charlotte, N.C., also the home of ESPNU.
“As ESPN embarks this season on the landmark agreement with the SEC, ESPN Regional Television will provide viewers with a consistent window for Southeastern Conference basketball,” said Pete Derzis, senior vice president & general manager, ESPN Regional Television. “With ESPN’s multimedia platforms, SEC sports now touch an unprecedented base of college fans nationwide.”
The markets that will air the SEC Network college basketball package represent more nearly 30 million television households, or 27 percent of the U.S. The 15-year agreement between ESPN and the SEC begins with the 2009-10 season and continues through 2023-24.
SEC Network Commentators
Play-by-play announcers include Dave Baker, Carter Blackburn, Eric Collins, Dave Lamont and Dave Neal; analysts are Barry Booker, Joe Dean Jr., Mark Gottfried and Bob Wenzel.
2009-10 SEC Network Men's College Basketball Schedule (Subject to change)
Date
Time (ET)
Matchup
Sat, Jan 9
1:30 p.m.
Mississippi State at Ole Miss
1:30 p.m.
South Carolina at Auburn
4 p.m.
Georgia at Kentucky
Wed, Jan 13
8 p.m.
LSU at South Carolina
8 p.m.
Ole Miss at Georgia
Sat, Jan 16
1:30 p.m.
Alabama at Arkansas
1:30 p.m.
Ole Miss at Tennessee
4 p.m.
Kentucky at Auburn
Wed, Jan 20
8 p.m.
Auburn at LSU
Sat, Jan 23
1:30 p.m.
Auburn at Vanderbilt
1:30 p.m.
Ole Miss at LSU
4 p.m.
Arkansas at Kentucky
Wed, Jan 27
8 p.m.
LSU at Alabama
Sat, Jan 30
1:30 p.m.
LSU at Mississippi State
4 p.m.
Alabama at Auburn
4 p.m.
Arkansas at Ole Miss
Wed, Feb 3
8 p.m.
Mississippi State at Vanderbilt
Sat, Feb 6
1:30 p.m.
Mississippi State at Florida
4 p.m.
Auburn at Arkansas
4 p.m.
Kentucky at LSU
Wed, Feb 10
8 p.m.
Florida at South Carolina
8 p.m.
LSU at Arkansas
Sat, Feb 13
1:30 p.m.
LSU at Vanderbilt
4 p.m.
Arkansas at Alabama
4 p.m.
South Carolina at Georgia
Wed, Feb 17
8 p.m.
Georgia at Tennessee
Sat, Feb 20
1:30 p.m.
Tennessee at South Carolina
4 p.m.
Alabama at Georgia
4 p.m.
Mississippi State at LSU
Wed, Feb 24
8 p.m.
Arkansas at LSU
8 p.m.
Auburn at Ole Miss
Sat, Feb 27
1:30 p.m.
Vanderbilt at Arkansas
4 p.m.
Florida at Georgia
Wed, Mar 3
8 p.m.
Kentucky at Georgia
8 p.m.
Mississippi State at Auburn
Sat, Mar 6
1:30 p.m.
Auburn at Alabama
4 p.m.
Ole Miss at Arkansas
Thu, Mar 11
1 p.m.
SEC Tournament, First Round: Game 1
3:30 p.m.
SEC Tournament, First Round: Game 2
7:30 p.m.
SEC Tournament, First Round: Game 3
10 p.m.
SEC Tournament, First Round: Game 4
Fri, Mar 12
1 p.m.
SEC Tournament Quarterfinals: Game 1
3:30 p.m.
SEC Tournament Quarterfinals: Game 2
7:30 p.m.
SEC Tournament Quarterfinals: Game 3
10 p.m.
SEC Tournament Quarterfinals: Game 4
2009-10 SEC Network Women's College Basketball Schedule (Subject to change)
Date
Time (ET)
Matchup
Sun, Jan 10
2 p.m.
Tennessee at Mississippi State
Sun, Jan 17
2 p.m.
Alabama at Kentucky
Sun, Jan 24
2 p.m.
Auburn at Kentucky
Sun, Jan 31
2 p.m.
Tennessee at South Carolina
Sun, Feb 7
2 p.m.
Ole Miss at LSU
Sun, Feb 14
2 p.m.
Florida at Tennessee
Sun, Feb 21
2 p.m.
Vanderbilt at Ole Miss
Sun, Feb 28
2 p.m.
Georgia at Arkansas
SEC Network Markets
State
City
Station(s)
Affiliation
Alabama
Birmingham-Tuscaloosa-Anniston
WTTO; WABM
CW; MNT
Dothan
WTVY; WTVY-DT2, -DT3
CBS; MNT; CW
Huntsville-Decatur (Flor)
WZDX; WAMY
FOX; MNT
Mobile-Pensacola (Ft Walt)
WJTC
IND
Montgomery (Selma)
WCOV; WCOV-DT2
FOX
Arkansas
Fort Smith-Fay-Sprngdl-Rgrs
KHBS+; KHBS-DT2
ABC; CW
Jonesboro
KAIT; KAIT-DT2, -DT3
ABC
Little Rock-Pine Bluff
KATV; KATV-DT2
ABC
Florida
Fort Myers-Naples
WXCW; TBA
CW
Gainesville
WOGX
FOX
Jacksonville, Brunswick
WJXT
IND
Miami-Fort Lauderdale
WSFL; TBA
CW
Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbrn
WOFL; WRBW
FOX; MNT
Panama City
WJHG
MNT
Tallahassee-Thomasville
WCTV; WCTV-DT2
CBS; MNT
Tampa-St. Pete, Sarasota
WTTA
MNT
West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce
WFLX
FOX
Georgia
Albany
WALB
NBC
Atlanta
WPCH
IND
Augusta
My 12
MNT
Columbus
WXTX; WTVM; TBA
FOX; ABC
Macon
WGXA; TBA
FOX
Savannah
WTGS; TBA
FOX
Indiana
Evansville
WTVW
FOX
Kansas
Wichita-Hutchinson
KWCH; KSCW
CBS; CW
Kentucky
Bowling Green
WBKO; WBKO-FOX;WBKO-This-TV
ABC; FOX
Lexington
WKYT; CWkyt; WYMT
CBS; CW; CBS
Louisville
WAVE
NBC
Paducah-C.Girard.-Harrbg-Mt VN
WPSD; WPSD-DT2
NBC
Louisiana
Alexandria
KLAX
ABC
Baton Rouge
WAFB; WBXH
CBS; MNT
Lafayette
KADN; KLAF
FOX; MNT
Lake Charles
KVHP
FOX
Monroe-El Dorado
TBA
New Orleans
WWL; WUPL
CBS; MNT
Shreveport
KMSS; KSHV
FOX; MNT
Missouri
Springfield
KCZ
CW
Mississippi
Biloxi-Gulfport
WXXV; My XXV2
Fox; MNT
Columbus-Tupelo-West Point
WCBI; My MS
CBS; MNT
Greenwood-Greenville
WABG; FOX 10
ABC; FOX
Hattiesburg-Laurel
WHLT; WHLT-DT2
CBS; RTN
Jackson
WJTV; WJTV-DT3
CBS; RTV
Meridian
WDMN; WGBC; WGBC-DT1
CBS; NBC; FOX
N. Carolina
Charlotte
WAXN
IND
Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem
WCWG
CW
Raleigh-Durham
WNCN; WNCN-DT2
NBC
Ohio
Cincinnati
WSTR
MNT
Dayton
TBA
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
KSBI
IND
S. Carolina
Charleston
WMMP
MNT
Columbia
WIS
NBC
Greenvll-Spart-Ashevll-And
WSPA; WYCW
CBS; CW
Myrtle Beach-Florence
WWMB; WPDE
CW; ABC
Tennessee
Chattanooga
WDSI; WFLI; WDSI-DT2
FOX; CW
Jackson
WJKT
FOX
Knoxville
WVLT; My VLT2
CBS; MNT
Memphis
WLMT
CW
Nashville
WUXP
MNT
Tri-Cities, TN-VA
WCYB; CW4
NBC; CW
Texas
Tyler-Longview-Lufkin & Ncgd
KLPN; KFXK
MNT; FOX
Virginia
Norfolk-Portsmouth-NN-Hampton
WSKY
IND
West Virginia
Charleston-Huntington
WSAZ; My ZTV
NBC; MNT
ESPN and the SEC
ESPN, Inc., and the Southeastern Conference entered into a landmark 15-year agreement for extensive football, men’s and women’s basketball, Olympic sports and conference championship content across multiple ESPN entities beginning with the 2009-10 academic year. As a result of the deal -– the longest national rights agreement in ESPN history – ESPN will showcase more than 5,500 SEC events on ESPN, ESPN on ABC, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Regional Television, ESPN360.com, ESPN Mobile TV, ESPN GamePlan, ESPN FULL COURT, ESPN International, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Classic. ESPN has televised the SEC since 1982.
ESPN Regional Television
The nation’s largest syndicator of collegiate sports programming, ESPN Regional Television (ERT) annually produces more than 1,000 telecasts of sporting events. Programming includes football, basketball, NCAA events, golf and NHRA events accounting for more than 2,200 live and/or original hours of programming. In addition to ownership of several sporting events, ERT is the production headquarters for ESPNU, the 24-hour college sports network and the syndication rights holder and producer of national, regional and local shows for college conferences (e.g. – SEC, BIG EAST, Big 12, Mid-American, Sun Belt, WAC).
SEC
The Southeastern Conference was formed in 1933 and consists of 12 member institutions: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. The league currently sanctions championship play in nine men’s sports and 11 women’s sports. Its headquarters has been located in Birmingham, Ala., since 1948. For more on the conference, visit www.secsports.com.
