EDISON, NJ (Oct. 31, 2023) – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) has announced its 2023-24 basketball television schedule, which will feature six ESPNU regular season contests. Four of the six games will be announced leading up to their scheduled dates, while two contests in mid-February have already been selected.
The MAAC ESPNU slate will feature six games from January 26 through March 7, with the stanza featuring games on four Fridays and a pair of Thursdays. The two predetermined matchups will include back-to-back days of games at reigning MAAC Champion institution Iona University on Thursday, February 15 and Friday, February 16 at the Hynes Center in New Rochelle, New York.
In regards to the four wildcard dates, any MAAC men’s basketball regular-season contest on the docket can be flexed to air on ESPNU as part of the MAAC Wildcard Package. ESPN and the MAAC will announce the wildcard game 21 days prior to the scheduled game. The wildcard format allows ESPN to pick any game scheduled for that specific date to air on ESPNU, giving the flexibility to showcase the best matchups as the season progresses.
The Purple Eagles will have the opportunity to have their contest flexed to ESPNU on each of the leagues four wildcard dates, including two games at the Gallagher Center.
Games airing on an ESPN network will also be available on the ESPN App with TV Everywhere credentials. All events will be available for replay on the ESPN App. All other MAAC basketball home games will air on ESPN+, the leading sports streaming service.
MAAC Wildcard Games, Dates, Times:
Friday, January 26 • 7 p.m.
Iona at Siena
Manhattan at Canisius
Marist at Niagara
Friday, February 23 • 9 p.m.
Fairfield at Quinnipiac
Iona at Rider
Marist at Manhattan
Niagara at Canisius
Saint Peter’s at Mount St. Mary’s
Friday, March 1 • 7 p.m.
Fairfield at Marist
Manhattan at Siena
Mount St. Mary’s at Canisius
Quinnipiac at Iona
Rider at Niagara
Thursday, March 7 • 7 p.m.
Canisius at Fairfield
Iona at Manhattan
Marist at Quinnipiac
Niagara at Siena
Saint Peter’s at Rider
The 2023-24 campaign culminates with the 2024 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships from March 12-16 at Atlantic City’s Historic Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall for the fifth consecutive year dating back to 2020. For all information regarding the 2024 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, please visit MAACSports.com/basketball and by following @MAACHoops and #MAACHoops on Twitter.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 43rd year of competition during the 2023-24 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College. Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University will join the MAAC as full members in the 2024-25 academic year, expanding the conference to 13 institutions.
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