IRVINE, Calif. – The Big West announced eight games will be televised nationally on ESPN Networks during the 2022-23 men’s basketball season.
The linear broadcast schedule includes five regular-season Big West matchups and the final three men’s games at the
2023 Hercules Tires Big West Basketball Championships, presented by the Hawaiian Islands.
All five regular-season Big West contests will appear on ESPN2 or ESPNU, and games will be selected through a “wildcard” format in which pairings will be determined and announced at least 10 days prior to each contest. ESPNU will feature a Big West conference opener on December 29, two games the weekend of February 9 and 11 and a regular-season finale on March 4. ESPN2 will showcase a Saturday night tilt on February 25.
ESPN Networks will also broadcast both Big West men’s semifinal matchups at the 2023 Hercules Tires Big West Basketball Championships, presented by the Hawaiian Islands on Friday, March 10 and the championship game on Saturday, March 11.
Along with these eight contests on the linear ESPN Networks, all additional Big West men’s and women’s basketball games throughout the 2022-23 regular season and championship tournament are slated to air digitally to subscribers on ESPN+. To sign up, please visit
espn.com/watch. Hawai’i home games will air locally on Spectrum Sports. View the Spectrum channel listings
here.
| REGULAR-SEASON ESPN NETWORKS SCHEDULE |
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Day/Date
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Wildcard available games
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Time (PT)
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Network
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Thursday, Dec. 29
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UC Santa Barbara at Cal State Fullerton
UC Davis at Hawai’i
UC San Diego at Long Beach State
CSU Bakersfield at UC Riverside
CSUN at Cal Poly
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6 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Thursday, Feb. 9
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UC Santa Barbara at Long Beach State
UC Davis at UC Riverside
UC San Diego at Hawai’i
Cal Poly at UC Irvine
CSUN at CSU Bakersfield
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8 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Saturday, Feb. 11
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UC Riverside at UC Irvine
Cal State Fullerton at Hawai’i
UC Davis at UC Santa Barbara
Long Beach State at CSU Bakersfield
Cal Poly at CSUN
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7:30 p.m.
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ESPNU
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Saturday, Feb. 25
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UC Irvine at Hawai’i
UC Santa Barbara at UC San Diego
Cal State Fullerton at CSU Bakersfield
UC Davis at Cal Poly
CSUN at Long Beach State
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7 p.m.
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ESPN2
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Saturday, March 4
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UC Riverside at Cal Poly
Hawai’i at UC Santa Barbara
UC San Diego at Cal State Fullerton
CSU Bakersfield at UC Irvine
Long Beach State at UC Davis
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6 p.m.
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ESPNU
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POSTSEASON ESPN NETWORKS SCHEDULE
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Day/Date
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2023 Hercules Tires Big West Championship
presented by The Hawaiian Islands
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Network
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Friday, March 10
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Men’s Semifinal #1
[Game will air on ESPNU after Semifinal #2]
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ESPNU
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Friday, March 10
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Men’s Semifinal #2
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ESPNU
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Saturday, March 11
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Men’s Championship Game
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ESPN2
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About The Big West
The Big West is an NCAA Division I member with 11 members with the shared goal of empowering every student-athlete in competition and in life and uniting its university communities through championship experiences. Formed in 1969, The Big West membership consists of Cal Poly, CSU Bakersfield, Cal State Fullerton, CSUN, Hawai‘i, Long Beach State, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara. The Big West is united in the pursuit of boundless opportunities, enduring integrity, bold activism, fearless innovation and the pacific spirit of freedom, exploration and progress.
The Big West sponsors 18 sports at the NCAA Division I level: baseball, softball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s volleyball, women’s beach volleyball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s track and field and women’s water polo, with men’s water polo set to become the 19th conference-sponsored sport in 2023-24. For more information, visit
BigWest.org or follow The Big West on Twitter @BigWestSports.