IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the game times and network designations for 15 conference games in the month of December.
Conference play opens Tuesday, Dec. 15, with Wichita State visiting Tulsa at 7 p.m. Eastern on ESPNU and Houston hosting UCF at 9 p.m. Eastern on ESPN2.
Game times and network designations for remaining conference games will be announced at a later date.
For the first time in conference history, the format consists of a 20-game, double round-robin conference schedule for each of The American’s 11 member institutions.
The 2020-21 season is The American’s first under its 12-year media rights extension with ESPN, which will allow for a minimum of 60 conference-controlled games to be televised on either ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU or ABC. A minimum of 23 of those games will be on either ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC.
Nearly 60 percent of The American’s men’s basketball slate will be featured on linear television, including CBS, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU.
The remaining conference-controlled games will be on ESPN+, ESPN’s direct-to-consumer streaming service which reaches more than 10.3 million subscribers and is available at
espnplus.com. For more information on ESPN+, visit The American’s
Fan Guide to ESPN+.
All games that are televised on an ESPN network will also be available through the ESPN App, computers, smartphones, tablets and streaming devices to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider.
American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Schedule for December
| Date |
Visiting Team |
Home Team |
Time |
Network |
| Tuesday, Dec. 15 |
Wichita State |
Tulsa |
7 p.m. |
ESPNU |
| |
UCF |
Houston |
9 p.m. |
ESPN2 |
| Wednesday, Dec. 16 |
USF |
Cincinnati |
7 p.m. |
ESPN2/ESPNU |
| |
Memphis |
Tulane |
7 p.m. |
ESPN2/ESPNU |
| |
East Carolina |
SMU |
8 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Monday, Dec. 21 |
Tulsa |
Memphis |
8 p.m. |
ESPN2 |
| Tuesday, Dec. 22 |
Cincinnati |
UCF |
TBA |
ESPN+ |
| |
Tulane |
East Carolina |
3:30 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| |
Wichita State |
USF |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| |
Temple |
Houston |
8 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Tuesday, Dec. 29 |
USF |
Memphis |
9 p.m. |
ESPN2/ESPNU |
| |
Houston |
Tulsa |
9 p.m. |
ESPN2/ESPNU |
| Wednesday, Dec. 30 |
Tulane |
UCF |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| |
SMU |
Temple |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| |
East Carolina |
Wichita State |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
All times are Eastern.