HAMMOND, La. – A selection of 12 Southland Conference men's basketball games will be televised on the American Sports Network during the upcoming 2015-16 season, including seven during conference play. ASN is set to feature key Southland contests in primetime on Mondays in January and February.
Southeastern Louisiana's game at in-state rival McNeese State on Feb. 15 will be broadcast as part of the package. Opening tipoff in the conference contest is scheduled for 8 p.m. at Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
"We are very pleased to partner with American Sports Network on a number of great men's basketball matchups this season," Southland Commissioner Tom Burnett said. "Fans will get a chance to see some key non-conference games early in the year as well as important and exciting league matchups down the stretch of the season."
After five games at road and neutral venues during November and December, action shifts to Southland arenas in the new year, beginning with Texas A&M-Corpus Christi visiting Lamar on Jan. 11.
The conference's agreement with ASN, which began this fall with football broadcasts and continues through 2016-17, represents a significant addition to the Southland's national television package with ESPN. Additionally, all Southland games on ASN will also be streamed globally via Southland.org/watch and the Southland Conference app.
ASN is composed of 161 Sinclair-owned and operated television stations nationwide that combine to reach approximately 43 million households nationwide. ASN has also developed an affiliate network of regional sports networks to increase the per-game potential distribution to more than 60 million households. The company, which launched in 2014-15, produced 250 college events in nine sports during its inaugural year.
An updated list of affiliates will be available at Southland.org/ASN prior to each broadcast.
SOUTHLAND MEN'S BASKETBALL ON AMERICAN SPORTS NETWORK:Wednesday, Nov. 25: Lamar at Rice, 8 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 26: Stephen F. Austin vs. Western Michigan (at Nashville, Tenn.), 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 29: Stephen F. Austin vs. Appalachian State (at Nashville, Tenn.), 3:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 14: Nicholls at North Texas, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 29: Stephen F. Austin at Alabama-Birmingham, 3:30 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 11: A&M-Corpus Christi at Lamar*, 8 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 18: Stephen F. Austin at New Orleans*, 8 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 25: Abilene Christian at Sam Houston State*, 6 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 8: Houston Baptist at A&M-Corpus Christi*, 8 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 15: Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State*, 8 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 22: Nicholls at Northwestern State*, 8 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 29: Stephen F. Austin at UIW*, 6 p.m.
* - Southland Conference game
