MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Morehead State Men's Basketball has been selected for a national ESPNU broadcast. The Eagles' game versus Tennessee State on Feb. 16 in Johnson Arena will air at 9 p.m. ET on the national network. The women's game that evening has been moved to 6 p.m. ET.
This season the OVC is utilizing a Wild Card selection process to determine the linear broadcasts, with selections determined and announced approximate two weeks before the competition date to ensure the best matchups.
The full schedule includes nine total men's basketball games (six regular season contests and three OVC Tournament games) that will or have already appeared on one of the linear networks during the season. Four of the regular season matchups and the OVC Tournament semifinals will air on ESPNU, two games will air on ESPNews and the OVC Tournament championship game will air on ESPN2.
Last season, MSU hosted Belmont on ESPNews and scored a victory. The TSU contest will mark the fourth consecutive season MSU has been selected to host a game on the ESPN family of linear networks, with victories in the last two.