Rutgers Announces Men's Basketball Television Schedule & Game Times
Oct 08 | Men's Basketball
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - The Rutgers University men's basketball team will have at least 20 televised games in a 2007-08 regular season schedule that includes twelve opponents that earned post-season berths last year. The Scarlet Knights will appear on the ESPN family of networks nine times and will play 11 regionally televised contests under the direction of second-year head coach Fred Hill.
The Scarlet Knights will host North Carolina on Sunday, Dec. 16 at the Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC) in their first ESPN contest of the season. The Scarlet Knights' games at South Florida (Jan. 2/ESPN2), at DePaul (Jan. 19/ESPNU), versus Villanova (Jan. 23/ESPNU), at Pittsburgh (Jan. 26/ESPN Classic), against St. John's (Feb. 6/ESPN 360), versus Cincinnati (Feb. 9/ESPN Classic), at West Virginia (Feb. 14/ESPN or ESPN2) and against South Florida (Mar. 1/ESPN 360) will also air on ESPN outlets.
In addition to its national TV slate, RU will appear on the MSG Network four times, Fox Sports Net New York (FSNY) on three occasions and SportsNet New York (SNY) four times. Contests on MSG are versus Georgetown (Jan. 5), against Louisville (Jan. 13), at Louisville (Feb. 2) and versus Connecticut (Feb. 26). Games on FSNY include at Providence (Jan. 9), against Seton Hall (Jan. 30) and versus Notre Dame (Feb. 17). Match-ups on SNY are Manhattan (Dec. 29), at Syracuse (Jan. 16), at Marquette (Feb. 23) and the regular season finale at Seton Hall (Mar. 9). All 11 of the Scarlet Knights regionally televised games will be produced by ESPN Regional Television.
Additions to the broadcast schedule may be announced at a later date.
The BIG EAST will feature an 18-game conference schedule after playing a 16-game slate for the last eight seasons. The 18-game format will have teams play each opponent once and three opponents twice. Rutgers will play Louisville, Seton Hall and South Florida twice in 2007-08.
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2007-08 SCHEDULE | ||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | LOCATION | TV | TIME |
| Saturday, November 3 | NORTHWOOD (EXH.) | RAC | 7:30 PM | |
| Friday, November 9 | Blue Ribbon Challenge vs. TENNESSEE TECH | RAC | 7:30 PM | |
| Sunday, November 11 | Blue Ribbon Challenge vs. NORTH DAKOTA STATE | RAC | 1:00 PM | |
| Monday, November 12 | Blue Ribbon Challenge vs. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL | RAC | 7:30 PM | |
| Saturday, November 17 | Blue Ribbon Challenge vs. Florida | Gainesville, Fla. | 7:00 PM | |
| Tuesday, November 20 | DARTMOUTH | RAC | 7:30 PM | |
| Sunday, November 25 | Saint Peter's | Jersey City, N.J. | 2:00 PM | |
| Saturday, December 1 | PRINCETON | RAC | 2:00 PM | |
| Wednesday, December 5 | LAFAYETTE | RAC | 7:30 PM | |
| Sunday, December 9 | Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | 3:00 PM | |
| Thursday, December 13 | NJIT | Newark, N.J. | 7:00 PM | |
| Sunday, December 16 | NORTH CAROLINA | RAC | ESPN | 8:00 PM |
| Friday, December 21 | RIDER | RAC | 7:30 PM | |
| Saturday, December 29 | MANHATTAN | RAC | SNY | 2:00 PM |
| Wednesday, January 2 | South Florida  |
Tampa, Fla. | ESPN2 | 7:00 PM |
| Saturday, January 5 | GEORGETOWN |
RAC | MSG | 2:00 PM |
| Wednesday, January 9 | Providence |
Providence, R.I. | FSNY | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, January 13 | LOUISVILLE |
RAC | MSG | 12:00 PM |
| Wednesday, January 16 | Syracuse |
Syracuse, N.Y. | SNY | 7:00 PM |
| Saturday, January 19 | DePaul |
Chicago, Ill. | ESPNU | 2:00 PM |
| Wednesday, January 23 | VILLANOVA |
RAC | ESPNU | 7:00 PM |
| Saturday, January 26 | Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh, Pa. | ESPN Classic | 6:00 PM |
| Wednesday, January 30 | SETON HALL |
RAC | FSNY | 9:00 PM |
| Saturday, February 2 | Louisville |
Louisville, Ky. | MSG | 3:00 PM |
| Wednesday, February 6 | ST. JOHN'S |
RAC | ESPN 360 | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, February 9 | CINCINNATI |
RAC | ESPN Classic | 6:00 PM |
| Thursday, February 14 | West Virginia |
Morgantown, W. Va. | ESPN/ESPN2 | 7:00 PM |
| Sunday, February 17 | NOTRE DAME |
RAC | FSNY | 12:00 PM |
| Saturday, February 23 | Marquette |
Milwaukee, Wisc. | SNY | 2:00 PM |
| Tuesday, February 26 | CONNECTICUT |
RAC | MSG | 7:30 PM |
| Saturday, March 1 | SOUTH FLORIDA |
RAC | ESPN 360 | 7:30 PM |
| Sunday, March 9 | Seton Hall |
Newark, N.J. | SNY | 2:00 PM |
