ASU, Arizona basketball TV schedules for 2018-19 released

The 2018-19 college basketball schedule could potentially feature two nationally-televised games between Arizona State and Arizona this year.

ASU will host Arizona on Thursday, Jan. 31, for a 7 p.m. tip on either ESPN2 or ESPNU, then will close the year in Tucson for an afternoon CBS game on Saturday, March 9.

The Pac-12 released the full Pac-12 television schedules for the 2018-19 season on Thursday.

Among notable nonconference games, head coach Bobby Hurley’s team will play Mississippi State on Nov. 19 in Las Vegas (ESPNU) before a meeting against Nevada on Dec. 7. (ESPN2). A Dec. 22 hosting of Kansas will also be broadcast on ESPN2.

Up to 10 of Arizona State’s Pac-12 games will be broadcast nationally with the rest appearing on Pac-12 Network.

The Wildcats will first appear on a national network on Nov. 20, when they face either Gonzaga or Illinois on ESPN or ESPN2 in the Maui Jim Invitational. Sean Miller’s team could also appear on a national network the next day, depending on how it advances through the tournament.

Arizona will air on ESPN2 on Dec. 2 for a visit to UConn. On Dec. 9, UA will be featured on ESPN at Alabama before playing on ESPN2 at home against Baylor on Dec. 15.

ASU basketball 2018-19 schedule (times local)

Tue., Nov. 6: Cal State Fullerton (6 p.m./Pac-12 Network)

MGM GRAND MAIN EVENT GAMES IN TEMPE
Fri., Nov. 9: McNeese State (7 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Mon., Nov. 12: Long Beach State (7 p.m./Pac-12 Network)

Fri., Nov. 16: at San Francisco (6 p.m. PT/Pac-12 Network)

MGM GRAND MAIN EVENT AT T-MOBILE ARENA (LAS VEGAS)
Mon., Nov. 19: vs. Mississippi State in Las Vegas/T-Mobile Arena (8 p.m. PT/ESPNU)
Wed., Nov. 21: vs. St. Mary’s/Utah State in Las Vegas/T-Mobile Arena

Wed. Nov. 28: Nebraska-Omaha (7 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Sat., Dec. 1: Texas Southern (7:30 p.m./Pac-12 Network)

HOOPHALL CLASSIC AT STAPLES CENTER
Fri., Dec. 7: Nevada (9 p.m. PT/ESPN2)

Sat., Dec. 15: at Georgia (6 p.m./SEC)
Mon., Dec. 17: at Vanderbilt (6 p.m./SEC)
Sat., Dec. 22: Kansas (7 p.m./ESPN2)
Sat. Dec. 29: Princeton (2 p.m./Pac-12)

PAC-12 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Thur., Jan. 3: Utah (6 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Sat., Jan. 5: Colorado (4 p.m./Pac-12 Network)

Wed., Jan. 9: at California (6 p.m. PT/Pac-12 Network)
Sat., Jan. 12: at Stanford (3 p.m. PT/Pac-12 Network)

Thur., Jan. 17: Oregon State (8 p.m./FS1)
Sat., Jan. 19: Oregon (7:30 p.m./Pac-12 Network)

Thur., Jan. 24: at UCLA (8 p.m. PT/FS1)
Sat., Jan. 26: at USC (5 p.m. PT/ESPN2)

Thur., Jan. 31: Arizona (7 p.m./ESPN2 or ESPNU)

Thur., Feb. 7: Washington State (6 p.m./Pac-12)
Sat., Feb. 9: Washington (8 p.m./ESPN or ESPN2)

Wed., Feb. 13: at Colorado (8:30 p.m./FS1)
Sat., Feb. 16: at Utah (8 p.m./FS1)

Wed., Feb. 20: Stanford (7 p.m./ESPN2 or ESPNU)
Sun., Feb. 24: California (4 p.m./Pac-12)

Thur., Feb. 28: at Oregon (8 p.m. PT/Pac-12 Network)
Sun., Mar. 3: at Oregon State (5 p.m. PT/ESPNU)

Sat., Mar. 9: at Arizona (2 p.m./CBS)

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