Panthers Basketball Getting Plenty of TV Time This Season

The Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball programs will get their fair share of TV time during the 2015/2016 season.

Over the past five days, the Missouri Valley Conference has released several details about MVC basketball games on the ESPN Network, FOX Sports Network, and CBS Sports Network. In total, 90 MVC men's basketball games will air live on one of the three networks. Plus another 59 MVC sports events will be carried on the ESPN Network.

In January UNI will see airtime on FOX when the regular season tips off into high gear : Loyola at UNI (Jan. 16), UNI at Illinois State (Jan. 23), & UNI at Bradley (Jan. 27). WIth one more game airing on February 3 when they host Evansville.

The Panthers will appear on CBS Sports Network two times. The first will be on February 6 when the team travels to Drake. The second is set for February 20 when Illinois State comes to the McLeod Center.

The ESPN Network will carry the bulk of the 90 games. The first for UNI will be on November 17 when they host Stephen F. Austin. ESPN will also carry both games at the Big Four Classic at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Click Here to see the 115 different MVC sports events they will carry this season.

The Panthers first hit the McLeod Center hardwood against Truman State (Exhibition) on November 1, 2015 (1:00 PM).