MM 9.6: Maryland basketball teams release full TV schedules for 2019

The Maryland men’s and women’s basketball schedules were released back on Aug. 23, and on Thursday, both teams released their full television slates.

The former has 29 of its 31 regular season games currently scheduled for national broadcasts/ As it stands (four games are to be determined), eight of those games will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network and the rest will be displayed for a wider audience — the Terps will play six times on Fox Sports 1, eight times on either ESPN or ESPN2, and twice apiece on CBS and FOX.

In terms of marquee games, the Maryland vs Indiana games in College Park and Bloomington will be televised on FOX and CBS, respectively. Both of the Terrapins’ matchups against Michigan State will be shown on either ESPN or ESPN2, and their showdown with Michigan at home will be on FOX.

Broadcast schedules for the Big Ten/ACC Challenge and the Advocare Invitational in Orlando have yet to be determined. The full men’s basketball television schedule can be found here.

As for the women’s team, 15 of its games will be broadcast on national television — 11 on the Big Ten Network, four on either ESPN or ESPN2. The biggest matchups are against South Carolina (ESPN), Ohio State and Michigan (both on ESPN2), while both highly-anticipated battles against Iowa will be on BTN. The full women’s basketball television schedule can be found here.

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