Men's Basketball Schedule |
Women's Basketball Schedule
EDINBURG – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced on Tuesday plans to telecast up to 22 home men's and women's basketball games live throughout Texas on Time Warner Cable (TWC) SportsChannel during the 2015-16 season.
This is the first time in the history of NCAA Division I athletics in the Rio Grande Valley that a live regional television package has been in place.
"This is a historic moment for the department and the timing couldn't be better," UTRGV Director of Athletics
Chris King said. "This television deal provides our supporters the ability to be a part of the action in most of the state, from Harlingen to Brownsville up to Dallas and over to El Paso. One of our goals with UTRGV is to expand our reach, and this broadcast agreement helps us to accomplish that goal in part by giving the students, faculty and staff at our other UTRGV campus locations the opportunity to watch UTRGV basketball compete when they can't make it to the games in person. As the largest university in the Rio Grande Valley, being televised live across the Valley helps us move forward together as one."
All 13 men's basketball and nine of the 11 women's basketball regular season home games are currently scheduled to air on TWC SportsChannel. The number of games is subject to change based on TWC SportsChannel's previously existing agreements, as well as UTRGV and the Western Athletic Conference's (WAC) agreements concerning the WAC Digital Network and American Sports Network.
"We're excited to be shown around the state. We've got kids from different parts of Texas with family in those cities and it's great for people to be able to see us," UTRGV men's basketball head coach
Dan Hipsher said. "It's also great for our recruiting to be able to tell kids that if they have family and friends in other parts of the state, they don't have to drive down to every game, they can catch us on TV."
Out of the 23 NCAA Division I institutions in Texas, UTRGV is currently one of just four with plans to telecast all of its men's basketball home games. Additionally, UTRGV is expected to have the third highest percentage of women's basketball home games on TV at 81.82 percent. Overall, UTRGV is currently set to have the third highest percentage of total home basketball telecasts at 91.67 percent, behind only Texas and Texas A&M, who are at 100 percent. Despite accounting for just 3.67 percent of all of the men's and women's basketball home games in Texas, UTRGV will be responsible for up to 13.50 percent of the telecasts.
"Being broadcast live on Time Warner Cable SportsChannel will lead to endless opportunities to promote our program and the new UTRGV brand," UTRGV women's basketball head coach
Larry Tidwell said. "Recruiting has taken on an entirely new meaning as we will be coming to a multitude of viewers across the talented and tradition rich state of Texas. Given the chance to be seen, I think that people will like what they see as we continue to build our program."
TWC SportsChannel is available to TWC customers in both standard and high definition on channel 323 throughout Texas, including markets such as the Rio Grande Valley, Dallas, Austin/Central Texas, San Antonio, El Paso, Corpus Christi, Wichita Falls, the Golden Triangle, and Laredo.
"This is a huge step for our athletic department and exciting news for our sponsors and business partners as well," UTRGV General Manager of Corporate Sales and Sponsorships
Lance Morgan said. "Most of our signage, logos and promotions will now be visible across the state. Everything we offer our corporate partners just saw a major increase in exposure and value. I recently met with
Sergio Perez of Church's Chicken, and he is thrilled about what this means for their sponsorship and on-court logos. This is one of the first steps in becoming the premier partner for sports marketing in all of South Texas."
This is an expansion of the existing agreement between UTRGV Athletics and TWC SportsChannel, as the department's weekly television program, V Nation, currently airs on TWC SportsChannel every Wednesday at 6 p.m. This is the third-straight year that TWC SportsChannel has carried the department's show.
Complete TWC SportsChannel Schedule
| Day |
Date |
Sport |
Opponent |
Time |
| Monday |
11/16/15 |
Women's Basketball |
Concordia |
7 p.m. |
| Wednesday |
11/18/15 |
Women's Basketball |
Texas Lutheran |
7 p.m. |
| Friday |
11/20/15 |
Men's Basketball |
Texas A&M Kingsville |
7 p.m. |
| Sunday |
11/22/15 |
Men's Basketball |
Portland State University |
2 p.m. |
| Tuesday |
11/24/15 |
Men's Basketball |
Southeast Missouri State |
7 p.m. |
| Sunday |
12/6/15 |
Men's Basketball |
Angelo State University |
2 p.m. |
| Friday |
12/11/15 |
Men's Basketball |
Tennessee-Martin |
7 p.m. |
| Wednesday |
12/30/15 |
Women's Basketball |
Evangel University |
7 p.m. |
| Saturday |
1/2/16 |
Men's Basketball |
Our Lady of the Lake |
7 p.m. |
| Thursday |
1/7/16 |
Women's Basketball |
Grand Canyon* |
7 p.m. |
| Saturday |
1/9/16 |
Women's Basketball |
Utah Valley* |
7 p.m. |
| Thursday |
1/14/16 |
Men's Basketball |
Chicago State* |
7 p.m. |
| Saturday |
1/16/16 |
Men's Basketball |
Missouri-Kansas City* |
7 p.m. |
| Thursday |
1/21/16 |
Women's Basketball |
CSU Bakersfield* |
7 p.m. |
| Saturday |
1/23/16 |
Women's Basketball |
Seattle U* |
7 p.m. |
| Thursday |
2/4/16 |
Men's Basketball |
Utah Valley* |
7 p.m. |
| Saturday |
2/6/16 |
Men's Basketball |
Grand Canyon* |
7 p.m. |
| Saturday |
2/13/16 |
Women's Basketball |
Missouri-Kansas City* |
1 p.m. |
| Thursday |
2/18/16 |
Men's Basketball |
Seattle U* |
7 p.m. |
| Saturday |
2/20/16 |
Men's Basketball |
CSU Bakersfield* |
7 p.m. |
| Saturday |
2/27/16 |
Women's Basketball |
Chicago State* |
7 p.m. |
| Saturday |
3/5/16 |
Men's Basketball |
New Mexico State* |
7 p.m. |
About Time Warner Cable SportsChannel
Time Warner Cable SportsChannel is a 24/7 network that carries distinct regional programming on different channel locations across the nation. It is Texas's home for comprehensive local sports content, including FC Dallas live games and programming, and can be found in HD on channel 323 across the state exclusively to Time Warner Cable customers. For more information, visit www.twcsportschannel.com and follow the network on Twitter at @TWCSportsTX.
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