RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros men's basketball team will have a nationally televised game broadcast from the UTRGV Fieldhouse as the Feb. 22, 2027 game against McNeese will be aired on CBS Sports Network at 8 p.m., as announced with the full linear men's basketball schedule for the Southland Conference (SLC) on Tuesday. 
 
UTRGV's game against McNeese will be one of nine SLC men's basketball games to be aired on a national network throughout the 2026-27 season – it's the largest national linear men's basketball broadcast package in Southland history. Five regular season games will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network, two regular season games will air on ESPNU, and two games during the conference tournament will be on the ESPN family of networks. 
 
The full linear schedule for SLC men's basketball regular season games can be seen below: 
Saturday, Jan. 2 - Lamar at McNeese, 7:30 p.m. ESPNU
Monday, Jan. 4 - SFA at McNeese, 8:30 p.m. CBSSN
Friday, Jan. 22 - McNeese at SFA, 8 p.m. CBSSN
Friday, Feb. 19 - SFA at Nicholls, 8 p.m. CBSSN
Monday, Feb. 22 - McNeese at UTRGV, 8 p.m. CBSSN
Friday, Feb. 26 - A&M-Corpus Christi at Northwestern State, 8 p.m. CBSSN
Monday, March 1 - LSU New Orleans at McNeese, 6 p.m. ESPNU
 
"This is a big moment for our program, our department, our university and our region," UTRGV Senior Vice President and Director of Athletics Chasse Conque said. "In February, we will have the opportunity to showcase the Valley to a national audience. This exposure will help promote our vibrant and growing region while bringing additional national recognition to our university and men's basketball program. I am confident we will showcase a great atmosphere. The UTRGV Fieldhouse will be the place to be on February 22."
 
This is the first nationally televised game from the UTRGV Fieldhouse since Jan. 14, 2017, when UTRGV men's basketball hosted Grand Canyon and the game aired on American Sports Network. A string of men's basketball games were carried by American Sports Network and picked up by stations across the country between 2015 and 2017. 
 
In 2024, UTRGV men's basketball hosted a Western Athletic Conference game against UT Arlington which was a linear television broadcast carried on regional sports network affiliates. Longhorn Network nationally televised a men's basketball doubleheader from Bert Ogden Arena in 2022 for subscribers as UTRGV hosted Western Illinois and Texas played Northern Arizona.
 
Season tickets, single-game tickets, and mini plans for the 2026-27 men's basketball season are on sale at UTRGVTickets.com or by contacting assistant athletic director for tickets and operations Nicholas Swanson over the phone at (956) 665-4205 or via email at tickets@utrgv.edu. Current UTRGV students receive free admission and can claim a ticket to every home basketball game through the Student Ticketing Portal on MyUTRGV or at GoUTRGV.com/StudentTickets.

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