Edison, NJ – ESPN has announced that Manhattan's home game with Canisius on Friday, January 19 will air on ESPNU at 9:00 pm. The Jaspers welcome the Golden Griffins to Draddy Gymnasium for the teams' lone match-up in the 2017-18 season.
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) has five Fridays (January 5, 19, 26; February 2 & 23) during the regular season in which any game schedule on that date can be flexed onto ESPNU as the MAAC Wildcard Game.
ESPN will televise the 2018 MAAC Men's Basketball Championship Semifinal Games on Sunday, March 4. Semifinal #1 will air live on ESPN3 at 7:00 p.m. and will re-air at 11:30 p.m. on ESPNU, tape delayed. Semifinal #2 will air at 9:30 p.m., live, on ESPNU.
The 2018 MAAC Basketball Championships will again be held at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY on March 1-5, 2018. All four men's basketball quarterfinal games are on ESPN3. The 2018 MAAC Women's Basketball Championship Game on Monday, March 5 airs on ESPNU at 2:30 pm. The 2018 MAAC Men's Basketball Championship Game airs on ESPN or ESPN2 on Monday, March 5 at 7:00 pm. This is determined 7-10 days prior to the championship.
The wildcard format allows ESPN to pick any game scheduled for the selected date to air on the designated platform. ESPN will announce which game has been selected for the wildcard telecast 21 days out. This format enables the MAAC and ESPN flexibility to showcase the best possible matchups throughout the season.
The MAAC & ESPN enter the first-year of an eight-year agreement. MAAC institutions will produce additional games on ESPN3.
For all information on the 2018 MAAC Basketball Championships, visit maacsports.com/basketball. Be sure to follow the conversation on all social media platforms by using #MAACHoops.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 37th year of competition during the 2017-18 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University and Siena College.
