ARLINGTON, Va. - In the last five seasons, the
George Mason men's basketball team has played 125 games in front of television
cameras, and the Patriots will be televised at least 18 times during the
2011-12 season. The announcement comes as the Colonial Athletic Association
unveiled its television broadcast package for the upcoming season at CAA Media
Day.
Of those games, all but five of Mason's CAA contests
will be televised, while a minimum of five non-conference contests will also be
broadcast. The composite television schedule includes games on the
multi-platform ESPN package, the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, and Comcast
SportsNet.
Mason's first television appearance comes on
November 14, when the Patriots face Florida International in the opening round
of the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off. That game will tip at 9:30
p.m. on ESPN3. As the Patriots advance through the NIT field, there is the
potential for as many as three more TV contests on the ESPN family of networks.
The Patriots' second scheduled home contest of the
year, a 7 p.m. tip against Bucknell, will be broadcast on MASN which begins its
sixth year as the official cable partner of the Patriots. MASN will also
broadcast the December 21 home game against Duquesne, set to begin at 7 p.m.
Road contests in the month of December at Virginia (Dec. 6, 7 p.m.) and College
of Charleston (Dec. 30, 7 p.m.) will be broadcast on ESPN3.
Fans can watch the Green and Gold on ESPNU twice
during conference play, on the road against Drexel (January 7, 8 p.m.) and at
home against Old Dominion (February 4, 5 p.m.). At least six of the Patriots'
CAA games will be televised by Comcast SportsNet, with the February 25 matchup
at VCU set to tip at 4 p.m. on either CSN or ESPN2.
MASN will have home-and-home coverage of the
Patriots' series against UNC Wilmington, while ESPN3 will show the Jan. 18 game
against Delaware and the Feb. 8 tilt against Hofstra. Both of those games will
be played at the Patriot Center with a 7 p.m. start time.
The full 2011-12 schedule including game times and
television coverage can be found below.
2011-2012 GEORGE
MASON MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE (as of 10/17)
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OCTOBER
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31
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Mon
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LYCOMING
(Exhibition)
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7:00
p.m.
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NOVEMBER
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11
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Fri
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RHODE
ISLAND
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7:30
p.m.
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NIT SEASON TIP
OFF^
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14
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Mon
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vs. Florida International
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9:30 p.m.
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ESPN3
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15
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Tue
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vs. Virginia Tech OR Monmouth
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6:00/8:30 p.m.
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19
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Sat
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at Florida Atlantic
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7:00 p.m.
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NIT SEASON TIP OFF
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21-22
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Mon-Tue
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HOME
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TBA
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OR
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23-25
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Wed-Fri
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at Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.)
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TBA
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30
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Wed
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BUCKNELL
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7:00 p.m.
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MASN
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DECEMBER
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3
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Sat
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at Towson*
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7:00 p.m.
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6
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Tue
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at Virginia
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7:00 p.m.
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ESPN3
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10
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Sat
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at Radford
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4:00 p.m.
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21
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Wed
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DUQUESNE
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7:00 p.m.
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MASN
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23
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Fri
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MANHATTAN
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7:00 p.m.
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30
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Fri
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at College of Charleston
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7:00 p.m.
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ESPN3
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JANUARY
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2
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Mon
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WILLIAM & MARY*
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Noon
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5
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Thu
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at Old Dominion*
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7:00 p.m.
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CSN
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7
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Sat
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GEORGIA STATE*
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7:00 p.m.
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CSN
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12
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Thu
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at Drexel*
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8:00 p.m.
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ESPNU
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14
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Sat
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at James Madison*
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7:00 p.m.
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CSN
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18
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Wed
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DELAWARE*
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7:00 p.m.
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ESPN3
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21
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Sat
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TOWSON*
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4:00 p.m.
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CSN
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23
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Mon
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UNC WILMINGTON*
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9:00 p.m.
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MASN
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25
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Wed
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at Hofstra*
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7:00 p.m.
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28
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Sat
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JAMES MADISON*
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2:00 p.m.
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CSN
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FEBRUARY
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1
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Wed
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at Delaware*
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7:00 p.m.
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4
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Sat
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OLD DOMINION*
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5:00 p.m.
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ESPNU
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8
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Wed
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HOFSTRA*
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7:00 p.m.
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ESPN3
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11
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Sat
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at UNC Wilmington*
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7:00 p.m.
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MASN
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14
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Tue
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VCU*
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9:00 p.m.
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CSN
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17-19
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Fri-Sun
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ESPN BRACKETBUSTER
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TBA
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22
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Wed
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at Northeastern*
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7:00 p.m.
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25
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Sat
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at VCU
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4:00 p.m.
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CSN/ESPN2
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MARCH
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2-5
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Fri-Mon
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CAA Championship #
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^ at Cassell Coliseum, Blacksburg, Va.
* - Colonial Athletic Association Game
# - at Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, Va.
