BYU basketball TV schedule announced

PROVO — BYU's men's basketball team will appear 17 times on The mtn. and its broadcast partners during the 2007-08 season.

Beginning with a nationally televised broadcast against Michigan State at EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City on Dec. 8, the MWC television schedule features two Cougar games on Versus, two on CSTV and 13 on The mtn. In addition to Michigan State, BYU's nonconference games being broadcast by The mtn. include Lamar (Dec. 12), Pepperdine (Dec. 15), Southern Utah (Dec. 21) and Loyola Marymount (Jan. 3). Additional television broadcasts and some game times will be announced late.

The Cougars open MWC play on Jan. 12 when they host Colorado State in the Marriott Center and finish league action on the road at TCU on March 8. MWC games will again follow a primary Wednesday-to-Saturday schedule, with occasional contests being played on Tuesdays.

BYU's previously released nonconference schedule features dates with Louisville, Michigan State and Wake Forest as well as a potential matchup with North Carolina in the 2007 Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational.

2007-08 schedule

October

24 (Wed.) Cougar Tipoff Provo, 7 p.m.

November

2 (Fri.) Laval University (Exhibition) Provo 7 p.m.

7 (Wed.) Bryant University (Exhibition) Provo 7 p.m.

10 (Sat.) Long Beach State Long Beach, Calif. 2 p.m.

14 (Wed.) Idaho State Provo 7 p.m.

16 (Fri.) Jackson State Provo 7 p.m.

20 (Tues.) Hartford Provo 7 p.m.

23 (Fri.) Louisville Las Vegas 6 p.m.

24 (Sat.) North Carolina or Old Dominion Las Vegas 4:30/7:30 p.m. (7:30 on ESPN2)

December

1 (Sat.) Portland Portland, Ore. TBA

5 (Wed.) Weber State Provo 7 p.m.

8 (Sat.) Michigan State Salt Lake City 2 p.m. VERSUS

12 (Wed.) Lamar Provo 7 p.m. The Mtn.

15 (Sat.) Pepperdine Provo 7 p.m. The Mtn.

21 (Fri.) Southern Utah Provo 6:30 p.m. The Mtn.

29 (Sat.) Boise State Boise, Idaho TBA

January

3 (Thurs.) Loyola Marymount Provo 7 p.m. The Mtn.