Source: St.mini storage Louis Post-DispatchSept. 05--In a measure of the progress the program has made and the success expected in the upcoming season, St. Louis University will have four basketball games televised on ESPN or ESPN2, according to the team's schedule released Thursday.Five other games will air on the NBC Sports Network and six on the CBS Sports Network, including the Billikens' game vs. Wichita State, which reached the Final Four last season, at Chaifetz Arena on Dec. 1. That adds up to a total of 15 regular-season games will get a national broadcast, three more than last season.And this season's games will draw potentially draw bigger audiences. Last season, SLU had four games on ESPNU and none on either of ESPN's main channels, and six regular-season games on CBS Sports Network, which is only available through larger, more expensive, sports packages. The four ESPN games, which will air on either ESPN or ESPN2, are the game at Dayton, at La Salle (both on ESPN2) and both games vs. VCU (which are still up in the air).A year after playing just three nonconference games away from Chaifetz Arena, one of which was a neutral site game, SLU will play four true nonconference road games plus two games in Cancun, Mexico, before Thanksgiving. But other than going to Mexico, none of the trips are really long.After opening at home against Southeast Missouri on Nov. 8, SLU will travel to play the SIUs, first at Edwardsville on Nov. 13 and then to Carbondale on Nov. 16. The other trips are to Valparaiso (Dec. 7) and Vanderbilt (Dec. 30). SLU will play Wisconsin in Mexico on Nov. 26 and either Old Dominion or West Virginia the following day.In conference play, St. Bonaventure, Fordham, Richmond, George Mason, Virginia Commonwealth, George Washington, Duquesne and Dself storageyton will come to Chaifetz, while SLU will go on the road to face Rhode Island, Dayton, Duquesne, St. Joseph's, La Salle, George Mason, VCU and Massachusetts. The game at Dayton, on Jan. 11, will tipoff at 10 a.m. St. Louis time.This year marks the start of home-and-home series with Indiana State, Wichita State and Vanderbilt, and the conclusion of series with SIUE, SIUC and Valparaiso. The SIUC series will likely be extended, and SLU and Missouri State are working to restart their series.2013-14 SLU basketball scheduleAll times Central and subject to changeNov. 8 SEMO TBANov. 13 at SIUE TBANov. 16 at SIUC TBANov. 21 Oral Roberts TBANov. 23 Bowling Green TBANov. 26 vs. Wisconsin at Cancun, Mexico (CBS Sports Network) TBANov. 27 vs. Old Dominion or West Virginia at Cancun, Mexico (CBS Sports Network) TBADec. 1 Wichita State (CBS Sports Network) noonDec. 3 Rockhurst TBADec. 7 at Valparaiso TBADec. 14 Wofford TBADec. 18 Indiana State TBADec. 21 North Carolina A&T TBADec. 30 at Vanderbilt TBAJan. 4 Yale (NBC Sports Network) 4:30 p.m.Jan. 7 at Rhode Island (CBS Sports Network) 6 p.m.Jan. 11 at Dayton ESPN2 10 a.m.Jan. 15 St. Bonaventure TBAJan. 18 Fordham (NBC Sports Network) 1:30 p.m.Jan. 22 at Duquesne TBAJan. 29 Richmond TBAFeb. 1 George Mason (NBC Sports Network) 1:30 p.m.Feb. 5 at St. Joseph's 6 p.m.Feb. 8 at La Salle (ESPN2) 4 p.m.Feb. 15 VCU (ESPN or ESPN2) 1 p.m.Feb. 19 at George Mason (NBC Sports Network) 6 p.m.Feb. 22 George Washington TBAFeb. 27 Duquesne (NBC Sports Network) 7 p.m.Mar. 1 at VCU (ESPN or ESPN2) 5 p.m.Mar. 5 Dayton (CBS Sports Network) 8 p.m.Mar. 9 at UMass (CBS Sports Network) 3 p.m.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Visit the St. Louis Post-Dispatch at .stltoday.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉
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SLU announces 2013-14 basketball schedule
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