INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – On Thursday, the Horizon League released the 2022-23 #HLMBB television schedule with Oakland Men's Basketball tying with the most potential selections with four out of the five designated regular season TV slots.
All games will be "wildcard" selections between multiple others on the given dates below as the league will ensure the best-televised matchup possible. The Golden Grizzlies tie with Purdue Fort Wayne for the most potential selections.
Per the Horizon League, "All games in 2022 will be a part of the League's "Anything Can Happen" campaign and fans can follow along on social media by using #HLMBBonESPN. Last season, four out of the five games were decided by single digits with three of those games decided by four points or less.
Continuing a relationship that began with the 1988 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball championship game, the entire Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship in Indianapolis will appear on ESPN linear networks from the Indiana Farmers Coliseum. The action begins on Monday, March 6 with semifinal No. 1 at 7 p.m. ET and semifinal No. 2 at 9:30 p.m. ET with both games on either ESPN2 or ESPNU. The championship game on Tuesday, March 7 will be shown on either ESPN or ESPN2 at 7 p.m. ET.
ESPN+ continues to be the home for the League's live streaming game content, a relationship that began during the 2014-15 season. The Horizon League has streamed every League basketball game for an industry-best 16 consecutive seasons, beginning its streak in 2007 with the groundbreaking Horizon League Network.
2022-23 #HLMBB National Television Schedule
Saturday, Dec. 3 – 3 p.m. ET on ESPNU*
Oakland at Purdue Fort Wayne OR Detroit Mercy at Cleveland State
Friday, Jan. 6 – 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2*
Oakland at Northern Kentucky OR Detroit Mercy at Wright State
Friday, Jan. 27 – 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2*
Oakland at Youngstown State OR Purdue Fort Wayne at Cleveland State
Friday, Feb. 10 – 9 p.m. ET on ESPNU*
Youngstown State at Purdue Fort Wayne OR Northern Kentucky at Wright State
Friday, Feb. 17 – 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU*
Northern Kentucky at Purdue Fort Wayne OR Detroit Mercy at Oakland OR Wright State at
Cleveland State
Monday, March 6
Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship Semifinal No. 1 (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship Semifinal No. 2 (ESPN2/ESPNU)
Tuesday, March 7
Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship Game, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN/ESPN2)
*One game will be selected to air as part of the wild card selection process and will be
announced 14 days in advance of the game.
