Gonzaga’s upcoming season will look a lot friendlier on the eyes of East Coast and Central time zone fans.
The school released tipoff times and television assignments Wednesday morning for all 31 regular-season games, and the setup brings a noticeable change: every game will land on a national broadcast, and only a handful are slated for after 7 p.m. There are also 10 afternoon starts sprinkled through the nonconference schedule and the new Pac-12 slate.
The Zags will be spread across eight networks over the course of the year, with appearances on ESPN, FOX, TNT and Prime Video among them. Most of Gonzaga’s Pac-12 games will air on CBS, USA Network, The CW and CBS Sports Network. Games carried by The CW and KHQ will also be available to ESPN Unlimited subscribers.
Before the regular season begins, Mark Few’s team has two exhibitions on tap. Gonzaga goes to Arkansas on Oct. 24 for a 1 p.m. PT meeting with John Calipari’s Razorbacks on SEC Network+, then returns home four days later to host NAIA Lewis-Clark State at 6 p.m. on KHQ at McCarthey Athletic Center.
The Zags’ regular season opens with a five-game stretch that bounces across five different networks. That run starts Nov. 2 against Purdue at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, a 4:30 p.m. tip on TNT/truTV/HBO Max.
Gonzaga then hosts New Mexico State on Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. on KHQ, plays LSU at Numerica Veterans Arena on Nov. 14 at 12:30 p.m. on USA Network, faces Montana State on Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. on CBSSN and meets Kansas State at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas on Nov. 24 at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN. The rest of Gonzaga’s Players Era games will also be carried by ESPN Networks.
December brings a steady run of high-profile dates. Gonzaga hosts NAIA Eastern Oregon on Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. on CBSSN, then heads to Anaheim for a Dec. 5 showdown with UCLA at the Honda Center at 8:30 p.m. on FOX.
The Zags return home for Incarnate Word on Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. on The CW, visit Creighton on Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. PT on FOX, take on Michigan State at Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs on Dec. 19 at 2 p.m. on CBS and finish the calendar year at home against Cornell on Dec. 31 at 5 p.m. on The CW.
One of the marquee nonconference games comes late in the schedule. Gonzaga’s Feb. 20 meeting with Duke at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit will air at 5 p.m.
PT on Prime Video. The other remaining regular-season games, including the Jan. 30 nonleague matchup with Oregon at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle at 11 a.m. on CBS, will be carried by CBS, CBSSN, USA Network and The CW.
The newly released Pac-12 schedule gives a clear picture of how that portion of the calendar will look. Gonzaga opens conference play Jan. 6 at Washington State at 6 p.m. on The CW, then hosts Colorado State on Jan. 9 at 3:30 p.m. on USA Network.
The Zags travel to Fresno State on Jan. 13 at 8 p.m. on CBSSN, host Boise State on Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m. on CBSSN and visit Utah State on Jan. 21 at 5 p.m. PT on USA Network.
The rest of that stretch includes a Jan. 27 home game against Fresno State at 7 p.m. on USA Network, a Feb. 4 home date with Texas State at 7 p.m. on CBSSN, a Feb. 6 trip to San Diego State at 3:30 p.m. on USA Network, a Feb. 10 road game at Boise State at 5 p.m. PT on The CW, a Feb. 13 home matchup with Utah State at 5 p.m. on USA Network, a Feb. 17 home game against Washington State at 7 p.m. on CBSSN, a Feb. 25 visit to Texas State at 6 p.m. PT on USA Network, a Feb. 27 home game against San Diego State at 1 p.m. on CBS and a March 3 home game against Oregon State at 6 p.m. on The CW.
Tickets for Gonzaga’s Dec. 5 game against UCLA at the Honda Center go on sale this week. A one-day presale starts at 11 a.m.
Thursday, and tickets open to the general public at 11 a.m. Friday.
Fans can register for the presale or buy tickets through WestCoastHoopsShowdown.com.
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