Tigers to play 20 Nationally Televised Games in 2016-17

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The 2016-17 Memphis men's basketball season, under the direction of head coach Tubby Smith, will feature 20 games played on national television, including one on CBS, four on ESPN/ESPN2, four on ESPNU, four on ESPNews, and seven on CBS Sports Network.

The first nationally televised game of the season will be in Destin, Florida, when the Tigers take on the Providence Friars on CBS Sports Network in the opening round of the Emerald Coast Classic.

The program's game on CBS follows on December 17 when Memphis travels to Oklahoma to take on the Sooners on the network home of the NCAA Tournament.

The Tigers have four ESPN/ESPN2 flex games including January 5 against UConn, February 16 at UConn, February 23 at Cincinnati, and March 4 at SMU.

Below is a list of the national television schedule for the Tigers in 2016-17:

Nov. 25, vs. Providence, CBS Sports Network
Dec. 17, at Oklahoma, CBS
Dec. 27, SMU, ESPNU
Dec. 30, South Carolina, ESPNU
Jan. 5, UConn, ESPN/ESPN2
Jan. 11, at Tulsa, ESPNews
Jan. 14, USF, CBS Sports Network
Jan. 19, at Houston, CBS Sports Network
Jan. 22, UCF, CBS Sports Network
Jan. 25, at Temple, CBS Sports Network
Jan. 28, East Carolina, ESPNews
Feb. 2, at USF, ESPNews
Feb. 4, at UCF, ESPNews
Feb. 7, Tulsa, ESPNU
Feb. 12, Temple, CBS Sports Network
Feb. 16, at UConn, ESPN/ESPN2
Feb. 23, at Cincinnati, ESPN/ESPN2
Feb. 26, Houston, CBS Sports Network
Mar. 2, Tulane, ESPNU
Mar. 4, at SMU, ESPN/ESPN2

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Tigers to play 20 Nationally Televised Games in 2016-17

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