beIN SPORTS released the programming schedule for the anticipated 2016-17 Conference USA men’s basketball season beginning Saturday, December 3rd.
Earlier this year, the network announced the multi-year broadcasting rights acquisition for a variety of sporting events within this prestigious collegiate athletic conference, which will air on beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS CONNECT, the network’s streaming service.
beIN SPORTS’ Conference USA men’s basketball coverage will feature 10 games highlighting the league’s top teams. It all starts on Saturday, December 3rd, when defending regular-season champions UAB hosts Auburn in a rematch of an interstate rivalry that last year ended in a one-point victory for the Tigers.
Middle Tennessee, who represented C-USA in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament and beat highly ranked Michigan State in one of the biggest March Madness upsets, will also be featured along with Florida Atlantic, LA Tech, Marshall, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, UTEP and WKU.