Atlantic 10 Basketball Returns to Fox Sports Net

Regional Sports Network to Provide Extensive Coverage of A-10 Hoops Action

CLEVELAND – Fox Sports Net Ohio announced its 2002-03 Atlantic 10 men’s basketball schedule today. Steve Liverani, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Fox Sports Net Ohio, made the announcement.

Scheduled for the upcoming season is a combination of 22 Xavier and Dayton men’s basketball games. Also highlighted are LIVE conference match-ups from teams such as Umass, Temple University, Rhode Island, George Washington, St. Joseph’s, and St. Bonaventure. Fox Sports Net will also feature exclusive coverage of the A-10 tournament quarterfinals and semifinals.

Fox Sports Net’s coverage of Atlantic 10 men’s basketball tips off on Sunday, November 24 at 2:00 pm as Xavier battles Florida A&M.

“Providing regional sports programming has been, and continues to be, an important focus of our network,” said Liverani. “Basketball fans throughout the region will have a great lineup of Atlantic 10 basketball action to look forward to during the upcoming season.”

Below is the complete 2002-03 schedule of men’s Atlantic 10 basketball action on Fox Sports Net Ohio

Atlantic 10 Conference
Men’s College Basketball 2002 – 2003

Sunday, November 24

2:00 pm

Florida A&M @ Xavier (L)

Tuesday, December 3

7:30 pm

Purdue @ Xavier (L) (Zones 2,5,6,7,8)

Monday, December 9

7:00 pm

Miami, Ohio @ Xavier (L) (Zones 2,5,6,7,8)

Saturday, December 14

12:00 pm

Mississippi St. vs. Xavier @ MSG (L)

Saturday, December 28

7:30 pm

Eastern Kentucky @ Xavier (L)

Sunday, December 29

8:00 pm

Dayton @ Duke (L) (6,7,8)

Saturday, January 4

5:00 pm

Xavier @ Alabama (L) (Zones 2,5,6,7,8)

Sunday, January 5

12:00 pm

Massachusetts @ Fordham (L)

Sunday, January 5

2:00 pm

George Washington @ Temple (L)

Tuesday, January 7

7:00 pm

Richmond @ Xavier (L)

Saturday, January 11

12:00 pm

Duquesne @ Dayton (L)

Saturday, January 11

6:00 pm

St. Bona. @ Xavier (L) (Zones 2,3,4,5,6,8,8)

Saturday, January 11

12:00 am

Massachusetts @ St. Joseph’s (D2:00p)

Tuesday, January 14

6:30 pm

St. Joseph’s @ Temple (L)

Tuesday, January 14

8:30 pm

La Salle @ Xavier (L)

Wednesday, January 15

2:00 am

Rhode Island @ Massachusetts (D7:00pm)

Thursday, January 16

7:00 pm

St. Bonaventure @ Fordham (L)

Saturday, January 18

12:00 pm

Richmond @ Duquesne (L)

Sunday, January 19

2:00 pm

St. Joseph’s @ Rhode Island (L)

Tuesday, January 21

7:30 pm

Duquesne @ Xavier (L) (Zones 2,4,5,6,8,9)

Tuesday, January 21

2:00 am

George Washington @ Richmond (D7:00pm)

Saturday, January 25

12:00 pm

Dayton @ Temple (L) (Zones 2,4,5,6,8,9)

Saturday, January 25

4:00 pm

Massachusetts @ George Washington (L)

Saturday, February 1

4:00 pm

Duquesne @ George Washington (L)

Tuesday, February 4

7:30 pm

Xavier @ George Washington (L)

Saturday, February 8

2:00 pm

Dayton @ Xavier (L)

Saturday. February 8

4:00 pm

La Salle @ Duquesne (L)

Thursday, February 13

2:00 am

Temple @ St. Joseph’s (D8:00pm)

Saturday, February 15

12:00 pm

Rhode Island @ Xavier (L)

Sunday, February 16

2:00 pm

Richmond @ George Washington (L)

Wednesday, February 19

7:00 pm

Xavier @ La Salle (L)

Wednesday, February 19

2:00 am

Rhode Island @ Temple (D7:00p)

Sunday, February 23

12:00 pm

Temple @ Fordham (L)

Monday, February 24

2:00 am

St. Joseph’s @ La Salle (D8:00p)

Wednesday, February 26

9:00 pm

Xavier @ Duquesne (L)

Saturday, March 1

12:00 pm

Fordham @ Dayton (L)

Saturday, March 1

2:00 pm

George Washington @ Xavier (L)

Saturday, March 1

2:00 am

St. Bonaventure @ Temple (D4:00pm)

Sunday, March 2

2:00 pm

Massachusetts @ Rhode Island (L)

Wednesday, March 5

8:00 pm

Xavier @ St. Joseph’s (L) (Zones 2,4,5,6,8,9)

Thursday, March 6

2:00 am

La Salle @ Temple (D7:00pm)

Saturday, March 8

2:00 pm

Dayton @ St. Bonaventure (L)

Thursday, March 13

12:00 pm

A-10 Quarter Final #1 (L)

Thursday, March 13

2:00 pm

A-10 Quarter Final #2 (L)

Thursday, March 13

7:00 pm

A-10 Quarter Final #3 (L)

Thursday, March 13

9:00 pm

A-10 Quarter Final #4 (L)

Friday, March 14

7:00 pm

A-10 Semi Final #1 (L) (Zones 2,3,5,6,8,9)

Friday, March 14

9:00 pm

A-10 Semi Final #2 (L) (Zones 2,3,5,6,8,9)

Zones
1=Cleveland 2=Cincinnati/Dayton 3=Columbus 4=Toledo 5=Louisville/Lexington 6=Bowling Green, KY/Indiana 7=Youngstown/Erie PA 8=Wheeling/Steubenville 9=Charleston/Huntington

All times listed are Eastern.

*Schedule subject to change.

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