FOX Sports Net Features A Full Schedule Of Men’s College Basketball For The 2000-2001 Season

Regional Sports Network Also Provides Coverage of Exciting Tournament Action

CLEVELAND
The Fox Sports Net regional network in Ohio today announced its men’s college basketball schedule for the 2000-2001 season. In addition to a full line-up of regional and national conference action, the network will also cover several tournaments. Steve Liverani, senior vice president and general manager, Fox Sports Net (Ohio) made the announcement.

Cleveland State tips-off the season against Yale on Sunday, November 19
(2:00 PM). Additional regional basketball action scheduled during the season includes five games featuring the University of Kentucky, seven games highlighting Xavier University, and seven match-ups with the University of Dayton, including the March 4th game against Xavier.

In addition to Atlantic 10, MAC, MCC, and Pac-10 match-ups, Fox Sports Net will also provide fans exciting tournament action with The Pete Newell Challenge on Thursday, December 21 and The Nokia Sugar Bowl Classic on Thursday, December 28 with Game One (8:00 PM) featuring Tulane vs. Florida and Game Two (10:30 PM) pairing LSU vs. Oregon State.

“The 2000-2001 season of college basketball on Fox Sports Net features some of the most exciting match-ups available,” said Liverani. “In addition, we’re thrilled to have the opportunity to also air great tournament action like The Pete Newell Challenge and The Nokia Sugar Bowl.”

FOX Sports Net Ohio is available to four million households in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, western Pennsylvania, western New York, and West Virginia.

FOX Sports Net Ohio is owned and managed by Rainbow Sports, a division of Cablevision’s Rainbow Media Holdings, Inc. Rainbow Sports has dedicated itself to “Home Team” fans for more than 20 years. Rainbow Sports incorporates all of Rainbow Media’s sports assets, including the Madison Square Garden Properties, its 50 percent ownership of FOX Sports Net and FOX Sports National Advertising, and the ownership and management of FOX Sports Net regional networks in five of the nation’s largest markets – Chicago, New England, New York, Ohio, and San Francisco. Rainbow also owns a minority stake in SportsChannel Florida.

FOX Sports Net reaches more than 68 million home nationwide and serves as the first truly national, regional, and local supplier of sports programming.

*Schedule subject to change
*Live games in bold

2000-2001 Men’s Collegiate Basketball on FOX Sports Net

NOVEMBER TEAMS TIME
19 Sunday CBK: Cleveland St. vs. Yale 2:00 PM
21 Tuesday CBK: Kentucky vs. Jacksonville St. [2,4,9] 8:00 PM
25 Saturday CBK: Kentucky vs. Penn State [1,2,3,4,7,8,9] 8:00 PM
29 Wednesday MVC: Indiana @ Indiana St. [6,7,8] 8:00 PM
29 Wednesday PAC-10: Gonzaga @ Arizona 10:00 PM
30 Thursday MAC: Temple @ Miami 8:00 PM
DECEMBER TEAMS TIME
2 Saturday CBK: Cleveland State @ Siena 1:00 PM
5 Tuesday CBK: Kentucky vs. Eastern Kentucky [2,4,9] 8:00 PM
9 Saturday PAC-10: Colorado @ California 10:30 PM
19 Tuesday CBK: Cleveland State vs. FSU 7:00 PM
19 Tuesday MCC: Miami, OH @ Wright State 9:00 PM
20 Wednesday PAC-10: LSU @ Arizona 10:30 PM
21 Thursday P. Newell Challenge: Cal vs. Georgia 11:30 PM
21 Thursday P. Newell Challenge:Stan. vs. Duke [6,7,8] 9:00 PM
27 Wednesday CBK: Kentucky vs. High Point (8:00p) 2:00 AM
28 Thursday Nokia Sugar Bowl: Tulane vs. Florida [2,4,5,6,9] 8:00 PM
28 Thursday Nokia Sugar Bowl: LSU vs. Oregon St. 10:30 PM
JANUARY TEAMS TIME
4 Thursday MCC: Cleveland St. vs. Loyola-Chicago 7:00 PM
4 Thursday PAC-10: Washington St. @ USC 10:30 PM
4 Thursday Temple @ La Salle (8:00p) 3:00 AM
6 Saturday MCC: Youngstown St. @ IUPUI 12:00 PM
6 Saturday George Wash. @ UMass. 2:00 PM
6 Saturday St. Bonaventure @ Temple 4:00 PM
6 Saturday PAC-10: Cal @ Arizona St. [2,4,5,6,9] 8:00 PM
7 Sunday La Salle @ Xavier 2:00 PM
9 Tuesday UMass. @ Xavier 7:30 PM
11 Thursday Temple @ Dayton 8:00 PM
13 Saturday UMass. @ St. Bonaventure 2:00 PM
13 Saturday Fordham @ Temple 4:00 PM
13 Saturday MAC: Miami @ Ohio 6:00 PM
13 Saturday PAC-10: Oregon St. @ California 8:00 PM
14 Sunday Dayton @ St. Joseph’s 2:00 PM
16 Tuesday Xavier @ George Wash. 8:00 PM
16 Tuesday St. Joseph’s @ Temple (8:00p) 2:00 AM
17 Wednesday PAC-10: California @ Stanford [6,7,8] 10:30 PM
18 Thursday Dayton @ Umass. 7:30 PM
18 Thursday PAC-10: USC @ Arizona 10:30 PM
20 Saturday St. Joseph’s @ Xavier 12:00 PM
20 Saturday CBK: Detroit @ Cleveland St. 2:00 PM
20 Saturday MAC: Akron @ Ohio 4:00 PM
20 Saturday PAC-10: New Mexico @ Stanford 8:00 PM
21 Sunday Rhode Island @ St. Bon. 2:00 PM
23 Tuesday Temple @ Fordham (7:30p) 2:00 AM
25 Thursday Dayton @ St. Bon. 7:30 PM
25 Thursday PAC-10: Stanford @ Washington 10:30 PM
27 Saturday La Salle @ Rhode Island 2:00 PM
27 Saturday Xavier @ Duquesne 4:00 PM
27 Saturday PAC-10: Oregon @ UCLA [6,7,8] 8:00 PM
28 Sunday WAC: Hawaii @ Tulsa 3:00 PM
29 Monday MAC: Toledo @ Marshall 8:00 PM
30 Tuesday UMass. @ Rhode Island (7:30p) 2:00 AM
31 Wednesday CBK: Kentucky @ Georgia (10:30p) 2:00 AM
FEBRUARY
1 Thursday PAC-10: Arizona @ Oregon 10:30 pm
3 Saturday Dayton @ Duquesne 2:00 pm
3 Saturday St. Bonaventure @ La Salle 4:00 pm
3 Saturday PAC-10: USC @ California [2,4,5,6,9] 8:00 pm
4 Sunday Rhode Island @ Temple 2:00 pm
4 Sunday PAC-10: Arizona St. @ Oregon 4:00 pm
5 Monday CBK: Texas A&M-CC @ Cleveland St. 7:00 pm
5 Monday MAC: Akron @ Northern Illinois 9:00 pm
6 Tuesday UMass. @ Dayton [2,6,7,8] 7:30 pm
8 Thursday PAC-10: Stan. @ Oregon [jip-starts@10:30p] 11:00 pm
9 Friday George Wash. @ Temple (D2/8) 12:00 pm
10 Saturday La Salle @ Fordham 2:00 pm
10 Saturday PAC-10: Wash. @ Arizona St. [6,7,8] 8:00 pm
11 Sunday Duquesne @ George Wash. 2:00 pm
14 Wednesday Xavier @ UMass. [2,6,7,8] 7:30 pm
18 Sunday Fordham @ St. Joseph’s 2:00 pm
24 Saturday UMass. @ George Wash. 2:00 pm
25 Sunday St. Joseph’s @ Duquesne 2:00 pm
MARCH
3 Saturday St. Joseph’s @ La Salle 8:00 PM
3 Saturday Rhode Island @ Fordham (2:00p) 2:00 AM
4 Sunday Xavier @ Dayton 12:00 PM
8 Thursday Tourn. Quarterfinal Game #2 2:30 PM
8 Thursday Tourn. Quarterfinal Game #3 7:00 PM
9 Friday Tourn. Semifinal Game #1 [2,6,7,8] 7:00 PM
9 Friday Tourn. Semifinal Game #2 [2,6,7,8] 9:30 PM
Zones:
1=Cleveland 2=Cincinnati/Dayton 3=Columbus 4=Toledo 5=Louisville/Lexington 6=BowlingGreen, KY/Indiana 7=Youngstown/Erie, PA 8=Wheeling/Steubenville 9=Charleston/Huntington

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