ACC Announces Conference Basketball Schedule
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami men’s basketball team will play a game broadcast on ESPN’s Big Monday and host three teams that played in last season’s NCAA Tournament, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced with its league schedule release Monday.
“The ACC, from top to bottom, is the best basketball conference in the country and will provide our players a tough test every night against the most talented teams in the nation,” Head Coach Jim Larrañaga said. “Whether we are at home or on the road, we will need to play at our best because nearly every night we are playing against nationally-ranked opponents.”
Miami will play at Virginia on Feb. 20 as part of ESPN’s Big Monday schedule, and will have four other games on ESPN networks: vs. Notre Dame (Jan. 12), at Duke (Jan. 21) and at Louisville (Feb. 11) all on ESPN or EPSN2, and at Virginia Tech (Feb. 27) on ESPN2.
The Hurricanes will also be showcased nationally on CBS twice this season, Jan. 28 against North Carolina and Feb. 25 vs. Duke. Five games will be broadcast on the ACC Network and six will be on regional sports networks (RSN).
Hurricanes fans will see six home opponents that played in the 2016 postseason, including three teams that finished in the NCAA Sweet 16 or better, in North Carolina (Runner-up), Notre Dame (Elite Eight) and Duke (Sweet 16). On the road, the Canes will face four teams that played in last year’s NCAA Tournament, in Syracuse (Final Four), Virginia (Elite Eight), Duke (Sweet 16) and Pittsburgh (First Round), as well as Florida State and Virginia Tech, both of which were in the NIT.
“We need to defend our home court again this year, just like we did last season,” Larrañaga added. “Our fans helped create an electric atmosphere and we are looking forward to having that home court advantage again this year.”
Miami opens its ACC slate at home against NC State on Dec. 31 at 4:30 p.m. The Canes then hit the road for a Jan. 4 matchup at Syracuse before returning to Coral Gables, Fla., for a 7 p.m. game against Notre Dame on Jan. 12.
The Hurricanes make a three-game road swing at Pittsburgh (Jan. 14), at Wake Forest (Jan. 18) and finish at Duke (Jan. 21), then come back to The U for a trio of home games. UM starts the stretch against Boston College (Jan. 25), then hosts North Carolina (Jan. 28) and Florida State (Feb. 1).
Miami’s second game against NC State is in Raleigh on Feb. 4, which is followed by the home matchup against Virginia Tech on Feb. 8, the first of two against the Hokies. Three days later, Miami travels to Louisville for a Feb. 11 game at the KFC Yum! Center.
The Canes next host Georgia Tech (Feb. 15) and Clemson (Feb. 18) in Coral Gables before the ESPN Big Monday matchup at Virginia on Feb. 20.
Miami wraps up the home portion of the schedule on Feb. 25 against Duke, then hits the road for the final two games of the regular season, playing at Virginia Tech (Feb. 27) and at Florida State (March 4).
The ACC Tournament will be held at the Barlays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., March 7-11, 2017. Fifteen teams will take to the hardwood for five action-packed days, concluding the day before NCAA Selection Sunday with a battle for the ACC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
A total of 321 ACC games will be broadcast, including 167 that will be televised nationally.
All 135 ACC regular-season league games and all 14 games of the New York Life ACC Tournament will be available on an ESPN network, the ACC Network, ACC Network Extra, CBS Sports or Regional Sports Networks (RSN).
Fans will be able to view 84 home nonconference games solely via ACC Network Extra, which was unveiled in July. In addition to that exclusive content, all games carried on an ESPN platform, the ACC Network or RSN will also be available via ACC Network Extra or the WatchESPN app.
“This year’s ACC Basketball schedule once again highlights just how brutal, and I mean that in the most positive way, it is to play in this league day in and day out,” said ACC Commissioner John Swofford. “Between the quality non-conference games, the 18-game league schedule and the ACC Tournament heading to New York City for the first of two years, there’s great anticipation for the season ahead.”
ACC teams open regular-season play on Friday, November 11. The first conference games of the 2016-17 season are set for December 28, when Wake Forest travels to Florida State, and Virginia visits Louisville.
Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., will play host to the New York Life ACC Tournament for the first time. The 64th annual event opens with three first-round games on Tuesday, March 7 and culminates with the Saturday night championship game on March 11.
Another highlight of this year’s schedule is the 18th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge, which the ACC leads 10-5-2. ESPN networks will combine to cover every game of the event Nov. 28-30.
ACC teams are scheduled to play 59 nonconference games this season against opponents that reached postseason play in 2016, including 31 games against NCAA Tournament teams.
The ACC’s current 15 member schools have captured seven of the last 16 NCAA Championships and 16 overall, while combining for 62 Final Four appearances and a national-best 601 NCAA Tournament wins. ACC teams have combined to win an NCAA-record 36 NCAA Tournament games over the past two seasons, including a 32-8 mark versus teams from outside the conference.
Additionally, three of the top five, four of the top 10 and six of the top 25 winningest programs in NCAA Division I basketball history currently reside in the ACC.
Each of the ACC controlled regular-season games in 2016-17, with the exception of the CBS telecasts, will be available through WatchESPN, accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 or Xbox One to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.
The ACC’s Regional Sports Network (RSN) consists of FOX Sports South; FOX Sports Carolinas; FOX Sports Florida; FOX Sports Sun; FOX Sports Midwest; FOX Sports Indiana; YES Network; NESN; Root Sports Pittsburgh; CSN Mid-Atlantic.
64th Annual ACC Tournament
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Tuesday, March 7 (First Round)
Game #1 – ESPN2/ACCN – Noon
Game #2 – ESPN2/ACCN – 2:00
Game #3 – ESPNU/ACCN – 7:00
Wednesday, March 8 (Second Round)
Game #4 – ESPN/ACCN – Noon
Game #5 – ESPN/ACCN – 2:00
Game #6 – ESPN2/ACCN – 7:00
Game #7 – ESPN2/ACCN – 9:00
Thursday, March 9 (Quarterfinals)
Game #8 – ESPN/ACCN – Noon
Game #9 – ESPN/ACCN – 2:00
Game #10 – ESPN/ACCN – 7:00
Game #11 – ESPN/ACCN – 9:00
Friday, March 10 (Semifinals)
Game #12 – ESPN or ESPN2/ACCN – 7:00
Game #13 – ESPN or ESPN2/ACCN – 9:00
Saturday, March 11 (Finals)
Game #14 – ESPN/ACCN – 9:00
ACC Network Extra
What is ACC Network Extra?
ACC Network Extra is an Atlantic Coast Conference dedicated live-events digital network available to authenticated subscribers of ESPN3 available on WatchESPN and the ESPN app. More than 600 sporting events will be available to stream through the channel.
How do I get access to ACC Network Extra?
ESPN3 subscribers can “authenticate” at WatchESPN.com. If you are already an authenticated user, you will automatically have access to ACC Network Extra when it launches in August.
Do I need a subscription to access ACC Network Extra?
Yes. You must be an ESPN3 subscriber to have access to ACC Network Extra content.
Where can I watch ACC Network Extra?
ACC Network Extra is a dedicated digital channel within WatchESPN and the ESPN app. In addition to the ESPN app, WatchESPN content is accessible on computers, smartphones, tablets and connected devices. It is available on Amazon Fire TV and the Fire TV Stick, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
What will be available on ACC Network Extra?
600 exclusive live sporting events annually.
