Nov. 5, 2008

PHILADELPHIA -

Three more games have been added to the Temple University men’s basketball team’s television package, increasing the total number to 16 Owl games that will be televised during the 2008-09 season. 

Temple’s first two games of the Charleston Classic, Nov. 14 against East Tennessee State and Nov. 15 against either Charleston or SIU Edwardsville, will be televised by Comcast SportsNet while the Owls’ February 15 game at Duquesne has been picked up by CBS College Sports.  It is the fifth game to air on that national network, bringing the defending Atlantic 10 Conference champion Owls’ total to 13 nationally-televised games in 2008-09.  That marks the most regular season national television appearances since the 2001-02 squad also made 13. 

Below is a complete list of Temple’s national television schedule.  Temple will also have other games shown regionally which will be released at a later date.

2008-09 TEMPLE MEN’S BASKETBALL TELEVISION SCHEDULE

Fri.            Nov. 14         &vs. East Tennessee State                               3:00        CSN

Sat.           Nov. 15         &vs. Charleston/SIU Edwardsville              11:30/2:00        CSN

Sat.           Dec. 6          at Penn State                                                  6:00        Big 10

Sat.           Dec. 13        Tennessee                                                     12:00        ESPN

Sat.           Dec. 20        at Kansas                                                        2:30        ESPN2

Mon.         Dec. 29        at Villanova                                                      7:00        ESPN2

Sun.          Jan. 11         at La Salle                                                       2:00        CBS CS

Wed.         Jan. 14         at Penn                                                           7:00        CN8

Sat.           Jan. 17         at Massachusetts                                            7:00        ESPN2

Thu.          Jan. 22         Saint Louis                                                      8:00        CBS CS

Sat.           Jan. 24         Charlotte                                                         6:00        ESPNU

Sat.           Jan. 31         Richmond                                                        6:30        CBS CS

Thu.          Feb. 5          at Xavier                                                          7:00        ESPN/ESPN2*

Thu.          Feb. 12         at Saint Joseph’s                                             7:00        ESPN/ESPN2*

Sun.          Feb. 15         at Duquesne                                                    3:00        CBS CS

Thu.          Mar 5           Saint Joseph’s                                                 7:00        CBS CS

*Network designation to be determined at a later date

& Charleston Classic