Big Ten Network Announces 2024-25 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Broadcast Schedule
A record 154 games set to air on BTN and the FOX Sports App
CHICAGO, Ill. – The Big Ten Network today announced the 2024-25 broadcast schedule for Big Ten men’s basketball, featuring the most televised men’s basketball games in network history. This season, a record 154 men’s basketball games will air on BTN, in addition to more than 50 games streaming exclusively on B1G+.
BTN’s coverage begins with a trio of charity exhibitions in October featuring Michigan State at Northern Michigan at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, Oct. 13, Rutgers hosting St. John’s at 6:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Oct. 17, and Michigan hosting Toledo at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 25.
Regular season play begins with a tripleheader on Monday, Nov. 4, featuring defending Big Ten regular season champion Purdue and Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year Braden Smith against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at 6 p.m. ET. The tripleheader continues with Cleveland State visiting Michigan at 8 p.m. ET, and USC hosting Chattanooga at 10 p.m. ET.
Additional non-conference highlights include Rutgers hosting Wagner on Wednesday, Nov. 6, Nebraska and St. Mary’s facing off from the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Sunday, Nov. 17, and Northwestern taking on Georgia Tech from the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Sunday, Dec. 15.
Big Ten conference play on BTN kicks off with a tripleheader on Wednesday, Dec. 4, as Ohio State takes on Maryland at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by Minnesota hosting Michigan State at 8:30 p.m. ET, and Oregon traveling to take on USC at 10:30 p.m. ET. BTN’s coverage also includes UCLA traveling to Oregon on Sunday, Dec. 8, Penn State hosting Indiana from The Palestra on Sunday, Jan. 5, and Illinois matching up with Rutgers on Wednesday, Feb. 5.
Conference play on BTN concludes with a doubleheader on Sunday, March 9, as Rutgers faces Minnesota at 1 p.m. ET, followed by a battle between Oregon and Washington at 3 p.m. ET.
The 2025 TIAA Men’s Basketball Tournament takes place from the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind., March 12-16. All eight games in Thursday’s second round and Friday’s quarterfinals will appear on the Big Ten Network.
More than 50 men’s basketball games, including select exhibitions, will be available exclusively on B1G+, BTN’s subscription service for non-televised events and archives of classic games and original content. Fans can subscribe to B1G+ with an annual pass for $89.99 per year or a monthly pass for $12.99 per month.
Digital coverage will be available all season via the Big Ten Network’s X, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram platforms. Fans can keep up with Big Ten Men’s Basketball on X, Instagram and YouTube. All television programming on BTN can be streamed via the web, smartphones, tablets and connected devices on the FOX Sports App, with a complete schedule below.
2024-25 Big Ten Network Men’s Basketball Broadcast Schedule (All Times ET):
*Exhibition
^BTN or B1G+
About The Big Ten Network
A joint venture between the Big Ten Conference and Fox Corporation, Big Ten Network is the first internationally distributed network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. With more than 2,200 live events across all platforms, the 24/7 network is the ultimate destination for Big Ten fans and alumni across the country, allowing them to see their favorite teams, regardless of where they live. The Fox Sports App is the digital extension of the Big Ten Network, delivering live games and on-demand programming to Big Ten Network customers via the web, smartphones, and tablets. Network events include football, men’s and women’s basketball games, dozens of Big Ten Olympic sports and championship events, studio shows and classic games. With over 1,700 events annually, B1G+ is the subscription streaming service for thousands of live non-televised games, next day on-demand archives, 14 school channels programmed 24 hours a day and access to Big Ten Network’s library of previous season classics and original programming. Original programming highlights activities and accomplishments from some of the nation’s finest universities, including the Emmy-nominated The Journey. The network is carried by all the major video distributors across the United States and Canada, such as DIRECTV, DISH, Verizon Fios, Spectrum, Xfinity, Optimum, Cox Contour TV, Mediacom, Astound Broadband and approximately 300 additional video providers across North America. Big Ten Network is also available through streaming providers including DIRECTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV and YouTube TV. For additional information, please visit www.btn.com.
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