NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Atlantic 10 Conference released the 2023-24 Women’s Basketball league schedule Tuesday, which features a total 135 games along with 32 national television and digital appearances. Additionally, through the Atlantic 10’s comprehensive media agreements and extensive streaming package via ESPN+, every home game for all 15 league members will be available on television or digitally.
Conference competition tips off on Tuesday, Dec. 5 with a doubleheader showcasing Dayton at Davidson as well as Fordham at Duquesne. The remainder of the conference opens league play on Saturday, Dec. 30 with the first A-10 nationally televised game slated for Sunday, Jan. 7 on CBS Sports Network as George Mason travels north to battle Duquesne. The regular season concludes on Saturday, March 2 with seven conference games.
“The expanded 2023-24 conference schedule is impressive and the slate of nationally televised games continues to showcase the competitiveness of A-10 Women’s Basketball,” Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade stated.
The 2024 A-10 Championship heads to the Henrico Sports & Events Center in Henrico, Va., a first-time collegiate tournament venue, for a third consecutive neutral site postseason, slating the five-day single-elimination event for March 6-10, 2024, with all 15 teams set to compete. The first round, second round and quarterfinal games will be available live on ESPN+. The semifinals will air on CBS Sports Network while ESPNU will broadcast the A-10 Championship Final, marking the 27th straight year an ESPN network has televised the league’s title match.
In addition to the championship final, ESPN Networks will showcase two regular-season contests. Rhode Island, a regular-season co-champ last year, and Saint Joseph’s will square off on Sunday, Jan. 21 in the opening ESPNU contest. Additionally, Saint Louis, a first-time champion this past season, and Rhody will battle on Sunday, Feb. 11 via ESPNU. All league games on ESPNU will also be available via the ESPN App accessible on computers, smartphones, tablets and connected devices to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.
CBS Sports Network will televise 10 games, starting with the conference matchup between George Mason and Duquesne on Sunday, Jan. 7. Overall, CBS Sports Network will air eight regular-season contests and the two semifinal games of the Atlantic 10 Championship on Saturday, March 9. Additionally, the A-10 has again partnered with CBS Sports to produce a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day basketball tripleheader, featuring a women’s basketball rivalry clash between La Salle and Saint Joseph’s along with two men’s games. Wraparound programming developed by the A-10 Commission on Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion will serve as a key focus of the tripleheader as well. In addition to cable subscribers, CBS Sports Network is available via major OTT streaming services, and a live CBS Sports Network stream is available through CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports App by authenticating with select providers.
NBC Sports will carry three to-be-determined regular-season conference games as well. All Atlantic 10 games telecast via NBC Sports will be available on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App through authentication with select providers.
Saint Louis represented the A-10 in this past year’s NCAA Tournament, as the first-time league champion earned the conference’s automatic bid into the Big Dance. The Billikens slotted in as the No. 13 seed in the Seattle 3 Region, losing to fourth-seeded Tennessee in the opening round. The Atlantic 10 also featured five programs – Massachusetts, URI, Fordham, Richmond and Saint Joseph's – in the WNIT, notably advancing four into the second round with Rhode Island fighting into the Super 16 before dropping a road contest to Harvard, 74-63.
The Atlantic 10 extended its long-standing agreements with all three media partners in 2021. The 2023-24 season will mark the 11th year of the continuing agreements with ESPN, CBS Sports and NBC Sports. The Atlantic 10 institutions reside in states that comprise 39.9 million television households, 33 percent of the total national market. Further, the A-10 features members in seven of the Top 30 media markets, including New York (1), Chicago (2), Philadelphia (4), Washington (9), Charlotte (22), St. Louis (23) and Pittsburgh (26). All 15 institutions are within or adjacent to the Top 60 media markets.
Additional regional and local television coverage will be announced at a later date. All games not carried as part of the A-10’s national television package will stream live via ESPN+.