The Morgan State men's and women's basketball teams will travel to Hampton, Virginia to face the Hampton Pirates during a nationally televised doubleheader, Monday, January 11. The games will broadcast live on ESPNU beginning at 4:30 p.m with the women's game and a 7:30 p.m. start for the men's game.
The MSU/Hampton matchup is the first MEAC televised basketball matchup of the season and is a part of the league's seven-year partnership with ESPN.
The defending MEAC Men's champion Morgan State Bears are 2-0 in MEAC play and 9-7 overall. The Hampton Pirates enter tonight's contest with a 1-1 mark in conference play and 4-10 record overall.
In women's action, the Morgan State Lady Bears defeated Howard on Saturday to improve to 2-0 in conference play and 5-8 overall. The Lady Pirates of Hampton (0-2 MEAC, 4-9) will look get back into the win column following Saturday's 58-52 home loss to Coppin State.
The 2010 MEAC Basketball Tournament tips off March 8-13 at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC. For more information on the MEAC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament, log on to www.MEAChoops.com.
Listed below are the remaining 2009-10 MEAC televised games.
ESPNU
ESPNU launched March 4, 2005. The 24-hour college sports television network televises more than 550 live events annually, including college football, college basketball and Olympic sports from more than 25 Division I conferences, as well as premier high school content. The network also has a wide-ranging, long-term agreement with the NCAA for enhanced coverage of 22 NCAA Championships.
ESPNU also offers comprehensive studio programming, including live simulcasts of ESPN Radio's The Herd with Colin Cowherd, and replays the best games of the week from ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Regional Television. The brand is also available in high definition on ESPNU HD and online at ESPNU.com. In addition, ESPNU Campus Connection, a multi-platform student-generated content initiative, was introduced in August 2007.
ESPNU is available in more than 60 million households and has long-term carriage agreements with nine of the top 10 providers - Charter, Comcast, Cox, DirecTV (Channel 614), DISH Network (Channel 148), Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS TV and AT&T U-verse.
2009-10 MEAC Men's Television Schedule
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Date
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Match-up
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Location
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Airtime
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Jan. 11
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Morgan State @ Hampton
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Hampton, Va.
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(ESPNU) 7:30 p.m.
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Jan. 16
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Morgan State @ South Carolina State
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Orangeburg, SC
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(ESPN2 and 360.com) 7 p.m.
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Jan. 18
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Howard @ Norfolk State
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Norfolk, Va.
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(ESPNU) 9 p.m.
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Jan. 25
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Delaware State @ Coppin State
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Baltimore, Md.
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(ESPNU) 7:30 p.m.
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Feb. 1
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South Carolina State @ Florida A&M
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Tallahassee, Fla.
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(ESPNU) 9 p.m.
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Feb. 5
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Bethune-Cookman @ Coppin State
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Baltimore, Md.
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(ESPNU) 7 p.m.
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Feb. 8
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Maryland Eastern Shore @ North Carolina A&T
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Greensboro, N.C.
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(ESPNU) 7:30 p.m.
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Feb 15
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South Carolina State @ Morgan State
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Baltimore, Md.
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(ESPNU) 7 p.m.
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Feb. 22
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South Carolina State @ Norfolk State
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Norfolk, Va.
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(ESPNU) 7 p.m.
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Mar. 1
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North Carolina A&T @ Morgan State
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Baltimore, Md.
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(ESPNU) 9 p.m.
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Mar. 13
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MEAC Men's Championship
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Winston-Salem, NC
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(ESPN2) 2 p.m.
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2009-10 MEAC Women's Television Schedule
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Date
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Match-up
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Location
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Airtime
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Jan. 11
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Morgan State @ Hampton
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Hampton, Va.
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(ESPNU) 4:30 p.m.
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Jan. 25
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Delaware State @ Coppin State
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Baltimore, Md.
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(ESPNU) 4:30 p.m.
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Feb. 8
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Maryland Eastern Shore @ North Carolina A&T
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Greensboro, N.C.
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(ESPNU) 4:30 p.m.
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Mar. 13
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MEAC Women's Championship
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Winston-Salem, NC
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(ESPNU) 3/14; 11 a.m.
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ESPNU is available via
- DirecTV Channel 614
- Dish Network Channel 141
- Time Warner Cable*
- Charter*
- Comcast*
- Cox*
- Insight Communications*
- Mediacom*
- Verizon*
- AT&T
- Suddenlink
- And many small affiliates*
*Check your local listings