NORFOLK, Va., November 2, 2010 - The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced the 2010-11 basketball television schedule today with an exciting array of men's and women's competitive matchups on multiple ESPN platforms.

As part of its seven-year agreement with ESPN, the MEAC will highlight 10 men's and three women's regular season games. 

The 2011 MEAC Championship Tournament will also air on the ESPN networks with the women's championship game scheduled for a taped-delayed telecast airing on March 13 at 11 a.m. on ESPNU while the men's championship game will televised live on ESPN2 beginning at 2 p.m. on March 12.

"We are excited about the 2010-11 MEAC men's and women's basketball television schedule and look forward to another competitive and exciting basketball season," said MEAC Commissioner Dennis Thomas.  "We are pleased to showcase our talented coaches and student-athletes as they compete on a national television platform such as ESPN."

The 2010-11 television schedule tips off on Monday, January 10 featuring Bethune-Cookman at North Carolina A&T.  The game will air live at 7 p.m. on ESPNU.  The action continues on January 15 in Baltimore, Maryland with the two-time defending tournament and regular season champion Morgan State Bears hosting the South Carolina State Bulldogs.  The game will air live beginning at 5 p.m. on ESPN2. 

In women's action, the defending MEAC women's champion Hampton Lady Pirates will tip off against the University of Maryland Eastern Shore's Lady Hawks on January 31.  The women will tip-off at 4:30 on ESPNU followed by the men's game slated to begin at 7 p.m. 

For the third straight year MEAC men's basketball teams will participate in the annual BracketBusters event, a three-day men's college basketball extravaganza pitting potential NCAA Tournament hopefuls against each other.

The Morgan State Bears, who have competed in all-three years as the MEAC' representative, will be joined by Delaware State, making its debut this year. 

For the sixth straight year, ESPNU, the 24-hour college sports network, will feature five BracketBusters games while ESPN or ESPN2 will televise up to six contests. The 11 BracketBusters matchups will be announced Jan. 31.

The 114-team field will feature teams from 15 conferences as well as one independent: 12 from the Mid-American Conference and Colonial Athletic; 10 from the Ohio Valley Conference, Missouri Valley and Metro Atlantic Athletic; nine from Big Sky, Big South, Big West and Western Athletic; eight from the Horizon League; five from America East and Southern; two from the MEAC and West Coast; and one from the Summit League, as well as independent Seattle.

The 2011 MEAC Basketball Tournament tips off March 7-12 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.

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 70 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.

Listed below is the complete 2010-11 MEAC Television Basketball Schedule.

2010-11 MEAC Basketball Televised Schedule

Men's Televised Schedule

Date	Match-up	Location	Airtime
Jan. 10	Bethune-Cookman at North Carolina A&T	Greensboro, N.C.	(ESPNU) 7 p.m.
Jan. 15	South Carolina State at Morgan State	Baltimore, Md.	(ESPN2) 5 p.m.
Jan. 17	Norfolk State at Howard	Washington, DC	(ESPNU) 9 p.m.
Jan. 24	S.C. State at Norfolk State	Norfolk, Va.	(ESPNU) 9 p.m.
Jan. 29	Norfolk State at Morgan State	Baltimore, Md.	(ESPNU) 1 p.m.
Jan. 31	Maryland E. Shore at Hampton	Hampton, Va.	(ESPNU) 7 p.m.
Feb. 7	Norfolk State at Delaware State	Dover, Del.	(ESPNU) 9 p.m.
Feb. 14	Hampton at North Carolina A&T	Greensboro, N.C.	(ESPNU) 7 p.m.
Feb. 21	Maryland E. Shore at Morgan State	Baltimore, Md.	(ESPNU) 9 p.m.
Feb. 28	Morgan State at North Carolina A&T	Greensboro, N.C.	(ESPNU) 7 p.m.
Mar. 12	MEAC Men's Championship	Winston-Salem, N.C.	(ESPN2) 2 p.m.

Women's Televised Schedule

Date	Match-up	Location	Airtime
Jan. 31	Maryland E. Shore at Hampton	Hampton, Va.	(ESPNU) 4:30 p.m.
Feb. 14	Hampton at North Carolina A&T	Greensboro, N.C.	(ESPNU) 4:30 p.m.
Feb. 28	Morgan State at North Carolina A&T	Greensboro, N.C.	(ESPNU) 4:30 p.m.
Mar. 12	MEAC Women's Championship	Winston-Salem, N.C.	(ESPNU) Taped delayed/ 3-13 (11 a.m.)

*All game times are live unless otherwise noted.