2020-21 Missouri Valley Conference News Release Missouri Valley Conference MVC Contact 1818 Chouteau Ave. ▪ St. Louis, MO 63103 Mike Kern ([email protected]) Phone: 314-444-4300 Fax: 314-444-4333 Associate Commissioner for Communications Website: www.mvc-sports.com Office: 314-444-4300 x 4326 Cell: 314-435-4779
December 9, 2020 ▪ For Immediate Release www.mvc-sports.com MVC ANNOUNCES MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE ON CBS SPORTS NETWORK CBS Television Network to Broadcast Title Game of State Farm MVC Tournament for 16th-Consecutive Season
ST. LOUIS -- For the sixth-straight 2019 MVC regular-season co- CBS Sports Network has selected year, CBS Sports Network will champion Drake, Illinois State and both games of the Loyola at Missouri distribute a package of Missouri Missouri State will receive two State series on January 30-31 from Valley Conference men’s basketball appearances each. JQH Arena in Springfield, Missouri. games, including the State Farm The CBSSN package begins on The remaining two CBSSN MVC Tournament semifinals and Monday, December 28, as Loyola productions will occur on the final eight regular-season contests, MVC entertains Illinois State at Gentile regular-season weekend on Friday- Commissioner Doug Elgin announced Arena on the north side of Chicago, Saturday, February 26-27. today. Illinois. Loyola entertains Southern Illinois CBS, which has shown every title That December match-up begins on February 26, while Illinois State game of Arch Madness since 2006, the first of three consecutive Monday meets Northern Iowa on February 27, will televise the 2021 championship telecasts, as two-time Arch Madness at Redbird Arena in Normal, Illinois. tilt on March 7. defending champion Bradley meets CBS Sports’ coverage of the 2021 In 2018, CBS Sports and the MVC Loyola on January 4 in Peoria, Illinois, State Farm MVC Men’s Basketball agreed to a multi-year extension and Drake takes on Loyola on January Championship will include the to televise MVC men’s basketball 11 in Des Moines, Iowa. semifinals on March 6 on CBS Sports games on CBS and CBS Sports Northern Iowa, the league’s pre- Network. The title contest on March Network. The deal, which continues season favorite and a four-time NCAA 7 will air at 1 p.m. Central on CBS through 2023-24, is through a Tournament participant under 2020 Sports. sublicense agreement with ESPN. MVC Coach of the Year Ben In 2020, the Missouri Valley joined “Since its first telecast of an Arch Jacobson, will face intra-state rival the Big East (New York City) as the Madness final in 2006 through this Drake on Thursday, January 21, at the only Division I athletics conferences year’s unique scheduling and McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa. to conduct their men’s basketball selection process due to COVID-19, As a result of the league’s move to tournaments in the same city for 30 or CBS Sports continues its unyielding a two-game, same-site scheduling more consecutive years. commitment to our 10 institutions,” model for Conference play in 2020-21, said Elgin, who is in his 33rd and final year with the Conference. 2020-21 MVC MEN’S BASKETBALL OUTLETS ON CBS SPORTS “Last season, CBS Sports captured CBS SPORTS NETWORK basketball, including the NCAA the drama of our upset-filled 30th Division I Men’s Basketball men’s basketball tournament in St. CBS Sports Network, the 24-hour Championship; golf, including The Louis, and fittingly, CBS Sports will be home of CBS Sports, is available Masters®, PGA Championship and through all major cable, satellite and on site to feature the excitement from PGA TOUR; and CBS SPORTS telco distributors as well as via OTT SPECTACULAR. our 45th overall postseason men’s streaming service providers YouTube basketball championship,” added In addition, the division includes TV, fuboTV, DirecTV and Hulu. CBS SPORTS NETWORK, the 24- Elgin, who is the longest-tenured Additionally, a live CBS Sports commissioner in the league’s 114- hour home of CBS Sports, and Network stream is available through produces INSIDE THE NFL for year history. CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports SHOWTIME. CBS Sports Digital’s The 2020-21 regular-season App with select providers. multi-platform offerings include package of games on CBS Sports CBS SPORTS CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports Network highlights 2018 NCAA Final apps for mobile and connected TV Four participant and 2018 and 2019 CBS Sports, a year-round leader in devices; streaming sports news MVC regular-season champion television sports, broadcasts a network CBS Sports HQ; 247Sports; Loyola. portfolio of events on the CBS MaxPreps; CBS Sports fantasy Television Network, including THE Loyola will appear in six games, games; and SportsLine. NFL ON CBS; college football, while 2020 MVC regular-season including the SEC ON CBS; college champion Northern Iowa along with 2020-21 MVC TELECAST PACKAGE ON CBS SPORTS NETWORK AND CBS SPORTS Day Date Event Site Central Time Monday December 28 Illinois State @ Loyola (MBB -- CBSSN) Chicago, Illinois TBD
Monday January 4 Loyola @ Bradley (MBB -- CBSSN) Peoria, Illinois TBD
Monday January 11 Loyola @ Drake (MBB -- CBSSN) Des Moines, Iowa TBD
Thursday January 21 Drake @ Northern Iowa (MBB -- CBSSN) Cedar Falls, Iowa TBD
Saturday January 30 Loyola @ Missouri State (MBB -- CBSSN) Springfield, Missouri TBD
Sunday January 31 Loyola @ Missouri State (MBB -- CBSSN) Springfield, Missouri TBD
Friday February 26 Southern Illinois @ Loyola (MBB -- CBSSN) Chicago, Illinois TBD
Saturday February 27 Northern Iowa @ Illinois State (MBB -- CBSSN) Normal, Illinois TBD
Saturday March 6 State Farm MVC Championship Semifinal #1 (MBB -- CBSSN) St. Louis, Missouri TBD State Farm MVC Championship Semifinal #2 (MBB -- CBSSN) St. Louis, Missouri TBD
Sunday March 7 State Farm MVC Championship Title Game (MBB -- CBS) St. Louis, Missouri 1 p.m.
CBSSN--CBS Sports Network. CBS--CBS Sports.
All game times are subject to change. Updated -- 2 p.m. on 12/03/2020.