BIG WEST CONFERENCE Basketball Contact: Mike Villamor (Assistant Commissioner/Communications) Phone: (949) 261-2525 • email: [email protected] • Twitter: @BigWestHoops

For Immediate Release - Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Big West Announces ESPN3 Basketball Schedule

IRVINE, CA – The Big West Conference announced 94 men’s and women’s basketball games will be streamed on ESPN3 during the 2020-21 season. The men’s basketball schedule on ESPN3 tipped off on Monday, December 7 with Bethesda at CSU Bakersfield. The women’s basketball slate begins with Santa Clara at CSU Bakersfield on Friday, December 11 at 6:00 p.m. Conference play begins with a clash of the two top teams in the preseason men’s basketball media poll, UC Santa Barbara and reigning league champion UC Irvine, from the December 27 and 28. This series is the first of 19 regular season conference games. The Big West’s traditional home-and-home round-robin schedule has been modified this season so that men’s and women’s teams will play the same opponent on consecutive days at one site. The Big West ESPN3 package will air the following two-game conference series: • January 1-2 UC Irvine at CSUN (men’s basketball) • January 8-9 Cal State Fullerton at Long Beach State (women’s basketball) • January 15-16 CSUN at Long Beach State (men’s basketball) • January 22-23 Hawai‘i at Cal State Fullerton (men’s basketball) Nine additional regular season games will be selected through a Wild Card format in which pairings will be determined 21 days prior to each game. Dates for those Wild Cards are January 29, January 30, February 5, February 12, February 13, February 20, February 27, March 5 and March 6. Match-ups and game times are subject to change. The remainder of the Big West ESPN3 schedule will showcase 11 contests from the Big West Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships presented by Tourism Authority. All seven women’s games and the men’s First Round and Quarterfinal games will appear on the ESPN3 platform, supplemented by coverage of the men’s basketball semifinals and finals on ESPN linear networks. ESPN3 streams thousands of live events annually, in addition to providing on-demand replays of recent ESPN events. It is accessible on computers, smart phones, tablets and streaming devices through the ESPN app and ESPN.com. ESPN3 is currently available nationwide at no additional cost to those who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an authenticated TV provider.

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About the Big West The Big West Conference was formed in 1969 and is a member of NCAA Division I with 11 academically and athletically prominent institutions consisting of Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, CSU Bakersfield, CSUN, Long Beach State, Hawai‘i, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC and UC Santa Barbara. The conference sponsors 18 sports at the NCAA Division I level: baseball, , men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s , women’s , men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s , men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s , men’s and women’s track and field and women’s . For the fourth straight season (and the seventh in the past eight), UC Irvine was selected by the media to win the regular season title in men’s basketball. For more information, visit BigWest.org or follow the Big West Conference on Twitter @BigWestSports and @BigWestHoops. 2020-21 ESPN3 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Day/Date Contest Tipoff (PT) Monday, December 7 Bethesda at CSU Bakersfield 4:00 PM Saturday, December 12 Idaho at CSU Bakersfield 1:00 PM Saturday, December 19 Life Pacific at CSU Bakersfield 1:00 PM Sunday, December 27 UC Santa Barbara at UC Irvine TBD Sunday, December 27 UC Davis at CSU Bakersfield 4:00 PM Monday, December 28 UC Santa Barbara at UC Irvine TBD Monday, December 28 UC Davis at CSU Bakersfield 4:00 PM Friday, January 1 UC Irvine at CSUN TBD Friday, January 1 Cal State Fullerton at UC Santa Barbara TBD Saturday, January 2 UC Irvine at CSUN TBD Saturday, January 2 Cal State Fullerton at UC Santa Barbara TBD Friday, January 8 CSUN at UC San Diego TBD Friday, January 8 Cal Poly at CSU Bakersfield 7:00 PM Saturday, January 9 CSUN at UC San Diego TBD Saturday, January 9 Cal Poly at CSU Bakersfield 7:00 PM Friday, January 15 CSUN at Long Beach State TBD Friday, January 15 UC San Diego at UC Santa Barbara TBD Saturday, January 16 CSUN at Long Beach State TBD Saturday, January 16 UC San Diego at UC Santa Barbara TBD Friday, January 22 Hawai‘i at Cal State Fullerton TBD Friday, January 22 UC Davis at UC San Diego TBD Saturday, January 23 Hawai‘i at Cal State Fullerton TBD Saturday, January 23 UC Davis at UC San Diego TBD Friday, January 29 Wild Card Available Games TBD UC San Diego at Long Beach State (men) CSU Bakersfield at Cal State Fullerton (women) Hawai‘i at UC Irvine (women) Friday, January 29 Cal State Fullerton at CSU Bakersfield 7:00 PM Saturday, January 30 Wild Card Available Games TBD UC San Diego at Long Beach State (men) CSU Bakersfield at Cal State Fullerton (women) Hawai‘i at UC Irvine (women) Saturday, January 30 Cal State Fullerton at CSU Bakersfield 7:00 PM Friday, February 5 Wild Card Available Games TBD CSU Bakersfield at UC Irvine UC Davis at CSUN UC Riverside at Cal State Fullerton Friday, February 5 Hawai‘i at UC San Diego TBD Friday, February 5 Long Beach State at UC Santa Barbara TBD Saturday, February 6 Hawai‘i at UC San Diego TBD Saturday, February 6 Long Beach State at UC Santa Barbara TBD Friday, February 12 Wild Card Available Games TBD UC Irvine at UC Riverside (men) Cal Poly at Cal State Fullerton (women) UC Davis at Long Beach State (women) UC Riverside at UC Irvine (women) Friday, February 12 UC San Diego at CSU Bakersfield 7:00 PM Saturday, February 13 Wild Card Available Games TBD UC Irvine at UC Riverside (men) Cal Poly at Cal State Fullerton (women) UC Davis at Long Beach State (women) UC Riverside at UC Irvine (women) Saturday, February 13 UC San Diego at CSU Bakersfield 7:00 PM Friday, February 19 UC Riverside at UC San Diego TBD Friday, February 19 CSU Bakersfield at UC Santa Barbara TBD Saturday, February 20 Wild Card Available Games TBD Cal Poly at Long Beach State UC Irvine at Cal State Fullerton Hawai‘i at CSUN Saturday, February 20 UC Riverside at UC San Diego TBD Saturday, February 20 CSU Bakersfield at UC Santa Barbara TBD Friday, February 26 CSUN at CSU Bakersfield 7:00 PM Saturday, February 27 Wild Card Available Games TBD UC San Diego at UC Irvine UC Santa Barbara at UC Riverside Saturday, February 27 CSUN at CSU Bakersfield 7:00 PM Friday, March 5 Wild Card Available Games TBD UC Irvine at Long Beach State UC Riverside at CSUN Friday, March 5 Cal State Fullerton at UC San Diego TBD Friday, March 5 Cal Poly at UC Santa Barbara TBD Saturday, March 6 Wild Card Available Games TBD UC Irvine at Long Beach State UC Riverside at CSUN Saturday, March 6 Cal State Fullerton at UC San Diego TBD Saturday, March 6 Cal Poly at UC Santa Barbara TBD

BIG WEST CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY Wednesday, March 10 First Round – Game 1 TBD First Round – Game 2 TBD Thursday, March 11 Quarterfinals – Game 3 TBD Quarterfinals – Game 4 TBD

Match-ups and game times are subject to change

2020-21 ESPN3 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

Day/Date Contest Tipoff (PT) Friday, December 11 Santa Clara at CSU Bakersfield 6:00 PM Sunday, December 20 Fresno Pacific at CSU Bakersfield 1:00 PM Monday, December 21 Baptist at UC San Diego 2:00 PM Sunday, December 27 UC Irvine at UC Santa Barbara TBD Monday, December 28 UC Irvine at UC Santa Barbara TBD Friday, January 1 Cal Poly at UC San Diego TBD Friday, January 1 Long Beach State at CSU Bakersfield 4:00 PM Saturday, January 2 Cal Poly at UC San Diego TBD Saturday, January 2 Long Beach State at CSU Bakersfield 4:00 PM Friday, January 8 Cal State Fullerton at Long Beach State TBD Saturday, January 9 Cal State Fullerton at Long Beach State TBD Friday, January 15 UC Santa Barbara at UC San Diego TBD Friday, January 15 Hawai‘i at CSU Bakersfield TBD Saturday, January 16 UC Santa Barbara at UC San Diego TBD Saturday, January 16 Hawai‘i at CSU Bakersfield TBD Friday, January 22 UC Riverside at CSU Bakersfield TBD Saturday, January 23 UC Riverside at CSU Bakersfield TBD Friday, January 29 Long Beach State at UC San Diego TBD Friday, January 29 UC Davis at UC Santa Barbara TBD Saturday, January 30 Long Beach State at UC San Diego TBD Saturday, January 30 UC Davis at UC Santa Barbara TBD Friday, February 5 UC Irvine at CSU Bakersfield TBD Saturday, February 6 UC Irvine at CSU Bakersfield TBD Friday, February 12 CSU Bakersfield at UC San Diego TBD Friday, February 12 Hawai‘i at UC Santa Barbara TBD Saturday, February 13 CSU Bakersfield at UC San Diego TBD Saturday, February 13 Hawai‘i at UC Santa Barbara TBD Friday, February 19 UC Santa Barbara at CSU Bakersfield TBD Saturday, February 20 UC Santa Barbara at CSU Bakersfield TBD Friday, February 26 UC Irvine at UC San Diego TBD Friday, February 26 UC Riverside at UC Santa Barbara TBD Saturday, February 27 UC Irvine at UC San Diego TBD Saturday, February 27 UC Riverside at UC Santa Barbara TBD

BIG WEST CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY Wednesday, March 10 First Round – Game 1 TBD First Round – Game 2 TBD Thursday, March 11 Quarterfinals – Game 1 TBD Quarterfinals – Game 2 TBD Friday, March 12 Semifinals – Game 1 TBD Semifinals – Game 2 TBD Saturday, March 13 Championship TBD

Match-ups and game times are subject to change Updated 12/6/20