PEACOCK’S 2024-25 BIG EAST MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE INCLUDES 30 LIVE STREAMING GAMES, WITH EACH TEAM APPEARING MULTIPLE APPEARANCES

The two-time defending champion UConn Huskies will play on Peacock four times this season

Peacock’s BIG EAST programming tips starting Friday, November 8, as Marquette hosts George Mason at 9 p.m. ET

BIG EAST Conference play on Peacock begins with a doubleheader on Tuesday, December 17: DePaul-St. John’s (6:30 p.m. ET) and Seton Hall-Villanova (7:30 p.m. ET)

Two games this season will air on NBC and Simulstream Live on Peacock: Notre Dame-Georgetown (Sat., Nov. 16) and Providence host national champion UConn (Sun., Jan. 5).

Ahead of the long-term agreement, which begins with the 2025-26 season, Peacock will exclusively stream 25 regular season games and five BIG EAST Tournament games this season

STAMFORD, Conn. – October 2, 2024 – peacock will exclusively stream 30 BIG EAST men’s basketball games, with each school appearing multiple times this season, including four games with the two-time defending champion UConn Huskies. Coverage begins on Friday, November 8th at 9pm ET as the Marquette Golden Eagles host the George Mason Patriots.

NBC Sports’ BIG EAST men’s basketball schedule is part of new programming six-year BIG EAST media rights agreement which was announced earlier this year.

Peacock’s coverage of BIG EAST men’s basketball this season includes 25 regular-season games and five games from the preliminary round and quarterfinal conference tournaments. The conference schedule is Tuesday, December 17th on Peacock, with a doubleheader as St. John’s hosts DePaul at 6:30 p.m. ET and Seton Hall visits Villanova at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Head coach Dan Hurley and the back-to-back defending champion UConn Huskies are scheduled to appear on Peacock four times this season, with their first Peacock-exclusive game Saturday, Nov. 30 against Maryland Eastern Shore. The Huskies are led by the returning starter Alex Karabanwho averaged 13.3 points and 5.1 rebounds last season.

Two BIG EAST men’s games will air on NBC this season and will be simulcast live on Peacock: Notre Dame vs. Georgetown (Sat., Nov. 16, 1 p.m. ET) and Providence vs. UConn (Sun., Jan. 5, 2 p.m ET). ET).

The non-conference game on Peacock is highlighted by Notre Dame vs. Georgetown, a Philadelphia Big 5 game where Villanova hosts Penn (Nov. 19) and St. John’s hosts Harvard (Nov. 30). In conference play, Peacock’s schedule tops long-standing rivalries in the Big East, including Georgetown-St. John’s (Jan. 14) and Villanova-Georgetown (March 4) and Butler-Xavier (Feb. 18) and at least three appearances each from potential top-25 teams UConn, Creighton and Marquette.

Last season, the BIG EAST sent three teams to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, including national champions UConn, Creighton and Marquette. Combined, the three teams compiled a 10-2 record, for a tournament win percentage of 83.3.

Beginning with the 2025-26 season, Peacock and NBC Sports will present more than 60 games from the men’s and women’s regular seasons and the BIG EAST Tournament.

The new BIG EAST agreement, which runs from 2025-26 to 2030-31, includes coverage on FOX Sports, NBC Sports and TNT Sports. The agreement provides extensive national broadcast, cable and direct-to-consumer streaming coverage of BIG EAST men’s and women’s basketball games and Olympic sports championship competitions. The agreement was unanimously approved by the presidents of the 11 BIG EAST member institutions. BIG EAST’s current agreement with FOX Sports is expected to expire after the 2024-25 academic year.

PEACOCK’S EXCLUSIVE SCHEDULE FOR THE 2024-25 BIG EAST MEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON:

Peacock’s extensive programming includes live coverage including Big Ten football and basketball, Football on Sunday eveningsNotre Dame Football, Olympic and Paralympic Games, Premier League, NASCAR, NBA and WNBA in 2025-26 and much more. Peacock also offers daily sports programming on the NBC Sports channel.

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