FSN Midwest announces Basketball TV Schedule

MANHATTAN, Kan. FSN Midwest will broadcast a combined 16 Kansas State men’s and women’s basketball games in 2005-06 season, the school and network announced on Tuesday.

The regional sports network will produce and distribute 12 men’s basketball games, including seven key Big 12 Conference contests. The television schedule opens with a non-conference game against New Mexico, the reigning Mountain West Conference Tournament champion, on Nov. 23. In addition to the Lobos, the Wildcats will play Cal State Fullerton on Nov. 30, Washington State on Dec. 3, Colorado State on Dec. 7 and Northern Illinois on Dec. 20 in non-league action on FSN Midwest.

The conference portion of play begins Jan. 11 with a home game against Nebraska. The Wildcats also battle Texas A&M (Jan. 18), Colorado (Jan. 28), Iowa State (Feb. 8), Missouri (Feb. 12), Texas Tech (Feb. 15) and Nebraska (March 1). The addition of the 12 games on FSN Midwest completes one of the most comprehensive television schedules in school history with a total of 20 regular-season telecasts, including 15 of 16 conference games.

The network will regionally telecast four K-State women’s games. The Wildcats will host UMKC (Dec. 11), archrival Kansas (Jan. 25) and NCAA Tournament participants Texas Tech (Jan. 4) and Oklahoma (Feb. 21) on FSN Midwest. In addition, three K-State games will be televised nationally as part of FSN’s Big 12 women’s basketball package, including games at Texas (Jan. 22) and Iowa State (Jan. 29) and the home game with Nebraska (Feb. 4). In total, the Wildcats will have nine games televised regionally or nationally in 2005-06.

In addition to the FSN Midwest schedule, the complete schedule for both men’s and women’s team is attached, including tip off times and all television information.

Per Big 12 Conference guidelines, the K-State men’s regional basketball telecasts on FSN Midwest are available on cable and satellite in the state of Kansas and throughout the Kansas City area, reaching more than 1 million homes. There are no conference restrictions on the four K-State women’s regional telecasts, which can air throughout the entire FSN Midwest territory. This is the third year of K-State’s partnership with FSN Midwest, which is also the exclusive home of the home of Bill Snyder, Jim Wooldridge and Deb Patterson TV shows. Those weekly shows are also available nationwide on satellite and to digital cable subscribers who have access to Fox College Sports.

Ben Boyle (play-by-play) and Stan Weber (analyst) call K-State men’s basketball action on FSN Midwest, with Boyle and Patti Phillips (analyst) calling women’s games.

FSN Midwest, a regional sports channel, reaches more than 4.3 million cable and satellite television homes in six states. FSN Midwest telecasts more than 2000 hours of local programming each year, including Big 12 football, Big 12 women's basketball, Kansas State University athletics, University of Nebraska basketball, University of Missouri athletics, Missouri Valley Conference athletics, Kansas City Royals baseball, St. Louis Cardinals baseball, St. Louis Blues hockey, Indiana Pacers basketball, Indiana Fever basketball, local high school sports and much more. Nationally, FSN's 20 regional sports channels reach more than 81 million homes and serve as the cable TV home to 62 of the 82 MLB, NHL and NBA teams based in the United States.

2005-06 KANSAS STATE BASKETBALL ON FSN MIDWEST

K-STATE MEN

Wednesday Nov. 23 NEW MEXICO 7 p.m.

Wednesday Nov. 30 CAL STATE FULLERTON 8 p.m.

Saturday Dec. 3 at Washington State 4 p.m.

Wednesday Dec. 7 COLORADO STATE 7 p.m.

Tuesday Dec. 20 at Northern Illinois 7 p.m.

Wednesday Jan. 11 NEBRASKA 7 p.m.

Wednesday Jan. 18 TEXAS A&M 7 p.m.

Saturday Jan. 28 at Colorado 8 p.m.

Wednesday Feb. 8 IOWA STATE 6:30 p.m.

Sunday Feb. 12 at Missouri 12:30 p.m.

Wednesday Feb. 15 at Texas Tech 7 p.m.

Wednesday March 1 at Nebraska 7 p.m.

K-STATE WOMEN

Sunday Dec. 11 UMKC 3 p.m.

Wednesday Jan. 4 TEXAS TECH 7 p.m.

Wednesday Jan. 25 KANSAS 7 p.m.

Tuesday Feb. 21 OKLAHOMA 7 p.m.

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