Watching Shocker games on streaming has become more prevalent in recent seasons for Wichita State basketball fans, but this upcoming season will prove to be the most yet.
For the first time since joining the American Athletic Conference, the majority of the WSU men’s basketball conference games will be available only on the ESPN+ streaming platform.
A total of 19 Shocker games will be available on streaming this season, while WSU fans will be able to catch the Shockers on national television at least 11 times. There is still no TV designation for the season-opener Nov. 4 at Western Kentucky.
WSU’s first scheduled slot on national TV will come in the ESPN Events Invitational, where the Shockers will play Minnesota at 11 a.m. on Thanksgiving, then play either Florida or Wake Forest on Nov. 29 on either ESPN or ESPN2. WSU’s road game at DePaul, broadcast on FS1, is the other nonconference game on linear television.
WSU’s first two conference games are also on national television, as a Jan. 3 game at Temple will be broadcast at 6 p.m. on ESPN2 and the home-opener on Jan. 6 against South Florida will be broadcast on ESPN2 at 6 p.m.
Since the AAC began streaming games on ESPN+, WSU has had an average of 6.5 conference games available only on streaming. This season will feature a record high 10 conference games on ESPN+ with eight available on one of ESPN’s family of networks.
Wichita State men’s basketball schedule
Sunday, Oct. 27 — Emporia State (Exh.), 6:30 p.m. (no TV)
Monday, Nov. 4 — at Western Kentucky, TBA
Saturday, Nov. 9 — Montana State, 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
Thursday, Nov. 14 — Northern Iowa, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Monday, Nov. 18 — Monmouth, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Friday, Nov. 22 — Saint Louis, 9:30 p.m. (Peacock)
Thursday, Nov. 28 — Minnesota, 11 a.m. (ESPN2)
Friday, Nov. 29 — Florida or Wake Forest, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN/2)
Wednesday, Dec. 4 — Alcorn State, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, Dec. 7 — East Tennessee State, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, Dec. 14 — at DePaul, 12 p.m. (FS1)
Tuesday, Dec. 17 — Kansas City, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, Dec. 21 — Kansas State, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Sunday, Dec. 29 — Friends, 5 p.m. (ESPN+)
Friday, Jan. 3 — at Temple, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
Monday, Jan. 6 — South Florida, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
Saturday, Jan. 11 — at UTSA, 3 p.m. (ESPN+)
Tuesday, Jan. 14 — Charlotte, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, Jan. 18 — East Carolina, 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
Thursday, Jan. 23 — at Memphis, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
Sunday, Jan. 26 — at Tulsa, 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
Wednesday, Jan. 29 — North Texas, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Tuesday, Feb. 4 — at Charlotte, 6 p.m. (ESPN2/U)
Sunday, Feb. 9 — at South Florida, 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
Wednesday, Feb. 12 — UTSA, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Sunday, Feb. 16 — Memphis, 11 a.m. (ESPN/2/U)
Thursday, Feb. 20 — at Florida Atlantic, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
Sunday, Feb. 23 — Tulane, 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
Thursday, Feb. 27 — UAB, TBA (ESPN2/U)
Monday, March 3 — at North Texas, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
Thursday, March 6 — at Rice, 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
Sunday, March 9 — Tulsa, 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
Wichita State women’s basketball schedule
Wednesday, Oct. 30 — Northeastern State (Exh.), 6 p.m. (no TV)
Monday, Nov. 4 — Oklahoma Christian, 11 a.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, Nov. 9 — Belmont, 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
Wednesday, Nov. 13 — Missouri State, 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, Nov. 16 — St. Thomas, 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
Tuesday, Nov. 19 — Oklahoma, 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
Monday, Nov. 25 — Creighton, 7:30 p.m. (FloSports)
Tuesday, Nov. 26 — Missouri or Syracuse, TBD (FloSports)
Monday, Dec. 2 — Prairie View A&M, 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
Thursday, Dec. 5 — at Kansas, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Sunday, Dec. 8 — Western Kentucky, 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
Sunday, Dec. 15 — at Loyola Marymount, 4 p.m. (TBA)
Wednesday, Dec. 18 — at Cal State Bakersfield, 4 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, Dec. 21 — at Oral Roberts, 2 p.m. (Summit League Network)
Sunday, Dec. 29 — North Texas, 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
Wednesday, Jan. 1 — at Memphis, 3 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, Jan. 4 — at UAB, 5 p.m. (ESPN+)
Wednesday, Jan. 8 — South Florida, 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, Jan. 11 — at UTSA, 12 p.m. (ESPN+)
Wednesday, Jan. 15 — Tulane, 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, Jan. 18 — at North Texas, 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, Jan. 25 — UAB, 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
Wednesday, Jan. 29 — at East Carolina, 5 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, Feb. 1 — at Tulsa, 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
Wednesday, Feb. 5 — Florida Atlantic, 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, Feb. 8 — UTSA, 1 p.m. (ESPN+)
Wednesday, Feb. 12 — at Charlotte, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, Feb. 15 — Rice, 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
Wednesday, Feb. 19 — at Temple, 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, Feb. 22 — at Tulane, 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, March 1 — Charlotte, 2 p.m. (ESPN+)
Tuesday, March 4 — Tulsa, 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
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