Iowa to play 13 games on ESPN networks

IOWA CITY - Iowa will have 13 men's basketball games air on ESPN-affiliated networks this winter and possibly one Big Ten game appear on CBS.

Iowa's Feb. 22 game at Nebraska is one of three Big Ten games from which CBS will select. If CBS doesn't select that game, BTN will air it.

The Hawkeyes will play on either ESPN or ESPN2 at least nine times during the season. Iowa has high-profile Saturday afternoon home games against Ohio State (1 p.m., Jan. 17) and Wisconsin (11 a.m., Jan. 31) airing on either ESPN or ESPN2.

Iowa's 2014-15 schedule:

Nov. 2 - Northwood, TBD, (BTN Plus - digital-only) (exhibition)

Nov. 14 - Hampton, 8:30 p.m., (ESPN3 - digital-only) (2K Classic)

Nov. 17 - North Dakota State, 7 p.m., (ESPN3 - digital-only) (2K Classic)

Nov. 20 - vs. Texas at New York City (2K Classic), 6 p.m., ESPN2

Nov. 21 - vs. Syracuse/California at New York City (2K Classic), 4/6 p.m., ESPN2/U

Nov. 24 - Pepperdine, 7 p.m., (ESPN3 - digital-only)

Nov. 26 - Northern Illinois, 7:30 p.m., (ESPN3 - digital-only)

Nov. 29 - Longwood, TBD, (BTN Plus - digital-only)

Dec. 3 - at North Carolina, 6:30 p.m., ESPN

Dec. 6 - Maryland-Baltimore County, TBD, (BTN Plus - digital-only)

Dec. 9 - Alcorn State, 8 p.m., ESPNews

Dec. 12 - Iowa State, 7 p.m., BTN

Dec. 20 - Northern Iowa (at Des Moines)

Dec. 22 - North Florida, 7 p.m., (ESPN3 - digital-only)

Dec. 30 - at Ohio State, Noon, ESPN2

Jan. 5 - Nebraska, 8 p.m., BTN

Jan. 8 - Michigan State, 6 p.m., ESPN/2

Jan. 13 - at Minnesota, 8 p.m., BTN

Jan. 17 - Ohio State, 1 p.m., ESPN

Jan. 20 - at Wisconsin, 8 p.m., ESPN

Jan. 24 - at Purdue, 11 a.m., BTN

Jan. 31 - Wisconsin, 11 a.m., ESPN/2

Feb. 5 - at Michigan, 6 p.m., ESPN/2

Feb. 8 - Maryland, 2:15 p.m., BTN

Feb. 12 - Minnesota, 6 p.m., BTN

Feb. 15 - at Northwestern, 2 p.m., BTN

Feb. 19 - Rutgers, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Feb. 22 - at Nebraska, TBD, CBS/BTN

Feb. 25 - Illinois, 8 p.m., BTN

Feb. 28 - at Penn State, 5 p.m., ESPNU

March 3 - at Indiana, 6 p.m., ESPN

March 7 - Northwestern, 11 a.m./1:15 p.m., BTN

March 11-15 - Big Ten Tournament (Chicago)

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