BYU basketball: At least 12 men's games will air on ESPN networks

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The West Coast Conference announced Thursday that a minimum of 35 men's basketball games involving WCC schools will air nationally on an ESPN network this season.

No few than 12 of those ESPN networks-televised games will involve BYU. Thirteen involve Gonzaga, including both BYU-Zags matchups.

BYU's ESPN games include the Nov. 16 game at Long Beach State that is part of the ESPN Tip-Off Marathon, three games at the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic and eight conference games.

Additional WCC non-conference road games on ESPN networks will be announced at a later date.

So here's how BYU's 2015-16 men's basketball schedule looks right now, with tipoff and TV times where known:

Oct. 30 — Arizona Christian (exhibition)

Nov. 7 — Alaska-Fairbanks (exhibition)

Nov. 13 — Utah Valley University, 7 p.m.

Nov. 16 — at Long Beach State, 9:45 p.m., ESPN2

Nov. 20 — Adams State, 7 p.m.

Nov. 25 — Mississippi Valley State, 7 p.m.

Nov. 28 — Belmont, 7 p.m.

Dec. 2 — at Utah, TBA

Dec. 5 — vs. Weber State at EnergySolutions Arena, SLC, 1 p.m.

Dec. 9 — Utah State, 7 p.m.

Dec. 12 — at Colorado, TBA

Dec. 18 — Central Michigan, 7 p.m.

Dec. 22 — vs. Harvard at Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, Honolulu, 3:30 p.m., ESPNU

Dec. 23 — vs. Auburn or New Mexico at Honolulu, TBA, ESPN networks

Dec. 25 — vs. TBA at Honolulu, TBA, ESPN networks

West Coast Conference Games

Dec. 31 — at Saint Mary's, 9 p.m., ESPNU

Jan. 2 — at Pacific

Jan. 7 — vs. Santa Clara, 9 p.m., ESPNU

Jan. 9 — vs. San Francisco

Jan. 14 — at Gonzaga, 7 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2

Jan. 16 — at Portland

Jan. 21 — at Loyola Marymount

Jan. 23 — at Pepperdine

Jan. 28 — vs. Loyola Marymount, 8 p.m., ESPNU

Jan. 30 — vs. Pepperdine, 8 p.m., ESPN2

Feb. 4 — vs. Saint Mary's

Feb. 6 — vs. Pacific

Feb. 11 — at San Francisco

Feb. 13 — at Santa Clara

Feb. 18 — at San Diego, 9 p.m., ESPNU

Feb. 25 — vs. Portland, 9 p.m., ESPNU

Feb. 27 — vs. Gonzaga, TBA, ESPN or ESPN2

TBA — vs. San Diego

Mar 3-8 — at WCC Tournament, Las Vegas