ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Two Indiana State men's basketball games have already been spotlighted by the Missouri Valley Conference as Commissioner Jeff Jackson announced the men's basketball schedule on ESPN networks during the 2023-24 academic year this afternoon.
 
The Sycamores' January 21 game at Murray State has also been pre-determined for a national linear network on either ESPN2 or ESPNU. The remainder of the Valley's linear telecasts will utilize a Wildcard Selection process to determine which games will be aired on specific dates.
 
As part of the Wildcard Selection process, ESPN, working in tandem with league staff, will announce its telecast selection 14 days from competition. The remaining Wildcard Selection dates are Dec. 2, Jan. 7, 14 and 27,  Feb. 3, 10, 18 and 24 and March 3.
 
The Valley has also selected an 18-game, regular-season digital exclusive men's basketball package for distribution on ESPN+. Indiana State's MVC home opener against Southern Illinois on November 28 will be the first league game selected as a regular-season digital exclusive by the Valley office distribution on ESPN+.

Games on ESPN Networks that Indiana State will take part in are listed below.

November 28 – Southern Illinois @ Indiana State MBB (The Valley on ESPN) – TBD p.m. Eastern
$December 2 – Indiana State @ Bradley MBB (ESPN2/ESPNU) – 2 p.m. Eastern
$January 7 – Indiana State @ UNI MBB (ESPN2/ESPNU) – 3 p.m. Eastern
January 10 – Indiana State @ Drake MBB (MVC TV Network) – 8 p.m. Eastern
January 13 -- Belmont @ Indiana State MBB (The Valley on ESPN) – TBD p.m. Eastern
January 16 – Missouri State @ Indiana State MBB (MVC TV Network) – 7 p.m. Eastern
January 21 – Indiana State @ Murray State MBB (ESPN2/ESPNU) – TBD Eastern
%January 27 – Bradley @ Indiana State MBB – MVC TV Network at 2 p.m. Eastern or ESPN2/ESPNU at 6 p.m. Eastern
January 31 -- Indiana State @ Belmont MBB (The Valley on ESPN) – TBD p.m. Eastern
^February 3 – Drake @ Indiana State MBB – MVC TV Network at 2 p.m. Eastern, The Valley on ESPN at TBD p.m. Eastern, CBS Sports Network at TBD p.m. Eastern or ESPN2/ESPNU at 6 p.m. Eastern
%February 10 – Indiana State @ Missouri State MBB – MVC TV Network at 2 p.m. Eastern or ESPN2/ESPNU at 6 p.m. Eastern
February 17 – Indiana State @ Southern Illinois MBB (The Valley on ESPN) – TBD p.m. Eastern
%February 24 – UIC @ Indiana State MBB -- ESPN2/ESPNU at 6 p.m. Eastern or MVC TV Network at 8 p.m. Eastern
%March 3 – Murray State @ Indiana State MBB -- ESPN2/ESPNU at 2 p.m. Eastern or MVC TV Network at 4 p.m. Eastern
 
$--This is a Wildcard Selection date – network determined 14 days out from competition – for clearance on either ESPN2 or ESPNU.  If this contest is not selected for ESPN2 or ESPNU clearance, the host school will produce and distribute via ESPN+ as a digital exclusive or as a linear production made available for digital distribution.  The host institution is permitted to set its start time.
%--This is a Wildcard Selection date – network determined 14 days out from competition -- with ESPN picking first and MVC TV Network second.  If none of these networks select the contest, the host school will produce and distribute via ESPN+ as a digital exclusive or as a linear production made available for digital distribution.  The host institution is permitted to set its start time.
^--This is a Wildcard Selection date – network determined 14 days out from competition -- with ESPN picking first, CBS Sports Network second, MVC TV Network third and The Valley on ESPN fourth.  If none of these networks select the contest, the host school will produce and distribute via ESPN+ as a digital exclusive or as a linear production made available for digital distribution.  The host institution is permitted to set its start time.
 
Postseason coverage from the 2024 State Farm MVC Men's Basketball Tournament -- known uniquely as Arch Madness -- in St. Louis includes four opening-round games on March 7 and four quarterfinal contests on March 8. 
 
Those telecasts are distributed on linear platforms Bally Sports Midwest-Indiana-Kansas City-South-Southeast and NBC Sports Chicago plus live digitally on ESPN+ within the league's six-state footprint of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee for the first time.
 
The Arch Madness semifinals on March 9 and the title game on March 10 will be shown on CBS Sports Network and CBS Sports, respectively, as part of a sublicense agreement between ESPN and CBS Sports.

CBS Sports has carried the championship game of Arch Madness every year since 2006 after ESPN or ESPN2 had served as television home for the title tilt from 1991 to 2005.
 
In 2020, the Missouri Valley joined the Big East (New York City) as the only Division I athletics conferences to conduct their men's basketball tournaments in the same city for 30 or more consecutive years.
 
Get Indiana State Men's Basketball Season Tickets Now
Season tickets for the 2023-24 Indiana State men's basketball team is on sale now. The Sycamores will host 10 conference games to go along with the nonconference slate.
 
The full schedule for the season will be announced in the coming weeks. The pricing list for the 2023-24 men's basketball season tickets with court diagram can be found at GoSycamores.com.
 
2023-24 Men's Basketball Season Ticket Prices

• Courtside - $399
• Floor - $299
• Lower Level I - $199
• Lower Level II - $199
• Flex 5 - $120
• Upper Level - $99 

Indiana State will employ mobile ticketing as the default option for all home games during the 2023-24 men's basketball season, enabling contactless entry into athletics venues. Offering greater convenience and safety, fans can access their ticket online and transfer to family and friends. Fans will also have the option to get their tickets printed for an additional $5 charge.
 
For more information on season tickets, fans can contact Assistant Manager of Athletic Ticketing Austin Bishop by phone at 812-237-8972 or via email at Austin.Bishop@indstate.edu. Fans can also call 877-ISU-TIXS or email ISU-Tickets@indstate.edu. Fans have the opportunity to also buy or renew season tickets online by clicking HERE.
 
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