INDIANAPOLIS — NCAA Division II announced 28 men’s and women’s basketball games that will be streamed live during the 2017-18 season on ESPN3.
The basketball showcase unveiled today will initially feature 14 doubleheaders starting with Chico State and Humboldt State on Saturday, Nov. 18. An additional four flex doubleheaders (eight games total) will be finalized later, and the games are expected to highlight premier and pivotal matchups toward the end of the season.
The Great Midwest Athletic Conference has two institutions, Kentucky Wesleyan and Findlay, that will be featured as part of the national showcase on Saturday, Jan. 27, at 1 (men) and 3 (women) p.m. ET from Croy Gymnasium.
The Panthers and Oilers are projected to be conference championship contenders in the 2017-18 campaign in both the men's and women's programs.
The KWC and UF men's programs were both NCAA Division II Championship qualifiers in 2016-17 as No. 4 and No. 6 seeds, respectively, in the 64-team field. The Oilers advanced to the Sweet 16 after taking down Southern Indiana and Ferris State in the Midwest Region bracket.
KWC was the 2016-17 G-MAC regular season and tournament champion with a 28-3 overall record. Findlay closed out last season with a 25-7 overall record in its final season in the GLIAC.
The women's program from Kentucky Wesleyan advanced into the G-MAC Championship semfinals last season with a strong 19-8 record. The Oilers' women posted a record of 13-15 in their final season of the GLIAC.
“Division II’s continued collaboration with ESPN provides an exciting opportunity to share the accomplishments of our student-athletes with a broad national audience,” said Terri Steeb Gronau, vice president of Division II. “We are thrilled to continue to promote the efforts of men’s and women’s basketball student-athletes on the court, in the classroom and in their communities.”
The currently scheduled games will feature 14 of the 24 basketball-sponsoring conferences in Division II and are selected from a pool of conference nominations. One conference has signed a separate broadcast agreement and will not be included this season.
ESPN3 is ESPN’s live multiscreen sports network, a destination that delivers thousands of exclusive sports events annually. It is accessible on computers, smartphones, tablets and streaming devices through the ESPN App. The network currently is available nationwide at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider. It is also available at no cost to U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers, smartphones and tablets connected to on-campus educational and on-base military broadband and Wi-Fi networks.
| 2018 DII Basketball Showcase |
All Times Eastern (ET) |
| 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 |
Chico State at Humboldt State (Women) |
| 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 |
Chico State at Humboldt State (Men) |
| 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 |
King (Tennessee) at Limestone (Women) |
| 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 |
King (Tennessee) at Limestone (Men) |
| 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11 |
Grand Valley State at Ashland (Women) |
| 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11 |
Grand Valley State at Ashland (Men) |
| 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 |
Hawaii Pacific at Point Loma (Women) |
| 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 |
Hawaii Pacific at Point Loma (Men) |
| 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15 |
Arkansas Tech at Harding (Women) |
| 8:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15 |
Arkansas Tech at Harding (Men) |
| 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 |
Texas A&M-Commerce at West Texas A&M (Women) |
| 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 |
Texas A&M-Commerce at West Texas A&M (Men) |
| 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24 |
St. Thomas Aquinas at Queens (New York) (Women) |
| 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24 |
St. Thomas Aquinas at Queens (New York) (Men) |
| 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27 |
Kentucky Wesleyan at Findlay (Men) |
| 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27 |
Kentucky Wesleyan at Findlay (Women) |
| 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31 |
Adelphi at Le Moyne (Women) |
| 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31 |
Adelphi at Le Moyne (Men) |
| 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1 |
Seattle Pacific at Central Washington (Women) |
| 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1 |
Western Washington at Central Washington (Men) |
| 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7 |
North Georgia at Young Harris (Women) |
| 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7 |
North Georgia at Young Harris (Men) |
| 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 |
Claflin at Benedict (Women) |
| 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 |
Claflin at Benedict (Men) |
| 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 |
Thomas Jefferson University at Caldwell (Women) |
| 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 |
Thomas Jefferson University at Caldwell (Men) |
| 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 |
Nova Southeastern at Barry (Women) |
| 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 |
Nova Southeastern at Barry (Men) |
| Monday, Feb. 19-Sunday, Feb. 25 |
To be determined |
| Monday, Feb. 26-Sunday, March 4 |
To be determined |