ESPN Announces 2013-14 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Schedule

ESPN's 2013-14 American Athletic Conference men's college basketball regular-season schedule will feature 63 conference games across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNEWS. The 10-member conference includes Cincinnati, UConn, Louisville, Rutgers and USF, plus first-year members UCF, Houston, Memphis, SMU and Temple.

ESPN and the American Athletic Conference enter into the first year of a wide-ranging, multiyear rights agreement. The deal grants ESPN exclusive worldwide distribution rights across all media for football, men's basketball and select women's basketball and Olympic sports through 2019-20 - starting with the 2013-14 basketball season.

All games will be available through WatchESPN, accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold members and on Apple TV to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.

Three American schools appear in ESPN.com's preseason top 25 poll: No. 2 Louisville; No. 15 Memphis and No. 21 UConn. Overall, ESPNEWS will offer 23 games, while ESPNU will televise 20 matchups.

The schedule also includes a Saturday Primetime Presented by DIRECTV game and an evening stop of a split College GameDay Covered by State Farm telecast for Louisville at UConn (January 18, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN). The two-hour Saturday morning show will air from the historic Palestra in Philadelphia on ESPNU at 10 a.m. and at 11 a.m. on ESPN, prior to the non-conference matchup between Temple and La Salle (Noon on ESPN/ESPN2). The one-hour evening edition at 8 p.m. on ESPN will originate from Storrs, Conn. College GameDay is hosted by Rece Davis with analysts Jay Bilas, Digger Phelps and Jalen Rose.

ESPN Networks 2013-14 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Schedule

- Tue, Dec 31 5 p.m. No. 2 Louisville at UCF ESPN2 7 p.m. No. 15 Memphis at USF ESPN2 9 p.m. No. 21 UConn at Houston ESPN2

- Wed, Jan 1 6 p.m. SMU at Cincinnati ESPNU 8 p.m. Temple at Rutgers ESPNU

- Sat, Jan 4 Noon Cincinnati at No. 15 Memphis ESPN2 2 p.m. No. 21 UConn at SMU ESPNU 4 p.m. Temple at UCF ESPNEWS

- Thu, Jan 9 7 p.m. No. 15 Memphis at No. 2 Louisville ESPN or ESPN2 USF at Temple ESPNU

- Sat, Jan 11 3 p.m. No. 15 Memphis at Temple ESPN2 6 p.m. UCF at No. 21 UConn ESPNU

- Wed, Jan 15 7 p.m. USF at SMU ESPNU UCF at Rutgers ESPNEWS

- Thu, Jan 16 7 p.m. No. 21 UConn at No. 15 Memphis ESPN or ESPN2

- Sat, Jan 18 Noon SMU at UCF ESPNEWS 5 p.m. Cincinnati at USF ESPNU 9 p.m. No. 2 Louisville at No. 21 UConn ESPN

- Tue, Jan 21 8 p.m. Rutgers at SMU ESPNEWS

- Wed, Jan 22 7 p.m. No. 2 Louisville at USF ESPNU

- Thu, Jan 23 8 p.m. Houston at No. 15 Memphis ESPNEWS

- Sat, Jan 25 7 p.m. No. 21 UConn at Rutgers ESPNU

- Sun, Jan 26 3 p.m. SMU at Houston ESPNEWS

- Tue, Jan 28 7 p.m. SMU at USF ESPNEWS

- Wed, Jan 29 7 p.m. No. 15 Memphis at UCF ESPNU Rutgers at Temple ESPNEWS

- Thu, Jan 30 7 p.m. Cincinnati at No. 2 Louisville ESPN or ESPN2

- Sat, Feb 1 4:30 p.m. Houston at Rutgers ESPNEWS 9 p.m. UCF at No. 2 Louisville ESPNU

- Wed, Feb 5 7 p.m. USF at UCF ESPNEWS 9 p.m. No. 2 Louisville at Houston ESPNU

- Thu, Feb 6 7 p.m. No. 21 UConn at Cincinnati ESPN or ESPN2 8 p.m. Temple at SMU ESPNEWS

- Sat, Feb 8 7:30 p.m. Cincinnati at SMU ESPNU 8 p.m. Rutgers at USF ESPNEWS

- Sun, Feb 9 2 p.m. Temple at Houston ESPNEWS 6 p.m. No. 21 UConn at UCF ESPN2

- Wed, Feb 12 7 p.m. USF at No. 21 UConn ESPN or ESPN2 9 p.m. UCF at No. 15 Memphis ESPNU

- Thu, Feb 13 7 p.m. No. 2 Louisville at Temple ESPN or ESPN2 SMU at Rutgers ESPNEWS

- Sat, Feb 15 Noon No. 15 Memphis at No. 21 UConn ESPN or ESPN2 3 p.m. Houston at Cincinnati ESPNU 4:30 p.m. UCF at USF ESPNEWS

- Sun, Feb 16 6 p.m. Rutgers at No. 2 Louisville ESPN2

- Wed, Feb 19 7 p.m. Cincinnati at UCF ESPNU 8 p.m. Houston at SMU ESPNEWS

- Thu, Feb 20 9 p.m. No. 21 UConn at Temple ESPN or ESPN2

- Sat, Feb 22 2 p.m. UCF at Houston ESPNEWS 9:30 p.m. Temple at No. 15 Memphis ESPNU

- Wed, Feb 26 7 p.m. Rutgers at UCF ESPNU

- Thu, Feb 27 9 p.m. Temple at No. 2 Louisville ESPN or ESPN2

- Sat, Mar 1 Noon Cincinnati at No. 21 UConn ESPN or ESPN2 USF at Rutgers ESPNEWS 4 p.m. UCF at SMU ESPNEWS 9 p.m. Houston at Temple ESPNU

- Tue, Mar 4 6:30 p.m. UCF at Temple ESPNEWS 8:30 p.m. USF at Houston ESPNEWS

- Wed, Mar 5 7 p.m. Rutgers at No. 21 UConn ESPNU

- Thu, Mar 6 7 p.m. No. 15 Memphis at Cincinnati ESPN or ESPN2

- Sat, Mar 8 Noon SMU at No. 15 Memphis ESPN or ESPN2 Cincinnati at Rutgers ESPNEWS 2 p.m. Temple at USF ESPNEWS

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