Colorado men's basketball announced television assignments and tipoff times for the 2026-27 season Tuesday, with ESPN platforms scheduled to carry 21 of the Buffaloes' 32 regular-season games.
Colorado opens against Abilene Christian on Nov. 2 at the CU Events Center, with a 7 p.m. MT tip on ESPN+. The streaming service will carry 16 Colorado games, including eight of CU's 14 nonconference contests and eight Big 12 matchups. Television assignments for the Nov. 24-25 Acrisure Series games have not been announced.
Big 12 schedule includes several late home tips
Colorado begins conference play at Oklahoma State on Jan. 2 at 6 p.m. MT on CBS Sports Network. Its Big 12 home opener against Iowa State follows Jan. 5 at 9 p.m. on either ESPN or ESPN2.
The Buffaloes also host Texas Tech on Feb. 2 at 9 p.m. on ESPN. Their Jan. 16 home game against Houston tips at 6 p.m. on ESPN or ESPN2, while road games at Kansas and Houston will air on ESPN2 or ESPNU.
Rivalry games and neutral-site broadcasts
Colorado hosts Colorado State on Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. MT on TNT, with a simulcast on truTV and streaming on HBO Max. The same broadcast arrangement applies to the Feb. 27 home game against Arizona State at 1 p.m.
The Buffaloes face San Diego State on Nov. 7 at 1:30 p.m. on USA Network in the Bill Walton Classic, and their Dec. 19 matchup with Purdue in Indianapolis tips at 3:30 p.m. on FS1.
Peacock will carry Colorado's Nov. 14 game at Providence and its Feb. 17 home game against BYU. The Oct. 18 exhibition against North Texas in Denver will not be televised, though a radio broadcast will be available.
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