Oct. 14—Gonzaga's new television schedule might be a breath of fresh air for devoted fans who've been pulling late nights to catch Mark Few's team the last handful of years.
Tipoff times and television designations for all 31 of Gonzaga's regular-season games, including the inaugural Pac-12 Conference schedule, were released Wednesday morning.
The announcement came with a few encouraging developments for Gonzaga fans, particularly for those residing in Central and Eastern time zones. All 31 regular-season games will appear on national broadcasts and only a select few will start after 7 p.m., with 10 afternoon tip times mixed in during nonleague and Pac-12 Conference play.
Throughout the year, Gonzaga will appear on eight different television networks with games on ESPN, Fox, TNT and Prime Video. A majority of the team's Pac-12 games will be broadcast by CBS, USA Network, the CW and CBS Sports Network. Every game televised by the CW and KHQ will also be available to ESPN Unlimited subscribers.
Before the Zags open the regular season, Mark Few's team will face two exhibition opponents, traveling to Arkansas on Oct. 24 for a 1 p.m. (SEC Network+) tipoff against John Calipari's Razorbacks. The exhibition season will continue four days later when GU hosts NAIA Lewis-Clark State at 6 p.m. (KHQ) at McCarthey Athletic Center.
Gonzaga will appear on five different networks during a five-game stretch to start the regular season: Nov. 2 against Purdue at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (4:30 p.m., TNT/truTV/HBO Max), Nov. 7 vs. New Mexico State (2 p.m., KHQ), Nov. 14 vs. LSU at Numerica Veterans Arena (12:30 p.m., USA Network), Nov. 17 vs. Montana State (8 p.m., CBSSN) and Nov. 24 vs. Kansas State at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas (9:30 p.m., ESPN). Gonzaga's remaining games at Players Era will also air on ESPN networks.
The Zags will close the calendar year with a Dec. 2 home matchup against NAIA Eastern Oregon (7 p.m., CBSSN), a Dec. 5 trip to play UCLA at the Honda Center in Anaheim (8:30 p.m., Fox), a Dec. 9 home contest against Incarnate Word (6 p.m., the CW), a Dec. 12 trip to Creighton (7 p.m. , Fox), a Dec. 19 game against Michigan State at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert (2 p.m., CBS) and a Dec. 31 home matchup with Cornell (5 p.m., the CW).
With the exception of Gonzaga's Feb. 20 nonconference clash with Duke at Detroit's Little Caesars Arena (5 p.m. , Prime Video), the team's remaining regular-season games will air on CBS, CBSSN, USA Network and the CW, including a Jan. 30 nonleague matchup with Oregon at Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena (11 a.m., CBS).
Tipoff times and TV designations for Gonzaga's Pac-12 games are as follows: Jan. 6 at Washington State (6 p.m., the CW), Jan. 9 vs. Colorado State (3:30 p.m., USA Network), Jan. 13 at Fresno State (8 p.m., CBSSN), Jan. 16 vs. Boise State (7:30 p.m., CBSSN), Jan. 21 at Utah State (5 p.m. , USA Network), Jan. 27 vs. Fresno State (7 p.m., USA Network), Feb. 4 vs. Texas State (7 p.m., CBSSN), Feb. 6 at San Diego State (3:30 p.m., USA Network), Feb. 10 at Boise State (5 p.m. , the CW), Feb. 13 vs. Utah State (5 p.m., USA Network), Feb. 17 vs. Washington State (7 p.m., CBSSN), Feb. 25 at Texas State (6 p.m. , USA Network), Feb. 27 vs. San Diego State (1 p.m., CBS) and March 3 vs. Oregon State (6 p.m., the CW).
Gonzaga-UCLA tickets on sale this week
Tickets for Gonzaga's Dec. 5 nonconference matchup against UCLA at the Honda Center in Anaheim will go on sale this week.
A one-day presale will begin at 11 a.m. on Thursday and tickets will go on sale to the general public at 11 a.m. the following day. Fans interested in registering for the presale or purchasing tickets can find more information at WestCoastHoopsShowdown.com.