Men's Basketball

Southland Announces Largest National Linear Men's Basketball Broadcast Schedule in Conference History

FRISCO, Texas — The prime-time lights will shine brighter than ever on Southland Conference Men’s Basketball this season.

The SLC has announced a blockbuster broadcast lineup featuring nine high-profile games across major networks, marking the most expansive national linear men’s basketball schedule in league history. Coming off three consecutive seasons of groundbreaking national success and conference-wide elevation of resume quality, fans will have unprecedented opportunities to watch one of the country’s premier mid-major leagues command a national stage.

The premier lineup includes seven regular-season showdowns—two on ESPNU and five on CBS Sports Network—building directly upon the landmark partnership established ahead of the 2025-26 season. The SLC maintains its premium linear postseason windows on ESPN networks during the Southland Men’s Basketball Championship with the tournament's first semifinal and championship game. The 2027 SLC Women's Basketball Championship game will also air on a select ESPN network. 

ESPN Linear Schedule (2027) 

  • Saturday, Jan. 2 – Lamar at McNeese, 7:30 p.m. CT (ESPNU) 

  • Monday, March 1 – LSU New Orleans at McNeese, 6 p.m. CT (ESPNU) 

  • Tuesday, March 9 – Southland Men’s Semifinal #1, 6 p.m. CT (TBD) 

  • Wednesday, March 10 – Southland Men’s Championship, 4 p.m. CT (TBD) 

  • Thursday, March 11 – Southland Women’s Championship, 4 p.m. CT (TBD) 

CBS Sports Network Linear Schedule (2027) 

  • Monday, Jan. 4 – SFA at McNeese, 8:30 p.m. CT (CBSSN) 

  • Friday, Jan. 22 – McNeese at SFA, 8 p.m. CT (CBSSN) 

  • Friday, Feb. 19 – SFA at Nicholls, 8 p.m. CT (CBSSN) 

  • Monday, Feb. 22 – McNeese at UTRGV, 8 p.m. CT (CBSSN) 

  • Friday, Feb. 26 – A&M-Corpus Christi at Northwestern State, 8 p.m. CT (CBSSN) 

Three-time defending SLC Tournament Champion McNeese takes center stage, anchoring five of the featured matchups. The Cowboys will headline both ESPNU broadcasts, starting with a home clash against Lamar on Jan. 2 at 7:30 p.m., followed by a regular-season finale against LSU New Orleans on March 1 at 6 p.m.

CBS Sports Network will broadcast both installments of a highly anticipated championship rematch between McNeese and last year's regular-season champion, SFA. The Lumberjacks will travel to Lake Charles for the first showdown on Monday, Jan. 4 at 8:30 p.m., before hosting the return game in Nacogdoches on Friday, Jan. 22 at 8 p.m.

SFA—who set an SLC record with 22 conference victories in 2025—will hit the road for their third CBS Sports Network appearance, visiting Nicholls on Friday, Feb. 19 at 8 p.m. The following Monday, Feb. 22 at 8 p.m., one of last season’s biggest risers, UTRGV, will welcome McNeese to the UTRGV Fieldhouse.

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Northwestern State will battle in the fifth and final regular-season CBS Sports Network showcase on Friday, Feb. 26.

Further expanding the league's national footprint, SLC teams will also feature in six premium non-conference matchups broadcast across major linear networks, including ESPN2, The CW, USA Network, and truTV.