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IRVINE, Calif. – The Big West Conference's 2020-21 ESPN schedule features numerous UC Davis men's basketball games, as announced by network and conference officials on Tuesday.
 
ESPN3 will broadcast the Aggies' inaugural league series of the season when they visit conference newcomer CSU Bakersfield on Sunday, Dec. 27, and Monday, Dec. 28.  National broadcasts are also set for UC Davis' first-ever BWC series at UC San Diego, slated for Friday, Jan. 22, and Saturday, Jan. 23.
 
ESPN also announced its Big West television schedule, which includes three contests at the Big West Men's Basketball Championship presented by the Hawai'i Tourism Authority and the network's Wild Card slate. Throughout league play, ESPN and the Conference will select Wild Card matchups three weeks prior to tipoff that will air on ESPN2 or ESPNU.
 
Potential televised games involving UC Davis that are included in this year's Wild Card schedule include home games versus UC Santa Barbara (Friday, Jan. 29) and Long Beach State (Saturday, Feb. 13). Road games at CSUN (Saturday, Feb. 6) and Cal Poly (Friday, Feb. 26) are among a handful of games on the league's Wild Card slate.
 
ESPN3 will broadcast a Wild Card game on Friday, Feb. 5; UC Davis' road contest at CSUN is an option for the network to broadcast that day.
 
ESPN Networks will carry every game played at this year's Big West Men's Basketball Championship, hosted by the Honda Center in Anaheim, California from March 10-13. In addition to ESPN3's broadcast of both opening round (March 10), all four quarterfinals (March 11) and first semifinal matchup (March 12), ESPNU and ESPN2 will televise the other semifinal game and tournament championship (March 13), respectively. 
 
Games aired on an ESPN network are available through the ESPN App and accessible on computers, smartphones, tablets and connected devices to fans who receive their video subscription through an authenticated provider. ESPN3 streams thousands of live events annually, in addition to providing on-demand replays of recent ESPN events. ESPN3 is currently available nationwide at no additional cost to fans who subscribe to ESPN's television package.  
 
 

 
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