ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy men's and women's basketball teams are prominently featured on the CBS Sports Network television schedule for the sport announced earlier today by the network. There will be 20 Patriot League games aired by the network this season, with the Navy teams accounting for a minimum of seven of those telecasts.
The Navy men's team is scheduled to be on the CBS Sports Network a minimum of five times during the regular season: Nov. 7 against Yale (8:30 p.m.) as part of the Veterans Classic doubleheader, Jan. 12 at American (7 p.m.), Feb. 9 at Bucknell (6 p.m.) and both games against Army (Jan. 24 in Annapolis and Feb. 21 at West Point, both starting at 1:30 p.m.). The latter game against the Black Knights will serve as this year's Star Game.
Navy's Feb. 28 home game against Colgate also could be chosen to be televised by the network. A decision on that will be made closer to the game as part of the league's flex package. Additionally, the Patriot League Tournament semifinal and championship games will once again be aired by the CBS Sports Network.
Navy previously played five regular season games on the network during the 2020-21 and 2021-22 campaigns. Including postseason games, the Mids were on the CBS Sports Network seven times during the 2021-22 season and five times during the 2016-27, 2018-19 and 2024-25 seasons.
The Mids have appeared on the network 70 times since its inception as College Sports Television (CSTV) in 2004-05.
Navy's Veterans Day game at Penn State (6:30 p.m.) will be aired on the Big Ten Network in what will be the second time (Nov. 27, 2020, at Maryland) in which the Mids appear on the network since it was launched in the fall of 2007. Additionally, the team's Nov. 18 game at North Carolina (7 p.m.) will be carried by the ACC Network. Navy's two previous appearances on the network –– which began during the fall of 2019 –– were during the 2021-22 season when the Mids won a 66-58 game at Virginia and played at Louisville.
The Navy women's team will have both of its games against Army aired on the CBS Sports Network. The Jan. 24 game in Annapolis and the Feb. 21 Star Game in West Point will each tip at 11 a.m. The March 15 Patriot League Tournament championship game also will be televised by the network.
The Mids enter the season having played 30 games on the CBS Sports Network, with Army being the opponent in 25 of those tilts.
The remainder of Navy's men's and women's home games will be streamed via ESPN+, with various other outlets carrying Navy's road games. Check NavySports.com for a complete schedule.
The Navy teams each placed first in the Patriot League Preseason Poll, with
Austin Benigni and
Zanai Barnett-Gay being selected as the league's preseason players of the year.
Season tickets are now available for purchase through the Navy Ticket Office by either calling 1-800-US4-NAVY, clicking the TICKETS tab in the masthead of NavySports.com or clicking
HERE.
Fans have options to purchase season tickets for just men's games, only women's games or for every home basketball game, with each offering guaranteeing purchasers their reserved seat for the full season. That offering includes the Jan. 24 Army-Navy doubleheader but does not include the Nov. 7 men's Veterans Classic.
Season ticket packages, which include access to parking on The Yard on game day, are priced as follows:
** Combined Men's and Women's (does not include Veterans Classic) –– $150 / ticket
** Men's Games Only (does not include Veterans Classic) –– $100 / ticket
** Women's Games Only –– $100 / ticket
Tickets for the 12th edition of the men's Veterans Classic remain on sale through the Navy Ticket Office by clicking
HERE. Lower level reserved seats are $40 / ticket and upper level general admission seats are $25 / ticket. This year's doubleheader features Tulsa vs. Rhode Island and Yale vs. Navy.
The men's team begins its season with a Nov. 3 game at Presbyterian and the women's team starts its season Nov. 7 at Delaware with the home opening being a Nov. 12 game against Longwood.
