December 23, 2003

BLACKSBURG, Va. - Virginia Tech will have eight BIG EAST Conference men's basketball games televised this season. The games are in conjunction with television contracts negotiated by the BIG EAST Conference.

All eight conference games will be broadcast live on ESPN Plus, the BIG EAST Conference's regional syndicator. Eight ESPN Plus games will be televised to local markets. Two of those games, Tech's home game against West Virginia on Feb. 28 and its BIG EAST regular season finale at Georgetown, will be broadcast live as the BIG EAST Conference Game of the Week.

The first televised conference game of the season will be on Tuesday, Jan. 6, as the Hokies play at Pittsburgh in the Peterson Events Center. All televised Virginia Tech games this season, with the exception of the Jan. 17 home game against Miami, will also be offered on the ESPN Full Court package.

Virginia Tech appeared in two televised non-conference games earlier this season, at Virginia on Nov. 28 as part of the ACC television package and at Ohio State on Dec. 6 on ESPN Regional Television. A total of 10 games will be televised this season.

2003-04 Virginia Tech Men's Basketball Clearances
		WBVA* WB Roanoke	WXIV IND Greensboro	WSKY IND Norfolk	WAPK UPN Tri-Cities	Other
1/6	at Pittsburgh		X		X	Fox SportsNet Florida, Cox - New Orleans, CSS - Atlanta, Fox SportsNet Pittsburgh
1/17	Miami	X	X	X	X	YES - New York, Fox SportsNet Florida
1/24	at Seton Hall	X	X	X	X	WWOR - New York
1/28	Connecticut	X	X	X	X	WTXX - Hartford
1/31	at Syracuse	X	X	X	X	NESN - Boston, Victory Sports - Minneapolis, Cox - New Orleans, TW - Albany, TW - Syracuse
2/21	St. John's	X	X	X	X	WWOR - New York
2/28	West Virginia	WFXR	X	X	X	WPHL - Philadelphia, WCVB - Boston, WJAL - Washington, WFOR - Miami, WTAE - Pittsburgh, WTXX - Hartford, WTCN - West Palm Beach, WNGS - Buffalo, Cox - New England, WJXT - Jacksonville, TW - Albany, WMWB - South Bend, WCHS - Charleston,WV, TW - Syracuse, WBGR - Bangor, WBVT - Burlington, VT, WOAY - Bluefield, WVFX - Clarksburg, WV, Metro - New York
3/6	at Georgetown	WFXR	X	X	X	WPHL - Philadelphia, WJLA - Washington, WHMB - Indianapolis, WTCN - West Palm Beach, WJXT - Jacksonville, WMWB - South Bend, WBGR - Bangor, WVFX - Clarksburg, WV

* - Game of the Week games to be aired on WFXR/WJPR FOX in Roanoke/Lynchburg