DENVER – MSU Denver basketball is on the air this season.
Five Metropolitan State University of Denver basketball games will be televised this season by Channel 20.
Four of the games to be broadcast will be men's games, while the other is a women's matchup. All five games will be played at the Auraria Event Center, and all five are Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference games.
"We're excited to have our basketball programs appearing on Channel 20," said
Dr. Anthony Grant, director of athletics at MSU Denver. "It's a great opportunity for the public to see the quality of our teams and our student-athletes, and it gives them the opportunity to gain some deserved recognition as a result of all their efforts. It's also a chance for our institution to be highlighted locally. We're grateful for Channel 20 to assist us with this opportunity, and we look forward to continuing this partnership."
The TV lineup includes two local RMAC rivalries: the MSU Denver men against Regis on Friday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m., and the Roadrunners' men against Colorado School of Mines on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m.
"We are very pleased to be working with the MSU Denver Roadrunners to televise these games," said Mark Cornetta, general manager of Channel 20. "The winning tradition at MSU Denver is incredible and it will be nice for the community to get to see the men and women in action on Channel 20. We look forward to growing this partnership."
The MSU Denver men, who have the best winning percentage in the history of Division II basketball (.714), were picked to finish fifth in the RMAC's preseason coaches poll. The Roadrunners had 10 losses of six points or fewer last season, including eight in league play, and finished ninth.
The MSU Denver women have been picked to finish fourth in the RMAC this season after finishing third last year.
All other MSU Denver basketball games can be streamed at roadrunnersathletics.com/tv.
The Channel 20 TV schedule:
Friday, Dec. 6: Men's Basketball, Regis at MSU Denver, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 21: Women's Basketball, Chadron State at MSU Denver, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 11: Men's Basketball, Westminster at MSU Denver, 7 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 7: Men's Basketball, UCCS at MSU Denver, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 8: Men's Basketball, Colorado School of Mines at MSU Denver, 7 p.m.
