The Metro Conference announced 27 regional television broadcasts for its 2026-27 men’s and women’s basketball season, expanding the package from 18 televised games the previous season. The games will air on SNY, NESN and Monumental Sports Network, with each regional broadcast also simulcast nationwide on ESPN+ and available through the ESPN app without digital blackouts.
SNY will carry 12 broadcasts, while NESN will televise 10 and Monumental Sports Network will carry five. The regional coverage spans New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, northeastern Pennsylvania, the six-state New England region and the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Metro Conference Broadcast Package Expands
The regional schedule begins Thursday, Nov. 5, with SNY carrying Binghamton at Saint Peter’s in men’s basketball at 7 p.m. and NESN televising Bryant at Quinnipiac in men’s basketball at 7 p.m. Monumental Sports Network’s schedule opens Friday, Nov. 6, with Loyola at Mount St. Mary’s in men’s basketball at 7 p.m.
Five wild-card broadcasts also will air on ESPNU, including four men’s games and one women’s game. The matchups will be selected 10 days before each scheduled broadcast date.
All listed times are Eastern, and the broadcast schedule is subject to change. The host institution’s campus production team will produce each ESPN+ and regional sports network broadcast.
2026-27 SNY Broadcast Schedule
Thursday, Nov. 5: Binghamton at Saint Peter’s, men’s basketball, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 8: Princeton at Siena, men’s basketball, 1 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 16: Yale at Quinnipiac, women’s basketball, 6:30 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 30: Holy Cross at Sacred Heart, women’s basketball, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 6: Marist at Iona, men’s basketball, 1 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 16: Columbia at Fairfield, women’s basketball, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 13: Manhattan at Marist, men’s basketball, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 16: Fairfield at Mount St. Mary’s, men’s basketball, 4 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 18: Siena at Manhattan, women’s basketball, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 23: Sacred Heart at Marist, women’s basketball, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 24: Marist at Sacred Heart, men’s basketball, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 7: Siena at Iona, men’s basketball, 1 p.m.
2026-27 Monumental Sports Network Schedule
Friday, Nov. 6: Loyola at Mount St. Mary’s, men’s basketball, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 13: Sacred Heart at Mount St. Mary’s, women’s basketball, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 23: Iona at Mount St. Mary’s, women’s basketball, 1 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 18: Marist at Mount St. Mary’s, women’s basketball, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 28: Niagara at Mount St. Mary’s, men’s basketball, 2 p.m.
2026-27 NESN Broadcast Schedule
Thursday, Nov. 5: Bryant at Quinnipiac, men’s basketball, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 18: Boston University at Merrimack, men’s basketball, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 13: Boston College at Quinnipiac, women’s basketball, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 19: Siena at Merrimack, women’s basketball, 6 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 3: Merrimack at Quinnipiac, women’s basketball, 2 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 10: Marist at Quinnipiac, men’s basketball, 2 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 21: Marist at Merrimack, women’s basketball, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 24: Manhattan at Merrimack, men’s basketball, 1 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 18: Niagara at Merrimack, women’s basketball, 11 a.m.
Sunday, Feb. 28: Merrimack at Quinnipiac, men’s basketball, 2 p.m.
2027 Metro Conference Championships
The 2026-27 basketball season will culminate with the 2027 Metro Conference men’s and women’s basketball championships. The championships are scheduled for March 4-9 at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City for the eighth consecutive year.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
The expanded package has a direct Maryland connection through Monumental Sports Network, which reaches households in Maryland and will carry five Metro Conference games. Mount St. Mary’s appears in all five Monumental Sports Network broadcasts, including four home games and the Nov. 6 men’s matchup against Loyola.
Every televised game also will be available nationwide on ESPN+ and through the ESPN app without digital blackouts. The increase from 18 regional broadcasts to 27 gives Metro Conference men’s and women’s basketball broader television coverage during the 2026-27 season.
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