NEW ORLEANS – The Sun Belt Conference announced its largest television package ever for men’s and women’s basketball for the 2015-16 season. ESPN3 will carry 99 games during the 2015-16 season to go along with two nationally-televised rivalry games on ESPN2.

The two Tuesday night clashes to be televised on ESPN2 will be UT Arlington at Texas State on Feb. 9, 2016, and Georgia State at Georgia Southern on Feb. 23, 2016.

On-campus productions delivered on ESPN3 offer unique opportunities for students and staff at each Sun Belt Conference member institution in live-game production. ESPN3 is streamed live on WatchESPN platforms across computers, smartphones, tablets and connected devices. It is accessible to more than 99 million households to fans with an affiliated internet or video provider.

The 2016 Sun Belt Conference Women’s Basketball Championship tips-off on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 with game one of the women’s tournament at 11:30 a.m. (CT). The women’s basketball championship game is set for a 7 p.m. (CT) tip-off on Saturday, March 12. The men’s tournament begins on Thursday, March 10 at 5 p.m. (CT) with the championship game slated for Selection Sunday (March 13) and a 12 p.m. (CT) tip. The men’s championship game will be televised nationally on ESPN2 and all other games of the men’s and women’s tournaments will be carried by ESPN3.

Both the men’s and women’s championship tournaments will take place at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, La. The top eight teams in the standings will advance to the championship tournaments with the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds on the men’s side earning byes to the semifinals and the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds earning byes to the quarterfinal rounds.

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ESPN2 Nationally-Televised Men’s Basketball Games Tuesday, February 9, 2016 UT Arlington at Texas State San Marcos, Texas 8:00 PM CT ESPN2 Tuesday, February 23, 2016 Georgia State at Georgia Southern Statesboro, Ga. 5:00 PM CT ESPN2 2015 Sun Belt Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships Wednesday, March 9, 2016 2015 Women’s Championship Quarterfinals New Orleans, La. 11:30 AM CT ESPN3 2015 Women’s Championship Quarterfinals New Orleans, La. 2:00 PM CT ESPN3 2015 Women’s Championship Quarterfinals New Orleans, La. 5:00 PM CT ESPN3 2015 Women’s Championship Quarterfinals New Orleans, La. 7:30 PM CT ESPN3 Thursday, March 10, 2016 2015 Men’s Championship Opening Round New Orleans, La. 5:00 PM CT ESPN3 2015 Men’s Championship Opening Round New Orleans, La. 7:30 PM CT ESPN3 Friday, March 11, 2016 2015 Women’s Championship Semifinals New Orleans, La. 11:30 AM CT ESPN3 2015 Women’s Championship Semifinals New Orleans, La. 2:00 PM CT ESPN3 2015 Men’s Championship Quarterfinals New Orleans, La. 5:00 PM CT ESPN3 2015 Men’s Championship Quarterfinals New Orleans, La. 7:30 PM CT ESPN3 Saturday, March 12, 2016 2015 Men’s Championship Semifinals New Orleans, La. 1:00 PM CT ESPN3 2015 Men’s Championship Semifinals New Orleans, La. 3:30 PM CT ESPN3 2015 Women’s Championship Game New Orleans, La. 7:00 PM CT ESPN3 Sunday, March 13, 2016 2015 Men’s Championship Game New Orleans, La. 12:00 PM CT ESPN2 Sun Belt Conference Men’s Basketball on ESPN3 Friday, November 13, 2015 Middle Georgia College at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 6:00 PM CT ESPN3 Tuesday, November 17, 2015 Furman at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 6:00 PM CT ESPN3 Thursday, November 19, 2015 Emmanuel College at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 6:00 PM CT ESPN3 Friday, November 27, 2015 IUPUI at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 6:00PM CT ESPN3 Saturday, December 12, 2015 Old Dominion at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 1:00 PM CT ESPN3 Tuesday, December 22, 2015 Middle Tennessee at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 6:00 PM CT ESPN3 Thursday, January 7, 2016 UT-Arlington at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 6:30 PM CT ESPN3 Troy at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 6:30 PM CT ESPN3 Saturday, January 9, 2016 Texas State at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 2:30 PM CT ESPN3 South Alabama at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 1:30 PM CT ESPN3 Thursday, January 14, 2016 UL Lafayette at Georgia Southern Statesboro, Ga. 6:30 PM CT ESPN3 UL Monroe at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 6:30 PM CT ESPN3 Saturday, January 16, 2016 UL Lafayette at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 1:30 PM CT ESPN3 UL Monroe at Georgia Southern Statesboro, Ga. 4:00 PM CT ESPN3 Appalachian State at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 7:00 PM CT ESPN3 Monday, January 18, 2016 Little Rock at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 7:35 PM CT ESPN3 Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Georgia Southern at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 6:30 PM CT ESPN3 Thursday, January 21, 2016 Georgia State at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 6:30 PM CT ESPN3 Saturday, January 23, 2016 Georgia Southern at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 2:30 PM CT ESPN3 Troy at UL Lafayette Lafayette, La. 6:15 PM CT ESPN3 Thursday, January 28, 2016 Georgia State at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 7:35 PM CT ESPN3 Saturday, January 30, 2016 Georgia State at Little Rock Little Rock, Ark. 6:00 PM CT ESPN3 Georgia Southern at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 7:05 PM CT ESPN3 Thursday, February 4, 2016 UL Lafayette at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 6:30 PM CT ESPN3 Texas State at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 6:30 PM CT ESPN3 South Alabama at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 7:35 PM CT ESPN3 Saturday, February 6, 2016 UT Arlington at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 1:30 PM CT ESPN3 UL Monroe at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 2:30 PM CT ESPN3 Troy at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 7:05 PM CT ESPN3 Saturday, February 13, 2016 Georgia Southern at South Alabama Mobile, Ala. 4:05 PM CT ESPN3 Thursday, February 18, 2016 South Alabama at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 6:30 PM CT ESPN3 Little Rock at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 6:30 PM CT ESPN3 Saturday, February 20, 2016 Arkansas State at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 1:30 PM CT ESPN3 Troy at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 6:30 PM CT ESPN3 UL Monroe at UT Arlington Arlington, Texas 7:15 PM CT ESPN3 Thursday, February 25, 2016 Texas State at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 7:35 PM CT ESPN3 Saturday, February 27, 2016 Appalachian State at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 1:30 PM CT ESPN3 UT Arlington at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 7:05 PM CT ESPN3 Thursday, March 3, 2016 Little Rock at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 6:30 PM CT ESPN3 Saturday, March 5, 2016 Arkansas St at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 2:30 PM CT ESPN3 Georgia State at UL Monroe Monroe, La. 4:00 PM CT ESPN3 Sun Belt Conference Women’s Basketball on ESPN3 Thursday, November 19, 2015 East Tennessee State at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 6:00 PM CT ESPN3 Saturday, November 21, 2015 Morehead State at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 6:00 PM CT ESPN3 Saturday, November 28, 2015 Howard at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 12:00 PM CT ESPN3 Sunday, November 29, 2015 Charlotte at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 2:00 PM CT ESPN3 Saturday, December 5, 2015 North Florida at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 1:00 PM CT ESPN3 Thursday, December 17, 2015 Richmond at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 6:00 PM CT ESPN3 Sunday, December 20, 2015 Furman at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 1:00 PM CT ESPN3 Thursday, January 7, 2016 UT Arlington at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 4:00 PM CT ESPN3 Troy at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 4:00 PM CT ESPN3 Saturday, January 9, 2016 South Alabama at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 11:00 AM CT ESPN3 Texas Sate at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 12:00 PM CT ESPN3 Thursday, January 14, 2016 UL Lafayette at Georgia Southern Statesboro, Ga. 4:00 PM CT ESPN3 UL Monroe at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 4:00 PM CT ESPN3 Saturday, January 16, 2016 UL Lafayette at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 11:00 AM CT ESPN3 UL Monroe at Georgia Southern Statesboro, Ga. 1:30 PM CT ESPN3 Appalachian State at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 3:05 PM CT ESPN3 Monday, January 18, 2016 Little Rock at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 5:05 PM CT ESPN3 Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Georgia Southern at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 4:00 PM CT ESPN3 Thursday, January 21, 2016 Georgia State at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 4:00 PM CT ESPN3 Saturday, January 23, 2016 Georgia Southern at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 12:00 PM CT ESPN3 Troy at UL Lafayette Lafayette, La. 4:00 PM CT ESPN3 Thursday, January 28, 2016 Georgia State at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 5:05 PM CT ESPN3 Saturday, January 30, 2016 Georgia Southern at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 3:05 PM CT ESPN3 Georgia State at Little Rock Little Rock, Ark. 4:00 PM CT ESPN3 Thursday, February 4, 2016 UL Lafayette at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 4:00 PM CT ESPN3 Texas State at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 4:00 PM CT ESPN3 South Alabama at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 5:05 PM CT ESPN3 Saturday, February 6, 2016 UT Arlington at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 11:00 AM CT ESPN3 UL Monroe at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 12:00 PM CT ESPN3 Troy at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 3:00 PM CT ESPN3 Saturday, February 13, 2016 Georgia Southern at South Alabama Mobile, Ala. 2:00 PM CT ESPN3 Thursday, February 18, 2016 South Alabama at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 4:00 PM CT ESPN3 Little Rock at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 4:00 PM CT ESPN3 Saturday, February 20, 2016 Arkansas State at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 11:00 AM CT ESPN3 Troy at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 12:00 PM CT ESPN3 UL Monroe at UT Arlington Arlington, Texas 5:00 PM CT ESPN3 Monday, February 22, 2016 Georgia State at Georgia Southern Statesboro, Ga. 4:00 PM CT ESPN3 Thursday, February 25, 2016 Texas State at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 5:05 PM CT ESPN3 Saturday, February 27, 2016 Appalachian State at Georgia State Atlanta, Ga. 11:00 AM CT ESPN3 UT Arlington at Arkansas State Jonesboro, Ark. 3:05 PM CT ESPN3 Thursday, March 3, 2016 Little Rock at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 4:00 PM CT ESPN3 Saturday, March 5, 2016 Arkansas St at Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 12:00 PM CT ESPN3 Georgia State at UL Monroe Monroe, La. 2:00 PM CT ESPN3

* - All times are CT and subject to change

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