NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Belmont University men's basketball will be featured on ESPN2 as part of the Missouri Valley Conference's television wildcard selection process, the league office announced Thursday.
Belmont's Jan. 29 game vs. Drake will be broadcast on ESPN2 and the Watch ESPN app.
Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. CT.
Belmont will welcome ESPN2 to the Curb Event Center for the first time since Feb. 23, 2013, when the Bruins defeated Ohio, 81-62, in the final game of the ESPN BracketBusters series.
This marks the second meeting between Belmont and Drake.
The Bruins won, 74-69, last season in the ESPN Events Invitational.
Using the Wildcard model, the Missouri Valley Conference -- in conjunction with its television partners -- reserves clearance windows for select dates throughout the season and waits until two weeks before the contest(s) to determine network clearances.
ESPN2 is currently in approximately 75 million households.
Fourth Capital will serve as the Belmont game sponsor.
Belmont University men's basketball has earned postseason invitations 15 of the last 17 seasons, including nine berths to the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins have won 20 conference championships since 2006 - third-most nationally over that span (Gonzaga, Kansas). Belmont has won 20 or more games in 12 consecutive seasons (Gonzaga, Kansas, Oregon). Belmont is one of only five NCAA Division I programs outside the Power 5 to post Top 100 rankings 12 consecutive seasons (Gonzaga, Saint Mary's (CA), San Diego State, Wichita State). Belmont University men's basketball boasts an NCAA-leading 19Â CoSIDAÂ Academic All-America selections since 2001 and is the only NCAA Division I program to make the NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) Honor Roll every year of existence
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