Big Ten Network Announces On-Air Basketball Talent For 2024-25 Season

Big Ten Network Announces On-Air Basketball Talent For 2024-25 Season

All 36 basketball programs to be featured across, BTN, B1G+ and the FOX Sports App

 

CHICAGO, Ill. – The Big Ten Network today announced its on-air talent and programming lineup ahead of the 2024-25 basketball season. As basketball coverage expands to include the Pacific time zone, BTN’s plans for the season include a collection of experienced broadcasters and analysts along with brand new original programming throughout the season.

 

On-Air Talent

 

This season, Brandon Gaudin, Aaron Goldsmith, Guy Haberman, Jason Horowitz, A.J. Kanell, Kevin Kugler, Jeff Levering, J.B. Long, Connor Onion, Cory Provus, Wayne Randazzo, Dave Revsine and Jason Ross Jr. will be among the play-by-play broadcasters for men’s basketball coverage on BTN.

 

An expanded roster of men’s basketball analysts includes Stephen Bardo, LaPhonso Ellis, Robbie Hummel, Don MacLean, Shon Morris, Eldridge Recasner and Bruce Weber among others. Sideline reporters Ashley Adamson and Andy Katz will provide updates from the arenas throughout the season

 

Throughout men’s basketball studio programming, hosts Revsine and Rick Pizzo will be joined by Bardo, John Beilein, Rapheal Davis, Seth Davis, Mike DeCourcy, Hummel, Katz, Trent Meacham and Weber.

 

During women’s basketball season, Krista Blunk, Mike Hall, Sloane Martin, Kylen Mills, Ann Schatz and Elise Woodward will be among those to provide play-by-play on BTN broadcasts, while Tammy Blackburn, Blunk, Alyssa Charlston, Autumn Johnson, Meghan McKeown, Shimmy Miller and Christy Winters-Scott will serve as game and studio analysts.

 

Women’s basketball studio programming will be hosted by Mills and Hall alongside Johnson and Miller as analysts.

 

Programming

 

Surrounding game coverage on BTN, the FOX Sports App and B1G+ will be an expansive lineup of studio and original programming including:

• B1G Today – BTN’s daily studio show focused on all 18 schools, featuring highlights, analysis and interviews with coaches and student athletes.
• The B1G Show – BTN’s nightly recap show that focuses on the action of each day with highlights and expert analysis.
• The Journey: Big Ten Basketball – On Wednesday nights beginning in January, the Emmy-nominated Journey returns for its 16^th season and takes viewers behind the scenes with compelling stories from an assortment of Big Ten basketball personalities
• On The Court is the Big Ten Network’s sport-specific, multi-platform franchise taking fans behind-the-scenes of Big Ten women’s basketball.
• Basketball in 60 – 60-minute cutdowns of the top men’s and women’s basketball games will air weekly throughout the season
• Women’s Sports Report – A 30-minute studio show highlighting the results and storylines across the Big Ten landscape, including women’s basketball
• The B1G Moment: Tyus Edney – The story behind the Tyus Edney coast-to-coast shot that stunned Missouri in the 1995 NCAA Tournament as the top-seeded UCLA Bruins took down the 8th-seeded Tigers in the Round of 32.
• The B1G Moment: Isaiah Thomas – A look back on Isaiah Thomas’ championship-winning shot at the buzzer to secure Washington’s victory over Arizona in the 2011 conference tournament.

For complete listings, visit btn.com.

 

Digital Coverage of Big Ten Basketball

 

Any Big Ten game that is not airing on television, along with a collection of non-conference games, can be seen on B1G+, BTN’s subscription service for non-televised events and archives of classic games and original content. Fans can subscribe to B1G+ with an annual pass for $89.99 per year or a monthly pass for $12.99 per month.

 

Digital coverage will be available all season via the Big Ten Network’s X, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram platforms. Fans can follow Big Ten Women’s Basketball on X, Instagram and YouTube, and can keep up with Big Ten Men’s Basketball on X, Instagram and YouTube. All television programming on BTN can be streamed via the web, smartphones, tablets and connected devices on the Fox Sports App.

 

About The Big Ten Network

A joint venture between the Big Ten Conference and Fox Corporation, Big Ten Network is the first internationally distributed network dedicated to covering one of the premier collegiate conferences in the country. With more than 2,200 live events across all platforms, the 24/7 network is the ultimate destination for Big Ten fans and alumni across the country, allowing them to see their favorite teams, regardless of where they live. The Fox Sports App is the digital extension of the Big Ten Network, delivering live games and on-demand programming to Big Ten Network customers via the web, smartphones, and tablets. Network events include football, men’s and women’s basketball games, dozens of Big Ten Olympic sports and championship events, studio shows and classic games. With over 1,700 events annually, B1G+ is the subscription streaming service for thousands of live non-televised games, next day on-demand archives, 14 school channels programmed 24 hours a day and access to Big Ten Network’s library of previous season classics and original programming. Original programming highlights activities and accomplishments from some of the nation’s finest universities, including the Emmy-nominated The Journey. The network is carried by all the major video distributors across the United States and Canada, such as DIRECTV, DISH, Verizon Fios, Spectrum, Xfinity, Optimum, Cox Contour TV, Mediacom, Astound Broadband and approximately 300 additional video providers across North America. Big Ten Network is also available through streaming providers including DIRECTV Stream, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV and YouTube TV. For additional information, please visit www.btn.com.