Written by Mike Perry

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Mid-American Conference has announced a 34-game men's and women's basketball league television package produced and distributed by the new home for MAC basketball -- SportsTime Ohio (STO). The 34 scheduled games are part of the largest men’s and women’s television package in league history. In addition, there will be at least 13 other men’s basketball games that are scheduled to be televised on ESPN’s Family of Networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3.com) – the conference’s most extensive national cable package ever.

 The men's basketball television schedule will begin on Tuesday, November 16 as Central Michigan battles Hawaii at 4 a.m. ET as part of ESPN’s College Hoops Tip-off marathon. STO’s coverage of the MAC will begin on Wednesday November 24 as Akron hosts Cleveland State and will culminate with quarterfinals (STO), semifinals (STO) and Championship game (ESPN2, 6 p.m. ET) coverage of the FirstEnergy MAC Men's Basketball Tournament on March 10-12.

 Michael Reghi will be joined by MAC Hall of Famer and former Toledo and Philadelphia 76ers standout Steve Mix as talent for the MAC men's basketball SportsTime Ohio package. STO’s Mike Cairns will provide the play-by-play for the women’s broadcasts with the analyst role to be determined.

 The STO women's basketball television schedule begins on Saturday, January 8 as Ohio travels to Akron for a Noon tip and contains eight regular-season telecasts in addition to the MAC Women's Basketball Tournament semifinals (March 11, Noon/2:30 p.m. ET) and championship game (March 12, 1 p.m. ET) telecast.

 The majority of STO’s men’s and women’s basketball productions will be distributed in high definition – a first for the league’s regional television package.

 Games will also be available in the MAC footprint via Comcast Michigan (channel 900), Comcast Indiana (channel 81) and Comcast Sports Net Chicago. Check your local listings for game times and local availability. Games will also be available via STO in the Buffalo market on DirecTV (channel 662) and Dish Network (channel 431) as Buffalo is part of STO’s normal distribution footprint.

 A complete listing of 2010-2011 MAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball TV Schedule is as follows:

 2011 MAC/STO Women’s TV Schedule:

-          Saturday, Jan. 8: Ohio @ Akron, 12 Noon ET

-          Saturday, Jan. 15: Toledo @ EMU, 12 Noon ET

-          Saturday, Jan. 22: CMU @ BGSU, 12 Noon ET

-          Saturday, Jan. 22: EMU @ Akron, 5pm ET*

-          Saturday, Jan. 29: Kent State @ Toledo, 12 Noon ET

-          Saturday, Feb. 5: 21-Day Wildcard Selection, 12 Noon ET

-          Saturday, Feb. 12: 21-Day Wildcard Selection, 12 Noon ET

-          Saturday Feb. 12: Ball State @ Akron, 5pm ET*

-          Saturday, Feb. 19: 21-Day Wildcard Selection, 12 Noon ET

-          Saturday, Feb. 26: Kent State @ BGSU, 12 Noon ET

-          Friday, March 11: MAC Tournament Semifinals (12 Noon/2:30 pm)

-          Saturday, March 12: MAC Tournament Championship (1 pm)

 * Denotes Akron/ ISP Sports Production

2010 - 2011 MAC/STO Men’s TV Schedule:

-         Wednesday, Nov. 24: Cleveland State @ Akron, 7pm ET;*

-         Tuesday, Dec. 21: Cincinnati @ Miami, 7 pm ET;

-         Saturday, Jan. 8; Kent State @ Akron; 7pm ET;*

-          Sunday, Jan. 9: Miami @ Ohio, 2 pm ET;

-          Wednesday, Jan. 12: WMU @ Ball State, 7:30 pm ET;

-          Sunday, Jan. 16: Akron @ Buffalo, 2 pm ET;

-          Wednesday, Jan. 19: Kent State @ Buffalo, 7:30 pm ET;

-          Saturday, Jan. 22: BGSU @ Akron, 7:30pm ET;*

-          Sunday, Jan. 23: Miami @ Kent State, 2 pm ET;

-          Tuesday, Jan. 25: BGSU @ Toledo, 7:30 pm ET;

-          Wednesday, Jan. 26: Akron @ NIU, 7:30 pm ET/6:30 pm CT;

-          Sunday, Jan. 30: Toledo @ Kent State, 2 pm ET;

-          Wednesday, Feb. 2: 21-Day Advance Selection, 7:30 pm ET;

-          Tuesday, Feb. 8: CMU @ Buffalo, 7:30 pm ET;

-          Wednesday, Feb. 9: WMU @ Akron, 7:30 pm ET;

-          Saturday Feb. 12: Ball State @ Akron, 7:30pm ET;*

-          Tuesday, Feb. 15: 21-Day Advance Selection, 7:30 pm ET;

-          Wednesday, Feb. 16: EMU @ CMU, 7:30 pm ET;

-          Wednesday, Feb. 23: 21-Day Advance Selection, 7:30 pm ET;

-          Tuesday, March 1: Kent State @ BGSU, 7:30 pm ET;

-          Wednesday, March 2: Miami @ Buffalo, 7:30 pm ET;

-          Thursday, March 10: MAC Quarterfinals (12 Noon/2:30pm/7 pm/9:30 pm);

-          Friday, March 11: MAC Semifinals (7 pm/9:30 pm);

 * Denotes Akron/ ISP Sports Production

 2010-11 ESPN Basketball Schedule:

-          Tuesday, Nov. 16: CMU @ Hawaii, 4 am ET/ESPN;

-          Tuesday, Nov. 16: Robert Morris @ Kent State, 8 am ET/ESPN;

-          Saturday, Nov. 27: Illinois @ Western Michigan, 1 pm/ESPN3.com;

-          Thursday, Dec. 9: Kent State @ Florida, 7 pm ET/ESPN2;

-          Sunday, Dec. 12: South Florida @ Kent State, 6:30 pm ET/ESPNU;

-          Saturday, Dec. 18: Detroit @ CMU, 7 pm ET/ESPNU;

-          Sunday, Jan. 2: Miami @ Kansas, 6 pm ET/ESPNU;

-          Saturday, Jan. 22: Buffalo @ Ohio, 3 pm ET/ESPNU;

-          Sunday, Jan. 30: CMU @ Akron, 6 pm ET/ESPNU;

-          Saturday, Feb. 5: CMU @ Kent State, 5 pm ET/ESPNU;

-          Saturday, Feb. 19: ESPN BracketBuster Saturday, TBD;

-          Saturday, Feb. 26: ESPNU 21-Day Wildcard selection, 11 am ET/10 am CT;

-          Friday, March 4: ESPN2 21-Day Advance Selection, 7pm ET/6 pm CT;

-          Saturday, March 12: FirstEnergy MAC Tournament Championship, 6 pm ET/ESPN2