ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Valley Conference will have an exclusive 28-game men’s basketball schedule on ESPN platforms during the 2025-26 academic year, Commissioner Jeff Jackson announced Wednesday.

The Valley will clear productions on ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN+, the leading sports streaming service.  There will be four games on ESPN2, a total of six contests on ESPNU and a league-selected package of 18 digital exclusive games distributed on ESPN+.

For nine of the 10 linear telecasts, ESPN and The Valley will utilize a Wildcard Selection process to determine which game will be aired on a specific date.  As part of the Wildcard Selection process, ESPN, working in tandem with league staff, will announce its telecast selection 14 days from competition.

Additional regular-season men’s basketball games produced by MVC institutions will be delivered exclusively through The Valley on ESPN -- the league’s co-branded digital network with ESPN available through the ESPN App.

The 2026 State Farm MVC Men’s Basketball Championship -- the league’s 36th-consecutive event in St. Louis -- on March 5-8 will feature 10 games with the first seven contests being shown nationally on ESPN+.  This year’s tournament will be the Conference’s 50th overall men’s basketball championship. 

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