ACC Teams to Make 292 Television Appearances in 2009-10, Including All-Time High 179 Appearances on National TV



Sept. 30, 2009

2009-10 ACC Men's Basketball Schedule (in pdf)

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Atlantic Coast Conference released today an updated 2009-10 Men's Basketball schedule. The schedule is highlighted by 292 television appearances, including an all-time high 179 appearances on national television networks. This year's schedule also includes 188 televised games involving ACC teams and marks the fourth-straight year the ACC has had more than 275 television appearances.

ACC Basketball by the Numbers:

179 - ACC teams are scheduled to make an all-time high 179 appearances on national television networks, including 136 appearances on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, 34 on Fox Sports Net, nine on CBS.

92 - Ninety-two of the league's 96 conference games (96%) are scheduled to be televised. Boston College hosts Miami in the season's first league game on Dec. 6.

19 - Fox Sports Net and affiliates will televise 19 Sunday afternoon and evening games on a national basis, starting with North Carolina hosting Nevada on November 29. This season, 15 of the 19 FSN Sunday games are conference match-ups.

Yearly Appearances & Games

		Appearances
Year	National	Overall	Games
1989-90		132	81
1990-91		121	74
1991-92		159	81
1992-93	66	178	94
1993-94	81	170	87
1994-95	103	182	95
1995-96	111	201	130
1996-97	107	204	130
1997-98	116	206	133
1998-99	118	222	141
1999-00	101	213	138
2000-01	101	219	143
2001-02	116	224	145
2002-03	135	231	154
2003-04	133	231	152
2004-05	132	261	172
2005-06	149	261	172
2006-07	157	278	182
2007-08	168	287	187
2008-09	173	300	193
2009-10	179	292	189