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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
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