Viewer’s guide to the UConn women’s, men’s basketball games locally and from across the country
Trying to watch the Huskies locally? From across the country? Via cable? Via streaming service?
No matter what your situation is, we have you covered with our 2021-22 viewing guide for both the UConn women’s and men’s basketball teams.
Here’s everything you need to know about how and where to watch games this season.
UConn women
Thanks to a deal SNY struck with Fox Sports, the Big East’s primary TV rights holder, SNY will carry the majority of UConn women’s basketball games, starting with the Nov. 14 season opener against Arkansas and then 17 regular-season conference games. This will be the 10th season UConn women’s basketball has been on SNY.
The Huskies will then have two games each on Fox and CBS Sports Network, as well as at least two apiece on ESPN and ESPN2, one on ABC and one on FS1.
The UConn women’s exhibition game against Fort Hays State will not be televised but can be live streamed at UConnHuskies.com.
The Huskies’ first two Battle 4 Atlantis games will only be available to stream on the subscription site FloHoops. The tournament’s championship game, which UConn is likely to play in, will air on ESPN2, while the third/fourth-place game will be broadcast on ESPNU.
How to watch SNY games: In-market (Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania)
If your cable/satellite provider carries SNY, you can access all games on your TV. The Connecticut providers are: Altice/Optimum, Charter Spectrum, Cox, Comcast/Xfinity and DirecTV. Frontier and Atlantic Broadband dropped SNY in recent years.
You can also access SNY on DirecTV Stream, FuboTV, Hulu + Live TV and YouTube TV, if you subscribe to those streaming services rather than cable.
Authenticated SNY subscribers can access UConn games and pregame and postgame coverage at SNY.tv and through the NBC Sports App. Use your log-in credentials for your cable provider or streaming service if you want to access SNY online or through the NBC app.
How to watch SNY games: Out-of-market
If Fox is part of your TV package, you can access games at no additional cost through the Fox Sports app or online by signing in at https://www.foxsports.com/ with your cable provider or streaming service log-in credentials.
(If you are an in-market viewer and don’t have SNY, you can’t access games through Fox Sports, as those games are subject to a regional blackout. Sorry.)
SNY may be available to some DirectTV, Verizon FiOS, Comcast Cable and AT&T U-Verse customers nationally. Check with your cable provider to see whether you’re in one of those lucky zip codes.
UConn’s schedule and TV designations:
Nov. 14 vs. Arkansas, 1 p.m. (SNY)
Nov. 20 vs. Minnesota in Battle 4 Atlantis, noon (FloHoops)
Nov. 21 vs. USF or Syracuse in Battle 4 Atlantis, TBD (FloHoops)
Nov. 22 vs. TBD in Battle 4 Atlantis, TBD (TBD)
Dec. 3 at Seton Hall, 7 p.m. (SNY)
Dec. 5 vs. Notre Dame, noon (FS1)
Dec. 9 at Georgia Tech, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Dec. 11 vs. UCLA in Never Forget Tribute Classic, 1 p.m. (ABC)
Dec. 19 vs. Louisville in Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 29 vs. Marquette, 7 p.m. (SNY)
Dec. 31 at DePaul, 2 p.m. (SNY)
Jan. 5 at Georgetown, 7 p.m. (SNY)
Jan. 7 at Villanova, 7 p.m. (SNY)
Jan. 9 vs. Creighton, 1 p.m. (SNY)
Jan. 12 at Butler, 7 p.m. (SNY)
Jan. 15 vs. Xavier, noon (SNY)
Jan. 17 at Oregon, 5 p.m. (ESPN2)
Jan. 21 vs. Seton Hall, 7 p.m. (SNY)
Jan. 23 at St. John’s, 1 p.m. (SNY)
Jan. 27 at South Carolina, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 30 at Providence, 11 a.m. (SNY)
Feb. 2 at Creighton, 7:30 p.m. (SNY)
Feb. 4 vs. Butler, 7 p.m. (SNY)
Feb. 6 vs. Tennessee, noon/1 p.m. (Fox)
Feb. 9 vs. Villanova, 7 p.m. (SNY)
Feb. 11 vs. DePaul, 7 p.m. (SNY)
Feb. 13 at Marquette, 2:30 p.m. (Fox)
Feb. 18 at Xavier, 7 p.m. (SNY)
Feb. 20 vs. Georgetown, 2 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
Feb. 25 vs. St. John’s, 7 p.m. (SNY)
Feb. 27 vs. Providence, 2 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
March 4-7: Big East Tournament (FS1/FS2)
UConn men
With UConn joining the new Big East and becoming part of its TV deal with Fox (that contract runs through 2025), most UConn games will air on FS1 (12 games) or FS2 (four games), with five games offered on Fox, three games on CBS Sports Network, and one on CBS. In some cases, such as the Battle 4 Atlantis and the Big East-Big 12 Battle, tournament TV deals place the games on ESPN or ESPN2.
UConn’s schedule and TV designations:
Nov. 9 vs. CCSU, 6:30 p.m. (FS1)
Nov. 13 vs. Coppin State, noon (FS2)
Nov. 17 vs. LIU, 6:30 p.m. (FS2)
Nov. 20 vs. Binghamton, noon (FS2)
Nov. 24 vs. Auburn in Battle 4 Atlantis, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Nov. 25 vs. Michigan State or Loyola-Chicago in Battle 4 Atlantis, TBD (ESPN/ESPN2)
Nov. 26 vs. TBD in Battle 4 Atlantis, TBD (ESPN family of networks)
Nov. 30 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore, 7 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
Dec. 4 vs. Grambling State, 4 p.m. (FS2)
Dec. 8 at West Virginia, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Dec. 11 vs. St. Bonaventure in Never Forget Classic, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Dec. 18 vs. Providence, 5 p.m. (Fox)
Dec. 21 at Marquette, 9 p.m. (FS1)
Dec. 28 at Xavier, 7 p.m. (FS1)
Jan. 1 vs. Butler, 4 p.m. (FS1)
Jan. 8 at Seton Hall, noon (Fox)
Jan. 12 vs. St. John’s, 8:30 p.m. (FS1)
Jan. 15 at Providence, 2 p.m. (FS1)
Jan. 20 at Butler, 9 p.m. (FS1)
Jan. 25 vs. Georgetown, 8:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
Jan. 29 at DePaul, 6:30 p.m. (FS1)
Feb. 1 vs. Creighton, 6:30 p.m. (FS1)
Feb. 5 at Villanova, noon (Fox)
Feb. 8 vs. Marquette, 6:30 p.m. (FS1)
Feb. 13 at St. John’s, noon (Fox)
Feb. 16 vs. Seton Hall, 8:30 p.m. (CBS Sports Network)
Feb. 19 vs. Xavier, noon (Fox)
Feb. 22 vs. Villanova, 8 p.m. (FS1)
Feb. 27 at Georgetown, noon (CBS)
March 2 at Creighton, 8:30 p.m. (FS1)
March 5 vs. DePaul, TBD (TBD)
March 9-12 Big East Tournament (Fox/FS1)
On the radio
UConn games will be broadcast on the UConn IMG Radio Network, with Mike Crispino and Wayne Norman on the call for the men and Bob Joyce and Debbie Fiske for the women. The flagship is 97.9 ESPN in Hartford. Other stations include WINE 940 AM, WGCH 1490 AM, WICC 600 AM, WAVZ 1300 AM, WXLM 980 AM, WATR 1320 AM, WILI 1400 AM, 95.3 FM.
XM and Internet channels will be available game by game.
Dom Amore can be reached at damore@courant.com
