MSC Sports announces schedule and coverage plans for 2023 Men's and Women's College Basketball tournament

MSC Sports announced today their schedule and coverage plans for 2023 Men's and Women's College Basketball tournaments. MSC Sports's coverage is highlighted by the ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Championship at 8:30PM ET on Saturday, March 11th. MSC's number 1 announcing team of Kevin Calabro, Stephen Bardo, Sara Strong will be calling the game. The CBB GameTime Tip crew of Steve Willhops, Lawrence Stephenson and Cam Wilson will also be there, hosting a special edition of the show at 8PM ET on MSC. 

Beginning Monday March 6th, special editions of the Ultimate College Basketball Show, with hosts Sara Nighthurst, Curt Nicholson, and Kurt Villehouse, and analysts Lawrence Tims, Will Lumanhaven, William Turner and Alex Williamson, will air on MSC+, MSC+2 and MSDN. Providing an in depth look on the games ahead. 

The Schedule for the beginnings of these special airings is as follows:

Monday, March 6th:

2PM, MSDN and 3PM, MSC+2: Villehouse/Turner 

7PM, MSC+: Nicholson/Tims

Tuesday, March 7th:

1PM, MSC+: Nighthurst/Tims/Lumahaven

4PM, MSC+2 and 6:30PM, MSDN: Villehouse/Turner/Williamson

Wednesday, March 8th:

11AM, MSC+: Nicholson/Turner

7PM, MSC+: Nighthurst/Tims/Lumahaven

4PM, MSC+2: Lawrence/Williamson

Thursday, March 9th:

11AM, MSC+ and 7PM, MSC+: Nighthurst/Tims/Lumahaven

12PM, MSC+2: Villehouse/Turner/Williamson

Friday, March 10th:

12PM, MSC+: Nighthurst/Tims/Lumahaven

3PM, MSC+2: Villehouse/Turner/Williamson

Saturday, March 11th:

10AM, MSC+: Nighthurst/Tims/Lumahaven

12PM, MSC: Willhops/Stephenson/Williams

5PM, MSDN: Lawrence/Turner

Sunday, March 12th:

11PM, MSC+: Nighthurst/Tims/Lumahaven

12PM, MSC: Willhops/Stephenson/Williams

The schedule of games is as follows:

 

Tuesday, February 28th:

Sun Belt First Round: Coastal Carolina vs. Arkansas State, 6PM, MSC Sports Extra

Patriot League First Round: Bucknell at American, 7PM, MSC Sports Extra

Patriot League First Round: Holy Cross at Loyola Maryland, 7PM, MSC Sports Extra

Sun Belt First Round: Texas State vs. Georgia State, 8:30PM, MSC Sports Extra

Thursday, March 2nd:

Sun Belt Second Round: South Alabama vs. App State, 12:30PM, MSC Sports Extra

MVC First Round: #8 vs #9, 1PM, MSDN

MVC First Round: #5 vs Evansville, 3:30PM, MSC+2

Sun Belt Second Round: Old Dominion vs. Texas State/Georgia State, 6PM, MSC Sports Extra

MVC First Round: #7 vs #10, 7PM, MSDN

Sun Belt Second Round: Georgia Southern vs. ULM, 8:30PM, MSC Sports Extra

WCC First Round: Portland vs San Diego, 9PM, MSDN

MVC First Round: #6 vs #11, 9:30PM, MSC+2

WCC First Round: Pacific vs Pepperdine, 11:30PM, MSC+2

Friday, March 3rd:

MVC Quaterfinal: #1 vs #8/#9, 1PM, MSC+2

MVC Quaterfinal: #4 vs. #5/Evansville, 3:30PM, MSC+2

MVC Quaterfinal: #2 vs. #7/#10, 7PM, MSC+2

WCC Second Round: BYU vs. Portland/San Diego, 9PM, MSDN

MVC Quaterfinal: #3 vs. #6/#11, 9:30PM, MSC+2

WCC Second Round: San Francisco vs. Pacific/Pepperdine, 11:30PM, MSC+2

Saturday, March 4th:

Sun Belt Quarterfinal: Southern Miss vs. South Alabama/App State, 12:30PM, MSC Sports Extra

Sun Belt Quarterfinal: James Madison vs. TBD, 3PM, MSC Sports Extra

Sun Belt Quarterfinal: Marshall vs. TBD, 6PM, MSC Sports Extra

Sun Belt Quarterfinal: Louisiana vs. #7/#10, 8:30PM, MSC Sports Extra

Big Sky First Round: #7 vs #8, 10PM, MSC Sports Extra

Sunday, March 5th:

Patriot League Semifinal 1, 2PM, MSC+

Patriot League Semifinal 2, 4PM, MSC+

Southland First Round: #5 vs. #8, 6PM, MSC Sports Extra

Sun Belt Semifinal 1, 6PM, MSC+

Big Sky Second Round: #1 vs. #9/#10, 7:30PM, MSC+2

Sun Belt Semifinal 2, 8:30PM, MSC+

Southland First Round: #6 vs. #7, 8:30PM, MSC Sports Extra

Big Sky Second Round: #2 vs. #7/#8, 10PM, MSC+2

Monday, March 6th:

Sun Belt Championship, 7PM, MSC+

Tuesday, March 7th:

ACC First Round: #12 vs. #13, 2PM, MSC+

WAC First Round: #8 vs. #9, 3PM, MSC Sports Extra

ACC First Round: #10 vs. #15, 4:30PM, MSC+

WAC First Round: #5 vs. #12, 5PM, MSC Sports Extra

Atlantic 10 First Round: #11 vs. #14, 4:30PM, MSC+2

Southland Semifinal: #1 vs. TBD, 6:30PM, MSDN

Big Sky Semifinal #1, 8:30PM, MSDN

ACC First Round, 7PM, MSC+

Southland Semifinal: #2 vs. TBD, 8:30PM, MSC+2

WAC First Round: #7 vs. #10, 9PM, MSC Sports Extra

Big Sky Semifinal #2, 11PM, MSC+2

WAC First Round: #6 vs. #11, 11PM, MSC Sports Extra

Wednesday, March 8th:

A10 Second Round: #8 vs. #9, 11:30AM, MSC+

A10 Second Round: #5 vs. #12/#13, 2PM, MSC+

Mountain West First Round: #8 vs. #9, 2PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra

Mountain West First Round: #7 vs. #10, 4:30PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra

Southland Championship: 5PM, MSC+

ACC Second Round: #7 vs. #10/#15, 7PM, MSC+

Mountain West First Round: #6 vs. #11, 7PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra

ACC Second Round: #6 vs. #11/#14, 9:30PM, MSC+

Big Sky Championship: 11:30PM, MSC+

Thursday, March 9th:

A10 Quarterfinal: #1 vs. #8/#9, 11:30AM, MSC+

American First Round: #8 vs. #9, 12:30PM, MSC+2

A10 Quarterfinal: #4 vs. TBD, 2PM, MSC+

American First Round: #7 vs. #10, 3PM, MSC+2

WAC Quarterfinal: #1 vs. #8/#9, 3PM, MSC Sports Extra

WAC Quarterfinal: #4 vs. #5/#12, 5PM, MSC Sports Extra

Conference USA Quarterfinal: #1 vs. #8/#9, 7PM, MSC+2

C-USA Quarterfinal: #4 vs. #5, 7PM, MSC+

Mountain West Quarterfinal, 8:30PM, MSC

WAC Quarterfinal: #2 vs. #7/#10, 9PM, MSC Sports Extra

WAC Quarterfinal: #3 vs. #6/#11, 11PM, MSC Sports Extra

MW Quarterfinal, 11:30PM, MSC+

Friday, March 10th:

American Quarterfinal: #1 vs. #8/#9, 1PM, MSC+

Conference USA Semifinal, 3PM, MSC+

American Quarterfinal: #4 vs. #5, 3:30PM, MSC+2

MAC Semifinal 1, 5PM, MSC+

ACC Semifinal, 7PM, MSC+

MAC Semifinal 2, 7:30PM, MSC+2

WAC Semifinal, 9PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra

MW Semifinal, 9:30PM, MSC+

WAC Semifinal, 11PM, MSC+2

Saturday, March 11th:

Ivy League Semifinal, 11AM, MSC+

A10 Semifinal 1, 1PM, MSC

Ivy League Semifinal, 1:30PM, MSC+

American Semifinal, 3PM, MSC

A10 Semifinal 2, 3:30PM, MSC+

American Semifinal, 5:30PM, MSC+

MW Championship, 6PM, MSC

ACC Championship, 8:30PM, MSC

WAC Championship, 11:30PM, MSC+

Sunday, March 12th;

Ivy League Championship, 12PM, MSC+

Atlantic 10 championship, 1PM, MSC

American Championship, 3:15PM, MSC

Women's:

Saturday, March 4th:

Atlantic 10 Semifinal 1, 11AM, MSC+

Atlantic 10 Semifinal 2, 1:30PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra

Sunday, March 5th:

ACC Championship, 12PM, MSC+

Atlantic 10 Championship, 1PM, MSC+2

Monday, March 6th:

American First Round: No. 9 Seed vs. No. 8 Seed, 2PM, MSC Sports Extra

Sun Belt: Championship, 3PM, MSC+2

WCC: Semifinal 1, 3PM, MSDN

American First Round: No. 10 Seed vs. No. 7 Seed, 4PM, MSC Sports Extra

WCC: Semifinal 2, 5:30PM, MSC+2

American First Round: No. 11 Seed vs. No. 6 Seed, 6PM, MSC Sports Extra

Tuesday, March 7th:

American Quarterfinals: Game 1 Winner vs. USF, 1PM, MSC Sports Extra

American Quarterfinals: No. 5 Seed vs. No. 4 Seed, 3PM, MSC Sports Extra

American Quarterfinals: Game 2 Winner vs. No. 2 Seed, 7PM, MSC Sports Extra

Mountain West Semifinal 1, 8PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra

American Quarterfinals: Game 3 Winner vs. No. 3 Seed, 9PM, MSC Sports Extra 

Mountain West Semifinal 2, 10:30PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra

Wednesday, March 8th:

Big Sky: Championship, 5PM, MSC+2

American Semifinal 1, 5PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra

American Semifinal 2, 7PM, MSC+2

Mountain West Championship, 10PM, MSC+2

Thursday, March 9th:

Southland Championship, 5PM, MSC+2

American Championship, 9PM, MSC+2

Saturday, March 11th:

Ivy League Championship, 5PM, MSDN/MSC Sports Extra

ACC:

Men's Coverage:

Three First Round games (3/7)

Two Second Round games (3/8)

One Semifinal (3/10)

Championship (3/11)

Commentators:

Semifinal and Championship: Calabro/Bardo/Strong

First Round and Second Round: Anderson/Lappas

Women's Coverage:

Championship (3/5) 

Commentators:

Mowins/VanLangen

American:

Men's Coverage:

Two First Round games (3/9)

Two Quarterfinal games (3/10)

Semifinals (3/11)

Championship (3/12)

Commentators:

First Round: Kugler/Greenburg

Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Championship: Anderson/Lappas/McNight

Women's Coverage:

Three First Round games (3/6)

Four Quaterfinal games (3/7)

Semifinals (3/8)

Championship (3/9)

Commentators:

Championship/Semifinals: Kurtfield/Murphey

Atlantic 10:

Men's Coverage:

One First Round game (3/7)

Two Second Round games (3/8)

Two Quarterfinal games (3/9)

Semifinals (3/11)

Championship (3/12)

Commentators:

First Round: Johnson/Sauce    

Second Round, Quaterfinals, Semifinals and Championship: Blackburn/Hummel/Williams 

Women's Coverage:

Semifinals (3/4)

Championship (3/5)

Commentators:

Kurtfield/Murphey

Big Sky:

Men's Coverage:

First Round (3/4)

Second Round (3/5)

Semifinals (3/7)

Championship (3/8)

Commentators:

First Round/Second Round: Smith/Mitchell

Championship/Semifinals: Jones/Jackson

Women's Coverage:

Championship (3/8)

Commentators:

Custer/Eliot

Conference USA:

Men's Coverage:

Two Quarterfinal games (3/9)

One Semifinal game (3/10)

Commentators: 

Quarterfinal (MSC+) and Semifinals: Kutcher/Williams

Quarterfinal (MSC+2): Revshine/Akromada

Sun Belt:

Men's Coverage:

Two First Round games

Three Second Round Games

Four Quaterfinal games

Semifinals Championship

Commentators:

Championship: Blackburn/Hummel

Women's Coverage:

Championship

Commentators:

Curtfield/Antonelli

Ivy League:

Men's Coverage:

Semifinals (3/11)

Championship (3/12)

Commmentators: 

Kugler/Greenburg

Women's Coverage:

Championship

Commentators:

Celway/Culdrip

Patriot League:

Men's Coverage:

Two First Round games

Semifinals 

Commentators:

First Round: Sampson/Jacobson

Semifinals: Jones/Jackson

Missouri Valley:

Men's Coverage:

Four First Round games

Four Quarterfinal games

Commentators:

Jones/Jackson

Mountain West:

Men's Coverage:

Three First Round games

Two Quarterfinal games

Semifinals 

Championship 

Commentators:

First Round: Phillips/White

Quaterfinals, Semifinals and Championship: Waltz/Crispin/Mittifield

Women's Coverage:

Semifinals

Championship

Commentators:

Semifinals/Championship: Curtfield/Antonelli

Southland:

Men's Coverage:

Two First Round games

Semifinals 

Championship

Commentators:

First Round: Lawrence-Taylor/Widows

Championship/Semifinals: LaMont/Braun

Women's Coverage:

Championship:

Commentators:

LaMont/Braun

MAC:

Men's Coverage:

Semifinals 

Commentators: 

Robinson/Elmore

WAC:

Men's Coverage:

Four First Round games

Four Quarterfinal games

Semifinals 

Championship

Commentators:

First Round/Quarterfinal: Williams/Lawrence

Championship/Semifinals: Jones/Jackson

West Coast Conference:

Men's Coverage:

Two First Round Games

Two Second Round Games

Commentators:

Johnson/Mitterfield

Women's Coverage:

Semifinals:

Commentators:

Johnson/Mitterfield