Sept. 14, 2006

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -¬ The Mountain West Conference announced its 2006-07 men's basketball television schedule today. This season's slate features an unprecedented 99 games on national and regional television, including 65 of the 72 conference match ups, and all eight MWC Championship contests. The television coverage provided by the MWC broadcast partners in 2006-07 is more than triple the national and regional telecasts MWC men's basketball has received in previous years.

Seventy-five games will be shown on The Mountain West Sports Network - The Mtn., with 17 to be broadcast nationally on CSTV: College Sports Television and seven on VERSUS (currently OLN until September 25).

The Mountain West Conference will begin its eighth season of basketball competition on Friday, November 10, with a six-game schedule. Conference play begins Wednesday, January 3, 2007, with Air Force at Colorado State, New Mexico at TCU, Utah at UNLV and Wyoming at San Diego State.

Today's television announcement reflects the new partnership between CSTV Networks and Comcast for ownership and distribution of The Mtn. - MountainWest Sports Network. The Mtn. is the first ever 24-hour sports network devoted exclusively to a single conference. The Mtn. will not only broadcast live games, but will air a variety of studio shows, including pre and post-game shows, which break down MWC games, look ahead to the big games on the horizon and feature extensive game highlights.

Below is a listing of the 2006-07 men's basketball games.