Fox College Hoops

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Fox College Hoops
Fox College Hoops TV program logo.jpg
Also known asCBB on Fox
GenreCollege basketball game telecasts
Presented byTim Brando
Kevin Burkhardt
Joe Davis
Len Elmore
Jim Jackson
Gus Johnson
Justin Kutcher
Steve Lavin
Bill Raftery
Rob Stone
Chris Myers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time120 minutes or until game ends
Production companyFox Sports
DistributorFox Corporation
Release
Original networkFox (1995–present)
FS1 (2013–present)
FS2 (2013–present)
Picture format720p (HDTV)
Original releaseJanuary 1, 1995 (1995-01-01)
External links
Website

Fox College Hoops (Fox CBB) is the branding used for Fox Sports broadcasts of college basketball for Fox, FS1 and FS2. Formally college basketball telecasts have also been carried by the Fox Sports Networks (FSN) in the past (sometimes generically under the title College Hoops), the Fox College Hoops branding was introduced in 1994.

Games on Fox and FS1 include rights to the Big East, Big Ten, and Pac-12, as well as the early-season Fort Myers Tip-Off, Las Vegas Invitational, Crossroads Classic and Las Vegas Classic.

History[]

In 2013, Fox reached a 12-year deal to broadcast games from the Big East Conference (whose non-football schools had broken away from the conference under the Big East name, with the remainder becoming the American Athletic Conference).[1][2] CBS Sports sub-licensed rights to additional Big East games, mostly airing on CBS Sports Network.[3]

Since 2014, as part of its contract with the conference, Fox holds rights to 22 Pac-12 basketball games per-season, and splits coverage of the Men's basketball tournament with ESPN and Pac-12 Network.[4]

In 2014, the main Fox broadcast network first aired the early-season Las Vegas Invitational and Las Vegas Classic events. The following year, Fox Sports acquired both events outright.[5][6]

In 2017, Fox added coverage of selected Big Ten Conference games as part of a larger six-year contract, alongside ESPN and CBS, which had also given it rights to the conference's top football package.[7]

Beginning in the 2020–21 season, Fox holds a share of the Mountain West Conference's basketball and football packages, split with CBS.[8] To open the 2021–22 season, Fox aired six simultaneous Big East games on November 9, 2021, with all games streaming online, and "whiparound" coverage airing on FS1. Also that night, Fox debuted a new graphics package[9][10][11] specific to its college basketball broadcasts[12] across Fox, FS1, FS2 and the Big Ten Network.

The network also planned an unconventional broadcast for a November 23 game featuring Mark Titus and Tate Frazier (of the Fox Sports-distributed podcast Titus & Tate) commentating the game in the style of a podcast.[13]

FSN Coverage overview[]

The Fox Sports Networks have aired college basketball coverage especially from the Pac-12 and Big 12 since the late 90s.

However, as of the 2020–21 season college basketball games produced by Fox Sports no longer airs on the networks following their sale to the Sinclair Broadcast Group and subsequent rebranding to Bally Sports.

2010s[]

  • 2012-13: FSN featured games from Conference USA and the Pac-12 conference. The first FSN distributed game of the 2013–13 season featured Indiana State at UCLA on November 9. The networks also aired the Battle of the USS Midway on November 11 between San Diego State and Syracuse and the BB&T Classic on December 2.
  • 2013-14: FSN featured games from the Big East and Big 12. The first FSN distributed game of the year was a Tip-Off showcase game on November 8 between Alabama and Oklahoma. The first Big East game was later that same day between Gardner-Webb and Xavier. The first Big 12 game was between North Texas and Oklahoma on November 11. FSN also aired the MSG Holiday Festival on December 7 and the BB&T Classic on December 8th.
  • 2014-15: FSN featured games from the Big East, Big 12 and Conference USA. The first Big East game of the season was on November 14 between NJIT and Saint Johns. The first Big 12 game of the year was on November 17 between Washington State and TCU. The first Conference USA game of the year was between Miami and Charlotte on November 25. FSN also featured both games of the Orange Bowl Classic.
  • 2015-16: FSN featured games from the Big East, Conference USA, and Big 12. The first Big 12 game of the season was on November 13 between Dartmouth and Seton Hall. The first Big 12 game of the year was on November 20 between McNeese State at Oklahoma. FSN also featured both games of the Orange Bowl Classic. The first Conference USA game of the year was on January 3 between FAU and FIU.
  • 2016-17: FSN featured games from the Big East and Big 12. The first Big East game of the season was on November 11 between Fairleigh Dickinson and Seton Hall. The first Big 12 game of the season was on November 15 between North Texas and Texas Tech.
  • 2017-18: FSN featured games from the Big East and Big 12. The first Big 12 game of the season was on November 10 between Central Arkansas and Baylor. The first Big East game of the year was also on November 10 between Morehead State and Xavier.
  • 2018-19: FSN featured games from the Big East and Big 12. The first Big East game of the year was on November 6 between Loyola (MD) and St John's. The first Big 12 game of the year was on November 7 between CS Bakersfield and TCU. FSN also aired one game of the Orange Bowl Classic.
  • 2019-20: FSN featured games from the Big East and Big 12. The first Big East game of the year was on November 5 between Sacred Heart and Providence. The first Big 12 game of the year was on November 7 between Southwestern and TCU. This was the final year of FSN College Basketball coverage.

FS1 Coverage overview[]

FS1 began its coverage in 2013 primarily focusing on the new Big East, while also featuring games from Conference USA and Pac-12 who both originally signed contracts with the Fox Sports Networks. FS1 stopped airing Conference USA after the 2014 season.

FS1 aired select Ivy League basketball games in the 2015–16 season.

FS1 has aired Big Ten men's basketball games since the 2017–18 season.

FS1 has aired Mountain West men's basketball games since the 2020–21 season.

Generally speaking FS1 coverage airs every night. In the beginning of the season FS1 also airs early season tournaments like the Las Vegas Invitational, Fort Myers Tip-Off, Crossroads Classic and Las Vegas Classic.

FS1 also has the full rights to the Big East men's basketball tournament and airs one quarterfinal, one semifinal and the championship of the Pac-12 men's basketball tournament every other year.

2010s[]

  • 2013-14: FS1 featured games from the Big East, Pac-12 and Conference USA. The first Big East game aired on November 8 between Boston College and Syracuse. The first Conference USA game aired on December 7 between Florida Gulf Coast and FIU. The first Pac-12 game aired on January 2 between Cal and Stanford. FS1 aired the entire Big East men's basketball tournament, as well as one quarterfinal, one semifinal and the championship of the Pac-12 men's basketball tournament.
  • 2014-15: FS1 featured games from the Big East and Pac-12. The first Big East game of the year was on November 16 between Chicago State and Creighton. The first Pac-12 game of the year was on December 7 between Ole Miss and Oregon. FS1 also aired the Las Vegas invitational, the Las Vegas Classic, the Crossroads Classic and one game of the Orange Bowl classic. FS1 aired the entire Big East men's basketball tournament.
  • 2015-16: FS1 featured games from the Ivy League, Big East and Pac-12. The first Big East game of the year was on November 13 between Wagner and Saint Johns. The first Pac-12 game of the year aired on December 2 between Gonzaga and Washington State. The first Ivy League game of the year was on January 9 between Princeton and Penn. FS1 also aired the Las Vegas Invitational, Las Vegas Classic, Pearl Harbor Classic, and one game of the Orange Bowl classic. FS1 aired the entire Big East men's basketball tournament, as well as one quarterfinal, one semifinal and the championship of the Pac-12 men's basketball tournament.
  • 2016-17: FS1 featured games from the Big East and Pac-12. The first Big East game of the year was on November 13 between Central Connecticut St and Seton Hall. The first Pac-12 game of the year aired December 30 between USC and Oregon. FS1 also aired the Las Vegas Invitational, Pearl Harbor Invitational, one game of the Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival, Under Armour Reunion, MSG Holiday Festival, and Las Vegas Classic. FS1 aired the entirety of the Big East men's basketball tournament except for the championship which aired on Fox.
  • 2017-18: FS1 featured games from the Big East, Big Ten and Pac-12. The first Big East game of the year was on November 11 between Notre Dame and DePaul. The first Big Ten game was on November 15 between Butler and Maryland. The first Pac-12 game of the year aired on December 29 between Utah and Oregon. FS1 also aired the Las Vegas Invitational (the championship instead aired on Fox), Under Armour Reunion, and Las Vegas Classic (one game instead aired on FS2). FS1 aired the entirety of the Big East men's basketball tournament except for the championship which aired on Fox, as well as one semifinal and the championship of the Pac-12 men's basketball tournament.
  • 2018-19: FS1 featured games from the Big East, Big Ten and Pac-12. The first Big East game of the year was on November 6 between Morgan State and Villanova. The first Big Ten game of the year aired November 14 between Marquette and Indiana. The first Pac-12 game of the year was on December 3 between Colorado and Arizona. FS1 also aired the Fort Myers Tip-Off, Las Vegas Invitational, 1 game of the Hall of Fame Classic, MSG Holiday Classic, and Las Vegas Classic (one game instead aired on FS2). FS1 aired the entirety of the Big East men's basketball tournament except for the championship which aired on Fox.
  • 2019-20: FS1 featured games from the Big East, Big Ten and Pac-12. The first Big East game of the year was on November 5 between Wagner and Seton Hall. The first Big Ten game of the year was November 6 between Cincinnati and Ohio State. The first Pac-12 game of the year was January 2 between UCLA and Washington. FS1 also aired the Fort Myers Tip-Off, Las Vegas Classic, Las Vegas Invitational, and one game of the Orange Bowl Classic. FS1 intended to air the entirety of the Big East men's basketball tournament (except for the championship which would have aired on Fox), and as well as one semifinal and the championship of the Pac-12 men's basketball tournament. However, because of the Covid-19 pandemic only the first round of the Big East tournament aired before all basketball tournaments were cancelled due to the pandemic. One Big East quarterfinal game was played, but cancelled at halftime.
  • 2020-21: FS1 featured games from the Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 and Mountain West. The first Big East game of the year was on November 25 between Oakland and Xavier. The first Big Ten game was on December 2 between VCU and Penn State. The first Pac-12 game of the year was on December 2 between Missouri and Oregon. The first Mountain West game of the year was December 21 between New Mexico and Boise State. FS1 also aired the Fort Myers Tip-Off (two games instead aired on Fox). FS1 aired the entirety of the Big East men's basketball tournament except for the championship which aired on Fox.

FS2 Coverage overview[]

FS2 is generally only used early non conference games from the Big East, espcially those involving mid-major teams.

2010s[]

  • 2013-14: FS2 featured games from the Big East. The first FS2 game aired on November 9 between Grambling State and Depaul. FS2 also aired the Brooklyn Hoops Winter. FS1 also aired the Fort Myers Tip-Off, Las Vegas Classic, Las Vegas Invitational, and one game of the Orange Bowl Classic. Festival on December 28.
  • 2014-15: FS2 featured games from the Big East. The first FS2 game aired on November 14 between Lehigh and Villanova.
  • 2015-16: FS2 featured games from the Big East. The first FS2 game aired on November 13 between Fairleigh Dickinson and Villanova.
  • 2016-17: FS2 featured games from the Big East. The first FS2 game aired on November 11 between Lafayette and Villanova. FS2 also aired both games of the Orange Bowl Classic.
  • 2017-18: FS2 featured games from the Big East. The first FS2 game aired on November 10 between Fairleigh Dickinson and Seton Hall. FS2 also aired both games of the Orange Bowl classic and one game of the Las Vegas classic.
  • 2018-19: FS2 featured games from the Big East. The first FS2 game aired on November 6 between Wagner and Seton Hall. FS2 also aired both games of the Orange Bowl classic and one game of the Las Vegas Classic.
  • 2019-20: FS2 featured games from the Big East. The first FS2 game aired on November 5 between Jacksonville and Xavier. FS2 also aired one game of the Orange Bowl Classic.
  • 2020-21: FS2 featured games from the Big East. The first FS2 game aired on November 25 between Saint Peter's and Saint John's.

FOX Coverage overview[]

Fox has aired coverage of the Big East since the 2013–14 season. The Pac-12 and Big Ten have had games air on Fox in the last few years.

2010s[]

  • 2013-14: Fox featured games from the Big East. The first Fox game aired on November 16 between Ohio State and Marquette.
  • 2014-15: Fox featured games from the Big East and Pac-12. The first Big East game aired on December 6 between Northwestern and Butler. The first Pac-12 game aired on February 7 between Arizona and Arizona State.
  • 2015-16: Fox featured games from the Big East and Pac-12. The first Big East game aired on December 5 between Syracuse and Georgetown. The first Pac-12 game aired on February 6 between Arizona and Washington.
  • 2016-17: Fox featured games from the Big East and Pac-12. The first Big East game aired on December 10 between Utah and Xavier. The first Pac-12 game aired on January 29 between Washington and Arizona. Fox also aired the Big East championship game for the first time.
  • 2017-18: Fox featured games from the Big East, Big Ten and Pac-12. Fox also aired the championship of the Las Vegas Invivtational, one game of the Never Forget tribute classic and the Crossroads Classic. The first Fox Big Ten game of the year was on December 2 between Ohio State and Wisconsin. The first Big East game of the year was December 9 between VCU and Seton Hall. The Pac-12 game of the year was on January 27 between Utah and Arizona. Fox also aired the Big East championship game.
  • 2018-19: Fox featured games from the Big East, Big Ten and Pac-12. The first Big East game of the year was on December 1 between Louisville and Seton Hall. The first Pac-12 game of the year was on December 1 between Nevada and USC. The first Big Ten game of the year was December 8 between Louisville and Indiana. Fox also aired the Big East championship game.
  • 2019-20: Fox featured games from the Big East, Big Ten and Pac-12. The first Big East game of the year was on December 7 between Florida and Butler. The first Big Ten game of the year was on January 4 between Indiana and Maryland. The first Pac-12 game of the year was January 18 between Colorado and Arizona. Fox intended to air the Big East championship game, but the game was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • 2020-21: Fox featured games from the Big East, Big Ten and Pac-12. Fox also aired two games of the Fort Myers Tip-Off. The first Big East game of the year was on January 2 between Creighton and Providence. The first Big Ten game was on January 16 between Ohio State and Illinois. The first Pac-12 game was on January 23 between UCLA and Stanford. Fox also aired the Big East championship game.

Theme music[]

On December 7, 2018, it was announced that Fox would use John Tesh's "Roundball Rock"—the theme music of the former NBA on NBC—as its theme music for selected telecasts during the 2018–19 season.[14] The music became permanent for every game that aired on either of the 3 Fox Sports networks (Fox, FS1, and FS2) for the 2019–20 season and beyond.

Personalities[]

Play–by–play[]

Color commentators[]

See also[]

References[]

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