'Big Ten Hoops Hysteria' to Tip-Off Basketball Season on Big Ten Network

Coverage includes hour-long special set for Saturday plus five entire events streamed live

The Big Ten Network will present Big Ten Hoops Hysteria at 11 PM ET on Saturday, featuring the pageantry and excitement associated with the ceremonial tip-off to the basketball season.
 
The hour-long Big Ten Hoops Hysteria will include whip-around coverage from each of the events at Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern and Wisconsin taking place Friday and earlier Saturday. On-site reporters will talk to special guests, selected players and head coaches Bruce Weber, Tom Crean, Tom Izzo, Tubby Smith, Bill Carmody and Bo Ryan.
 
Five of the events will be streamed live at www.bigtennetwork.com. The schedule is as follows: Indiana (8:15 PM ET, Friday), Michigan State (10 PM ET, Friday), Illinois (11 PM ET, Friday), Minnesota (11 PM ET, Friday) and Wisconsin (3:30 PM CT, Saturday).
 
The Big Ten Network is the premiere destination for hoops fans this winter with 105 regular season men's basketball games, including 60 conference match-ups and three Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament games. Once again, every telecast will be produced in high definition.
 
The network's televised non-conference slate tips off on Friday, Nov. 12, with a doubleheader involving Indiana and Michigan State.
 
During the conference season, the network will typically air games on Tuesdays as well as doubleheaders on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.