INDIANAPOLIS (October 21, 2025) – The Horizon League has announced our 2025-26 #HLMBB television schedule, featuring five regular season games on ESPN linear networks.
Why it Matters: A total of eight Horizon League matchups will air on ESPN linear networks including five during the regular season.
All League regular season games during the 2025-26 season will be "wildcard" selections to ensure the best matchups possible. All 11 teams will begin the season with an opportunity to be featured on ESPN2/ESPNU during League play.
The Horizon League has streamed every League basketball game for an industry-best 19 consecutive seasons, making #MajorMoves in 2007 with the groundbreaking Horizon League Network.
Dig Deeper:
2025-26 #HLMBB Television Schedule
Sunday, January 11 – 3 p.m. ET on ESPN2
- IU Indianapolis at Milwaukee
- Purdue Fort Wayne at RMU
- Northern Kentucky at Green Bay
- Wright State at Oakland
- Cleveland State at Detroit Mercy
Thursday, January 15 – 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU
- Green Bay at Cleveland State
- Detroit Mercy at Northern Kentucky
- Oakland at Milwaukee
- Youngstown State at Wright State
- RMU at IU Indianapolis
Wednesday, February 4 – 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU
- Green Bay at Northern Kentucky
- Wright State at RMU
- Detroit Mercy at Milwaukee
- Oakland at Cleveland State
- Youngstown State at Purdue Fort Wayne
Thursday, February 12 – 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2
- Purdue Fort Wayne at Green Bay
- Northern Kentucky at IU Indianapolis
- Detroit Mercy at Wright State
- Youngstown State at Oakland
- RMU at Cleveland State
Sunday, February 22 – 2 p.m. ET on ESPNU
- Green Bay at Detroit Mercy
- Milwaukee at Oakland
- Purdue Fort Wayne at Cleveland State
- RMU at Wright State
- Northern Kentucky at Youngstown State
ESPN
- Continuing a relationship that began with the 1988 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball championship game, the Horizon League Men's Basketball Semifinals and Championship in Indianapolis will be televised on ESPN linear networks from the Corteva Coliseum.
- Semifinal action takes place on Monday, March 9 with the championship game on Tuesday, March 10 on either ESPN or ESPN2.
- ESPN+, the leading sports streaming service, continues to be the home for the League's live streaming game content, a relationship that began during the 2014-15 season.
