Television, Times Set For 2026-27 Season
October 13, 2026 | Men's Basketball
BOULDER – Colorado men's basketball will appear on a variety of networks throughout the 2026-27 season as the Big 12 Conference announced times and television designations for all 16 member schools on Tuesday.
ESPN platforms will broadcast the majority of Colorado's games, 21 of 32 regular-season contests. Five additional networks will carry nine games, with two still to be determined. The Buffaloes will appear twice each on TNT/truTV/HBO Max, FS1, CBS Sports Network, and Peacock, with one game on USA Network.
ESPN+ will feature the Buffaloes 16 times, including eight of nine nonconference home contests. Colorado has eight additional Big 12 contests on ESPN+, four at home and four on the road. Colorado's award-winning BuffVision department will produce all 12 home games on ESPN+.
Five games are scheduled across the linear networks of ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. Three of those will come at the CU Events Center, beginning with the Big 12 home opener against Iowa State on Tuesday, Jan. 5, at 9 p.m. MT on either ESPN or ESPN2. The Buffaloes will host Houston on Saturday, Jan. 16, at 6 p.m. on either ESPN or ESPN2. Colorado's home game with Texas Tech on Tuesday, Feb. 2, has been designated for ESPN with a 9 p.m. tip.
Colorado's road games at Kansas on Wednesday, Jan. 13, and Houston on Wednesday, Feb. 24, both tip at 7 p.m. MT and will air on ESPN2 or ESPNU.
TNT will broadcast two games, simulcast on truTV and streamed on HBO Max. The first of these two spanning broadcasts is the hardwood edition of the Rocky Mountain Showdown, as Colorado hosts Colorado State on Saturday, Dec. 5, at 8 p.m. During the Big 12 season, Colorado will host Arizona State on Saturday, Feb. 27, at 1 p.m.
Colorado will make two Peacock appearances. Providence will host the Buffaloes on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 4 p.m. MT in Providence, R.I., and Colorado will host BYU on Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 7 p.m.
Colorado is on FS1 twice, both marquee matchups away from Boulder. The Buffaloes will face Purdue in the Indy Classic on Saturday, Dec. 19, at 3:30 p.m. MT at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Colorado plays its final road regular-season game at Arizona on Wednesday, March 3, at 7 p.m. on FS1.
Both CBS Sports Network games come on the road during the Big 12 season. The Buffaloes tip off conference play at Oklahoma State on Saturday, Jan. 2, at 6 p.m. MT and later in the month take on Baylor on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 6 p.m. MT.
Colorado will appear on the USA Network for the first time, facing San Diego State in the Bill Walton Classic on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 1:30 p.m. MT, at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.
Television designations for the Acrisure Series games, Nov. 24-25, have not been announced.
All Colorado regular-season games will also be broadcast on KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM or 630 AM KHOW.
Colorado's exhibition game Sunday, Oct. 18, vs. North Texas at the Auraria Event Center in Denver will not be televised, but will be broadcast on the Colorado Basketball Radio Network.
TICKET INFORMATION: Colorado men's basketball season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by calling 303-492-8282 or online here. Mini plans and all single games are also available at this link.
ESPN platforms will broadcast the majority of Colorado's games, 21 of 32 regular-season contests. Five additional networks will carry nine games, with two still to be determined. The Buffaloes will appear twice each on TNT/truTV/HBO Max, FS1, CBS Sports Network, and Peacock, with one game on USA Network.
ESPN+ will feature the Buffaloes 16 times, including eight of nine nonconference home contests. Colorado has eight additional Big 12 contests on ESPN+, four at home and four on the road. Colorado's award-winning BuffVision department will produce all 12 home games on ESPN+.
Five games are scheduled across the linear networks of ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. Three of those will come at the CU Events Center, beginning with the Big 12 home opener against Iowa State on Tuesday, Jan. 5, at 9 p.m. MT on either ESPN or ESPN2. The Buffaloes will host Houston on Saturday, Jan. 16, at 6 p.m. on either ESPN or ESPN2. Colorado's home game with Texas Tech on Tuesday, Feb. 2, has been designated for ESPN with a 9 p.m. tip.
Colorado's road games at Kansas on Wednesday, Jan. 13, and Houston on Wednesday, Feb. 24, both tip at 7 p.m. MT and will air on ESPN2 or ESPNU.
TNT will broadcast two games, simulcast on truTV and streamed on HBO Max. The first of these two spanning broadcasts is the hardwood edition of the Rocky Mountain Showdown, as Colorado hosts Colorado State on Saturday, Dec. 5, at 8 p.m. During the Big 12 season, Colorado will host Arizona State on Saturday, Feb. 27, at 1 p.m.
Colorado will make two Peacock appearances. Providence will host the Buffaloes on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 4 p.m. MT in Providence, R.I., and Colorado will host BYU on Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 7 p.m.
Colorado is on FS1 twice, both marquee matchups away from Boulder. The Buffaloes will face Purdue in the Indy Classic on Saturday, Dec. 19, at 3:30 p.m. MT at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Colorado plays its final road regular-season game at Arizona on Wednesday, March 3, at 7 p.m. on FS1.
Both CBS Sports Network games come on the road during the Big 12 season. The Buffaloes tip off conference play at Oklahoma State on Saturday, Jan. 2, at 6 p.m. MT and later in the month take on Baylor on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 6 p.m. MT.
Colorado will appear on the USA Network for the first time, facing San Diego State in the Bill Walton Classic on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 1:30 p.m. MT, at Pechanga Arena in San Diego.
Television designations for the Acrisure Series games, Nov. 24-25, have not been announced.
All Colorado regular-season games will also be broadcast on KOA 850 AM & 94.1 FM or 630 AM KHOW.
Colorado's exhibition game Sunday, Oct. 18, vs. North Texas at the Auraria Event Center in Denver will not be televised, but will be broadcast on the Colorado Basketball Radio Network.
TICKET INFORMATION: Colorado men's basketball season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by calling 303-492-8282 or online here. Mini plans and all single games are also available at this link.
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