The dates and opponents were already known, but Ohio State men's and women's basketball learned the tipoff times and broadcast networks for their 2024-25 schedule on Wednesday.
The Big Ten released its full TV schedule for each team of the now 18-member conference less than a month before basketball season begins.
Ohio State's men's team will play eight games on flagship channels, with TNT taking the Buckeyes' season-opener against Texas, CBS carrying five games (Kentucky, Illinois, Michigan, UCLA and Indiana) and FOX broadcasting two (Michigan State and Indiana).
The Buckeyes also have five games on Peacock, with its matchups against Pitt, Valparaiso, Wisconsin, Purdue and Nebraska to be carried by NBC's streaming service. Ohio State additionally has nine games on Big Ten Network, six games on FS1 and one game on B1G+, the Big Ten's streaming service.
A TV network has not been determined for the Buckeyes' Holiday Hoopsgiving game against Auburn on Dec. 14, but the game is scheduled to tip at 1 p.m. A time and network for Ohio State's road showdown with Texas A&M on Nov. 15.
| DATE | LOCATION | TEAM | TIME | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/4 | NEUTRAL* | TEXAS | 10 P.M. | TNT |
| 11/11 | HOME | YOUNGSTOWN STATE | 6 P.M. | BTN |
| 11/15 | AWAY | TEXAS A&M | TBA | TBA |
| 11/19 | HOME | EVANSVILLE | 7 P.M. | B1G+ |
| 11/22 | HOME | CAMPBELL | 6 P.M. | BTN |
| 11/25 | HOME | GREEN BAY | 7 P.M. | BTN |
| 11/29 | HOME | PITT | 2:30 P.M. | PEACOCK |
| 12/4 | AWAY | MARYLAND | 6:30 P.M. | BTN |
| 12/7 | HOME | RUTGERS | NOON | FS1 |
| 12/14 | NEUTRAL** | AUBURN | 1 P.M. | TBA |
| 12/17 | HOME | VALPARAISO | 8 P.M. | PEACOCK |
| 12/21 | NEUTRAL*** | KENTUCKY | 5:30 P.M. | CBS |
| 12/29 | HOME | INDIANA STATE | NOON | BTN |
| 1/3 | HOME | MICHIGAN STATE | 8 P.M. | FOX |
| 1/6 | AWAY | MINNESOTA | 9 P.M. | FS1 |
| 1/9 | HOME | OREGON | 6 P.M. | BTN |
| 1/14 | AWAY | WISCONSIN | 9 P.M. | PEACOCK |
| 1/17 | HOME | INDIANA | 8 P.M. | FOX |
| 1/21 | AWAY | PURDUE | 7:30 P.M. | PEACOCK |
| 1/27 | HOME | IOWA | 8 P.M. | FS1 |
| 1/30 | AWAY | PENN STATE | 6:30 P.M. | FS1 |
| 2/2 | AWAY | ILLINOIS | 1 P.M. | CBS |
| 2/6 | HOME | MARYLAND | 7 P.M. | FS1 |
| 2/9 | AWAY | NEBRASKA | 2 P.M. | BTN |
| 2/12 | HOME | WASHINGTON | 8:30 P.M. | BTN |
| 2/16 | HOME | MICHIGAN | 1 P.M. | CBS |
| 2/20 | HOME | NORTHWESTERN | 6:30 P.M. | FS1 |
| 2/23 | AWAY | UCLA | 3:45 P.M. | CBS |
| 2/26 | AWAY | USC | 10:30 P.M. | BTN |
| 3/4 | HOME | NEBRASKA | 9 P.M. | PEACOCK |
| 3/8 | AWAY | INDIANA | 3:45 P.M. | CBS |
| *Hall of Fame Series (T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas) | ||||
| **Holiday Hoopsgiving (Atlanta, Georgia) | ||||
| ***CBS Sports Classic (Madison Square Garden, NYC) | ||||
On the women's side, the Buckeyes get some national exposure for what should be heavyweight bouts at USC, against Iowa and at Maryland, with all three contests set to be broadcast by FOX.
FS1 will broadcast Ohio State's showdown with Stanford on Dec. 20. Four games will air on Big Ten Network and four games will air on Peacock. 13 other games will be broadcast on B1G+, the Big Ten’s official streaming service, while the Buckeyes’ Daytona Beach Classic will air on BallerTV, another streaming service. Broadcast networks have not yet been announced for the Buckeyes’ November non-conference road games at Belmont and Ohio.
The full schedule for Ohio State women's basketball is below, with home games in bold:
- Tuesday, Nov. 5 vs. Cleveland State: 6 p.m. on B1G+
- Tuesday, Nov. 12 vs. Charlotte: 6 p.m. on B1G+
- Sunday, Nov. 17 at Belmont: 3 p.m., TV TBA
- Wednesday, Nov. 20 at Ohio: 7 p.m., TV TBA
- Sunday, Nov. 24 vs. Bowling Green: 1 p.m. on B1G+
- Thursday, Nov. 28 vs. Old Dominion (in Daytona Beach): 11 a.m. on BallerTV
- Friday, Nov. 29 vs. Utah State (in Daytona Beach): 3:30 p.m. on BallerTV
- Sunday, Dec. 8 vs. Illinois: 4 p.m. ET on BTN
- Tuesday, Dec. 10 vs. Ball State: 6 p.m. on B1G+
- Saturday, Dec. 14 vs. Youngstown State: 12 p.m. on B1G+
- Tuesday, Dec. 17 vs. Grand Valley State: 12 p.m. on B1G+
- Friday, Dec. 20 vs. Stanford (in San Francisco): 8:30 p.m. ET on FS1
- Sunday, Dec. 20 at Rutgers: 2 p.m. on B1G+
- Sunday, Jan. 5 vs. Northwestern: 1 p.m. on B1G+
- Wednesday, Jan. 8 at Michigan: TBD on B1G+
- Sunday, Jan. 12 vs. Oregon: 1 p.m. on B1G+
- Thursday, Jan. 16 at Wisconsin: 9 p.m. ET on Peacock
- Sunday, Jan. 19 at Penn State: 1 p.m. on B1G+
- Thursday, Jan. 23 vs. Maryland: 6 p.m. ET on BTN
- Sunday, Jan. 26 at Nebraska: 3 p.m. on B1G+
- Sunday, Feb. 2 vs. Washington: 5 p.m. ET on BTN
- Wednesday, Feb. 5 at UCLA: 9:30 p.m. ET on Peacock
- Saturday, Feb. 8 at USC: 9 p.m. ET on FOX
- Thursday, Feb. 13 vs. Minnesota: 7:30 p.m. ET on Peacock
- Monday, Feb. 17 vs. Iowa: 12 p.m. ET on FOX
- Thursday, Feb. 20 at Indiana: 7 p.m. ET on Peacock
- Sunday, Feb. 23 vs. Purdue: 12 p.m. ET on BTN
- Wednesday, Feb. 26 vs. Michigan State: 7 p.m. on B1G+
- Sunday, March 2 at Maryland: 5 p.m. ET on FOX
