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2015-16 Big East Season to Open on December 30th and 31st; TV Marathon Moved to January 2nd

The first two years of the newly configured Big East opened the league season with a marathon tip off on New Year’s Eve. That will change a bit in year 3 as the college football playoff has monopolized New Year’s Eve and the Big East and Fox Sports 1 smartly don’t want to try to compete. While some teams will in fact open their Big East schedules on December 31st, the Fox Sports 1 marathon of games won’t take place until January 2nd. That means some teams will have a very tight turnaround between league games 1 and 2, including the Friars. There are also some games being played on December 30th.

Providence got to open the first two seasons at home but will predictably travel this year. The Friars will open their Big East slate at Butler on December 31st. Cooley’s bunch will then rush home to take on St. John’s at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center on January 2nd. That game will be part of a tip-off marathon on Fox Sports 1. The league schedule was announced via a press release.

The games being played on December 30th are:

  • Seton Hall at Marquette
  • Georgetown at DePaul

The games being played on December 31st are:

  • Xavier at Villanova 12pm
  • Providence at Butler 2:30pm on CBS Sports Network
  • Creighton at St. John’s

Providence gets 2 conference games on Fox this season, 12 conference games on Fox Sports 1, and 4 conference games on CBS Sports Network during the 2015-16 season. There will be 9 conference games and 3 non-confernece games played on the Fox network this season. Providence also gets to play St. John’s at Madison Square Garden for the second straight season. That game will be played on March 5th and be the final regular season game for the Friars before the Big East Tournament kicks off at MSG on March 9th.

Here is the schedule for the Fox Sports 1 marathon on January 2nd:

Home Away Time
Seton Hall DePaul 11:00am
Xavier Butler 1:00pm
Providence St. John’s 3:30pm
Georgetown Marquette 5:30pm
Creighton Villanova 10:00pm

Click here to see Providence’s full 2015-16 schedule.

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