AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Augusta State men’s basketball program will be nationally featured as part of the NCAA’s college basketball package with CBS College Sports Network (formerly CSTV), according to a recent announcement from NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis, Ind.

ASU’s Feb. 13 Homecoming matchup with Peach Belt Conference newcomer Montevallo in Christenberry Fieldhouse will be televised live at 12:00 p.m. Eastern. The contest is part of an eight-game regular-season men’s and women’s basketball package with CBS College Sports Network. The schedule features two Saturdays of women’s action, followed by four men’s games in consecutive weeks and then two more women’s games to wrap up the broadcast season.

“It is a great honor to be chosen to play on national TV,” said ASU head coach Dip Metress. “Hopefully, this will lead to continued exposure for our University and let people across the nation know about ASU and all that we have to offer. Our senior class is 39-4 in the last three years in the friendly confines of Christenberry Fieldhouse and this will be great experience for our basketball program.”

This is the fourth year of the television agreement between Division II and CBS College Sports Network. The contest can be viewed live locally in the Augusta area on Comcast cable system’s Channel 274, while the game will be carried on Knology cable system’s Channel 195. On Direct TV, CBS College Sports Network can be seen on Channel 613, while Dish Network carries CBS College Sports Network on Channel 152.

“Our partnership with CBS College Sports is another example of why our schools consider Division II as a membership destination,” said Division II Vice President Mike Racy. “We are able to provide national exposure for the student-athletes and their institutions while also providing viewers a unique glimpse into the division and the way we balance academics and athletics excellence.”

The basketball package supplements a six-game football broadcast series which begins August 27. The eight basketball games also continue a hallmark of the television initiative, which is to spread the exposure. The eight games represent eight different conference match-ups. The broadcasts will also be syndicated through regional sports networks and made available via broadband at www.NCAA.com.

2010 Division II/CBS College Sports Network regular-season basketball broadcast schedule
(all games noon Eastern time unless otherwise noted)
• Saturday, January 9 – Fort Valley State at Albany State (Women) (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)
• Saturday, January 16 – Molloy at Queens (New York) (Women) (East Coast Conference) (6 or 8 p.m.)
• Saturday, January 23 – Bellarmine at Northern Kentucky (Men) (Great Lakes Valley Conference)
• Saturday, January 30 – Queens (North Carolina) at Pfeiffer (Men) (Conference Carolinas)
• Saturday, February 6 – Cal State Monterey Bay at Humboldt State (Men) (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (5:30 or 7:30 p.m.)
• Saturday, February 13 – Montevallo at AUGUSTA STATE (Men) (Peach Belt Conference)
• Saturday, February 20 – Franklin Pierce at Bentley (Women) (Northeast-10 Conference)
• Saturday, February 27 – Bloomfield at Caldwell (Women) (Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference)