The times and channels are set for West Virginia basketball for the 2021-22 season.

A few weeks ago, the program announced the full schedule but announced the television times and the broadcast channels on Thursday.

Here are my personal thoughts on the release of the schedule.

Day    Date         Opponent                                              Location                                   TV                     

Fri       Oct. 29     Akron (charity exhibition)                       Morgantown                    Big 12 Now on ESPN+   7:00 p.m.

Tues   Nov. 9      Oakland                                                      Morgantown                    Big 12 Now on ESPN+   7:00 p.m.

Fri       Nov. 12    Pitt                                                               Morgantown                    ESPNU                     8:30 p.m.

Thurs  Nov. 18    vs. Elon %                                                   Charleston, S.C.               ESPN2                      9:00 p.m.

Fri       Nov. 19    vs. Ole Miss or Marquette %                 Charleston, S.C.               ESPN/2/U                 7/9:00 p.m.

Sun     Nov. 21    Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic $  Charleston, S.C.               ESPN/2/U                 TBD

Fri       Nov. 26    Eastern Kentucky                                      Morgantown                    Big 12 Now on ESPN+   7:00 p.m.

Tues   Nov. 30    Bellarmine                                                  Morgantown                   Big 12 Now on ESPN+   7:00 p.m.

Sat      Dec. 4       Radford                                                       Morgantown                    Big 12 Now on ESPN+   4:00 p.m.

Wed   Dec. 8       Connecticut ^                                            Morgantown                    ESPN2                      7:00 p.m.

Sun     Dec. 12    Kent State                                                  Morgantown                    ESPN2/U                  4:00 p.m.

Sat      Dec. 18    vs. UAB                                                        Birmingham, Ala.            TBA                          5:00 p.m.

Wed   Dec. 22    Youngstown State                                   Morgantown                    Big 12 Now on ESPN+   6:00 p.m.

Sat      Jan. 1       at Texas *                                                   Austin, Texas                   ESPNU                     Noon

Sat      Jan. 8       Kansas State *                                           Morgantown                    Big 12 Now on ESPN+   2:00 p.m.

Tues   Jan. 11     Oklahoma State *                                     Morgantown                    ESPN2                 9:00 p.m.

Sat      Jan. 15     at Kansas *                                                 Lawrence, Kan.                CBS                          2 p.m.

Tues   Jan. 18     Baylor *                                                       Morgantown                    ESPN/2                     5:00 p.m.

Sat      Jan. 22     at Texas Tech *                                          Lubbock, Texas               ESPN/2/U                 Noon

Wed   Jan. 26     Oklahoma *                                               Morgantown                    ESPN2                      8:00 p.m.

Sat      Jan. 29     at Arkansas #                                             Fayetteville, Ark.            ESPN/2                     2:00 p.m.

Mon    Jan. 31     at Baylor *                                                  Waco, Texas                     ESPN                        9:00 p.m.

Sat      Feb. 5       Texas Tech *                                               Morgantown                    ESPN2                      Noon/2 p.m.

Tues   Feb. 8       Iowa State *                                               Morgantown                    Big 12 Now on ESPN+   7:00 p.m.

Sat      Feb. 12    at Oklahoma State *                                Stillwater, Okla.              ESPN/2                     2:00 p.m.

Mon    Feb. 14    at Kansas State *                                      Manhattan, Kan.             ESPN2                      7:00 p.m.

Sat      Feb. 19    Kansas *                                                      Morgantown                    ESPN                        8:00 p.m.

Mon    Feb. 21.   at TCU.                                                         Fort Wroth, Texas.         ESPN+                      8:00 p.m.

Wed   Feb. 23    at Iowa State *                                          Ames, Iowa                       ESPN2/U                  7:00 p.m.

Sat      Feb. 26    Texas *                                                        Morgantown                    ESPN/2                     2:00 p.m.

Tues   Mar. 1      at Oklahoma *                                          Norman, Okla.                 ESPN/2                     7:00 p.m.

Sat      Mar. 5      TCU *                                                           Morgantown                    Big 12 Now on ESPN+   2:00 p.m.

Wed-Sat      Mar. 9-12  Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship            Kansas City, Mo.              ESPN/2/U                 TBD

% Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic, Charleston, S.C.

$ vs. St. Bonaventure, Temple, Boise State or Clemson, Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic, Charleston, S.C.

^ Big East-Big 12 Battle

Big 12/SEC Challenge

• Big 12 Conference Game

• ALL DATES AND TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE FOR TELEVISION

• All Times Eastern

(Top Photo: Dale Sparks)