Michigan basketball will play five Peacock exclusive games, including an MSU showdown
The Michigan Wolverines schedule was finalized a few weeks back for the 2023-24 season and now we have a look at the TV schedule and tip times set. Unfortunately for some of the football fans who were lamenting a streaming exclusive game, that trend is making its way into the college basketball season.
Michigan will play five games that are Peacock exclusives as part of the Big Ten’s new deal with NBC. Games with Indiana (Dec. 5), vs. Minnesota (Jan. 4), at Purdue (Jan. 23), at Michigan State (Jan. 30), at Illinois (Feb. 13) will all take place only on the Peacock app.
The overall schedule has Michigan appearing twice each on CBS and FOX, six times on Fox Sports 1, five on Peacock, three on ESPN’s family of networks and 10 on the Big Ten Network. Two games will also be B1G+ plus exclusives in a Nov. 3 exhibition against Northwood and a regular season game with Long Beach State (Nov. 17).
The only two games without current designations are the road game at Oregon and the Jumpman Invitational, set for Dec. 2 and Dec. 19, respectively.
Michigan’s full 2023-24 schedule can be viewed below:
| Date | Time | Opponent | Location | TV |
| Nov. 3 | 7 p.m. | Northwood (Ex.) | Ann Arbor, Mich. | B1G+ |
| Nov. 7 | 8:30 p.m. | UNC Asheville | Ann Arbor, Mich. | BTN |
| Nov. 10 | 6:30 p.m. | Youngstown State | Ann Arbor, Mich. | BTN |
| Nov. 13 | 6:30 p.m. | St. John’s | New York, N.Y. | FS1 |
| Nov. 17 | 7 p.m. | Long Beach State | Ann Arbor, Mich. | B1G+ |
| Nov. 22 | 5 p.m. | Memphis | Paradise Island, Bahamas | ESPN2 |
| Nov. 23 | TBA | Arkansas or Stanford | Paradise Island, Bahamas | ESPN/2/U |
| Nov. 24 | TBA | TBD | Paradise Island, Bahamas | ESPN/2/U |
| Dec. 2 | TBA | Oregon | Eugene, Ore. | TBD |
| Dec. 5 | 9 p.m. | Indiana | Ann Arbor, Mich. | Peacock |
| Dec. 10 | 4:30 p.m. | Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | BTN |
| Dec. 16 | 2:15 | Eastern Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | BTN |
| Dec. 19 | TBA | Florida | Charlotte, N.C. | TBD |
| Dec. 29 | TBA | McNeese | Ann Arbor, Mich. | BTN |
| Jan. 4 | 9 p.m. | Minnesota | Ann Arbor, Mich. | Peacock |
| Jan. 7 | 12 p.m. | Penn State | Philadelphia, Pa. | BTN |
| Jan. 11 | 7 p.m. | Maryland | College Park, Md. | FS1 |
| Jan. 15 | 12 p.m. | Ohio State | Ann Arbor, Mich. | FOX |
| Jan. 18 | 8:30 p.m. | Illinois | Ann Arbor, Mich. | FS1 |
| Jan. 23 | 9 p.m. | Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | Peacock |
| Jan. 27 | 5 p.m. | Iowa | Ann Arbor, Mich. | FS1 |
| Jan. 30 | 9 p.m. | Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | Peacock |
| Feb. 3 | 4 p.m. | Rutgers | Ann Arbor, Mich. | BTN |
| Feb. 7 | 7 p.m. | Wisconsin | Ann Arbor, Mich. | BTN |
| Feb. 10 | 6:30 p.m. | Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | BTN |
| Feb. 13 | 7 p.m. | Illinois | Champaign, Ill. | Peacock |
| Feb. 17 | 8 p.m. | Michigan State | Ann Arbor, Mich. | FOX |
| Feb. 22 | 9 p.m. | Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | FS1 |
| Feb. 25 | 2 p.m. | Purdue | Ann Arbor, Mich. | FOX |
| Feb. 29 | 8:30 p.m. | Rutgers | Piscataway, N.J. | FS1 |
| March 3 | 4 p.m. | Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | CBS |
| March 10 | 12 p.m. | Nebraska | Ann Arbor, Mich. | BTN |
| March 13-16 | TBA | Big Ten Tournament | Minneapolis, Minn. | BTN/CBS |
Here is how the locations break down for each of the conference games.
- Home: Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin
- Away: Maryland, Northwestern, Penn State
- Home/Away: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers
The Wolverines went 18-16 last season, missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015 and splitting the games they played in the NIT with a win over Toledo and a loss at Vanderbilt. The goal is to get back to the tournament in 2023-24 and get some momentum back for head coach Juwan Howard, who will miss the early part of the season while recovering from heart surgery.
