Marshall University men’s basketball team will host the reigning C – USA Tournament champion University of Alabama at Birmingham at noon on Jan. 30 with a national broadcast by CBS Sports Network, the league announced Wednesday.
The Blazers will visit Huntington and the Cam Henderson Center for the first time since Feb. 20, 2014. UAB edged the Herd, 68-62, in that meeting.
Last season, the Herd fell to the Blazers, 72-54.
The selection by CBSSN adds to a growing list of small-screen games for Marshall, including the Capital Classic versus West Virginia University on ESPNU at 7 p.m. on Dec. 17, and the road game at the University of Maryland on the Big Ten Network at 4 p.m. on Dec. 2.
Additional times and television designations will be announced at later dates.
The Herd’s first match of the season is against Bluefield State College Nov. 11 at the Cam Henderson Center. The time has not yet been announced.
The Herd posted an 11-21 record last season, which was the fist year under head coach Dan D’Antoni.