Watch Cincinnati Bearcats basketball live without cable on the streaming device of your choice, including Roku, Apple TV, iPhone, Samsung Smart TV, and more.
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Because Cincinnati basketball games stream often on ESPN+, Hulu + Live TV, with its ESPN+ bundle, and excellent NCAAB channel lineup, is our top pick. To watch Ohio State football, the Bengals, and the Reds in addition to UC hoops, we like fuboTV.
Watch UC’s full basketball season, including ESPN+ games. | $69.99 / month | Sign Up for Hulu |
Watch Bally Sports Ohio, WKRC-TV CBS 12 Cincinnati, ESPN, Big Ten Network, and more. | $74.99 / month | 7 Day Free Trial |
$9.99 / month | Sign Up for ESPN+ |
How to watch tonight’s Cincinnati basketball game
What channel is Cincinnati basketball on tonight? In the easy to use table below, we list the Cincinnati basketball TV schedule, as well as the live TV streaming services that carry each game.
Note: the ESPN+ lineup isn’t listed in the TV schedule.
The most important channels for Cincinnati basketball fans
In 2019, the AAC signed a 12 year TV deal with ESPN, which has resulted in a good chunk of the AAC regular season live streaming exclusively on ESPN+, which can be frustrating for fans.
Regular season Cincinnati basketball games will air on ABC, CBS, ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN+.
March Madness games will be carried by CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV.
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| $74.99 / month | $74.99 / month | $69.99 / month | $5.99 / month | $35 / month | $72.99 / month |
Watch Cincinnati basketball on Hulu + Live TV
Hulu + Live TV is the best option for watching Cincinnati basketball because the service includes ABC, CBS, ESPN, ESPN, FOX, FS1, TNT, and TBS all on the same app.
With any other live TV streaming service, Bearcat fans would have to sign up for ESPN+ separately. With Hulu, UC fans can also watch every game of the football season.
Watch Cincinnati basketball on ESPN+
If you’re a Cincinnati basketball fan that is shopping for a deal, and you are ok not watching every single game of the season, ESPN+ is a good option. With ESPN+, NCAAB fans in Cincinnati can watch about half of the Bearcats games.
Be aware that ESPN+ does not carry the NCAA Tournament or the AAC Tournament.
Watch Cincinnati basketball on fuboTV
Although fuboTV lacks ESPN+, the streaming service that carries a large chunk of UC’s early season games, the platform is attractive for Ohio sports fans who also want to watch Ohio State football and the Bengals in addition to Bearcat hoops. fuboTV carries WKRC-TV CBS 12 Cincinnati for watching the Bengals, and WXIX-TV FOX 19 Cincinnati for watching the Buckeyes when they appear on Big Noon Kickoff.
Watch Cincinnati basketball on DIRECTV STREAM
With ESPN, ESPN2, CBS, and FOX all in the base package, plus unlimited DVR for recording college basketball games, DIRECTV STREAM is another good option for UC basketball fans, albeit with gaps in coverage when UC plays on ESPN+.
Watching UC basketball FAQ
YouTube TV will get you about half of UC basketball’s regular season, and all of the AAC and NCAA Tournaments. With YouTube TV, Cincinnati basketball fans can watch games that air on ABC, CBS, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, TNT, and TBS. However, YouTube TV doesn’t carry ESPN+, so there will be holes in regular season coverage for Bearcats basketball fans.
Sling TV Orange will get you Bearcats basketball games that air on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU. Sling Orange also carries TBS and TNT for NCAA Tournament coverage. Unfortunately, Sling lacks CBS and ESPN+, which means you can’t follow the entire Cincinnati basketball season on Sling TV.