Cambridge, Mass. - Stony Brook's men's and women's basketball teams will appear on the ESPN family of networks six times during conference play, America East announced Thursday.

The men's team will appear on ESPN3 three times (Jan. 6 at Binghamton, Jan. 30 at Vermont and Feb. 17 at Albany) and will host Albany on ESPNU on January 22 at 9 p.m.

The women's team will be on ESPN3 at UMBC on Jan. 13 and at home vs. Maine on Feb. 20.

Both squads are eligible for another ESPN3 game during the last weekend of the regular season.

The entire America East Men's and Women's Basketball Championships also will air on the ESPN family of networks. The quarterfinals and semifinals will be on ESPN3. The women's championship game will be on ESPNU at 4:30 on March 11 and the men's championship will be on ESPN2 at 11 a.m. on March 12.

The men's team, led by 11th-year head coach Steve Pikiell, returns nine letterwinners and five starters, including two-time America East Player of the Year Jameel Warney and a pair of all-conference performers in Carson Puriefoy and Rayshaun McGrew.

Second-year head coach Caroline McCombs returns eight letterwinners and three starters, including a pair of two-time all-conference honorees in Brittany Snow and Kori Bayne-Walker.

Both teams will begin their second season at Island Federal Credit Union Arena, where the two squads combined to post a 23-5 record.