St. John’s releases most of its 2026-27 men’s basketball tip times and broadcast plan, with Alabama opener still pending

St. John’s men’s basketball entered the offseason planning phase for the 2026-27 season by publishing tip-off times and broadcast information for nearly all of its slate, as first reported Tuesday. The Red Storm also indicated that the 2026-27 regular season will include at least four nationally televised games, with FOX and NBC carrying multiple matchups.

According to the report, St. John’s announced most of its game-by-game start times and where fans can watch, a step that matters for supporters tracking early-season nonconference tests. For a Big East program, television visibility also plays a role in brand reach and recruiting pitch, particularly when the schedule mixes conference preparation with national opponents.

The timing of the announcement highlighted one remaining notable gap. St. John’s and its broadcast partners have not yet published broadcast information or a finalized tip-off time for the matchup against Alabama on Saturday, December 12. The Red Storm’s communications plan, as described in the report, separates that game from the rest of the schedule it has already released.

The report also referenced the Players Era Festival, a concept St. John’s will participate in as part of its nonconference framework. While the athletics department has published information for most other games, broadcast details and tip times for Players Era Festival contests were still listed as not yet announced at the time of the report.

Even with those pending elements, St. John’s will have at least one major national television window already identified. The report stated that ESPN will broadcast this year’s Las Vegas-based Players Era Festival, meaning the event remains the anchor for national coverage within the team’s early-season planning.

For fans trying to follow the Red Storm’s progression from November through December, the released information still offers a practical roadmap. Tip times and channels allow supporters to build viewing plans for both the nationally televised opportunities and the majority of the nonconference stretch that precedes the Big East schedule.

At the same time, the remaining blanks matter. The Dec. 12 date against Alabama is a high-profile element of St. John’s early slate, and the lack of a finalized broadcast designation suggests that late-season network scheduling decisions may still be in motion. The same is true for the Players Era Festival games other than the Las Vegas event already tied to ESPN coverage.

What to watch next is straightforward: St. John’s will likely follow up with the missing television and start-time details for Alabama on Dec. 12 and for any Players Era Festival games where information was still unavailable. Those updates will complete the picture of where the Red Storm’s early-season statement games land on the national TV calendar.