ESPN has announced the addition of the Feb 19 Portland State Men's Basketball home game with Idaho to its national television schedule. The Vikings will host the Vandals in a Big Sky Conference game that evening at 6 p.m. PT on ESPNU.
 
The game, initially scheduled for an ESPN+ airing, will now be available on the ESPNU platform. The Vikings, picked to place second in the Big Sky this season in preseason polling, defeated the Vandals twice last year, but lost to them in the Big Sky Tournament. The Vandals were picked to place fourth in the Big Sky.
 
PSU games have been live streamed on ESPN+ in past seasons, but this will be the first nationally-televised basketball game at Viking Pavilion since it opened in 2018. PSU basketball has had one previous home game televised on ESPNU – a Feb. 21, 2009 contest with Boise State (and 93-81 Viking win). That game aired from the old Stott Center gymnasium.
 
All Portland State games this season will air on ESPN+ with the exception of the opening contest at Stanford (Nov. 4) which airs on ACC Network Extra. That game is PSU's opener for the 2025-26 season. The Vikings play their first home game on Nov. 7 against Northwest Indian College.