How to watch college basketball games on ESPN’s ACC Network Extra

We still have football bowl games to play, but the ACC basketball season is already in full swing. Many of the games are available to stream over ACC Network Extra.

ACC Network Extra was launched last year as a joint effort between the ACC and ESPN, allowing ESPN subscribers to stream more than 600 ACC sporting events on multiple platforms.

ACC Network Extra can be accessed on computers, smartphones, tablets and TVs that are capable of streaming ESPN.

Here’s how to do it

First, if you’ve never done it before, you need to “authenticate” at WatchESPN.com, using the username and password for your cable or satellite provider. If you did this last year, you’re good to go.

Now you can get ready to watch.

On a computer: Go to espn.com/watch and click on the tab for either “Live” or “Upcoming,” then select the game you’re looking for. The games are grouped by sport and are in chronological order.

WatchESPN app: On your smartphone, tablet or streaming device, open the WatchESPN app. From the app, you can find the game by clicking on “Sport,” then selecting “Basketball.” Click the tab for either “Live Now” or “Upcoming” and select the game you want to watch.

ESPN app: Open the app, then select the TV icon. From there, scroll through the list and select the game.

Roku, Apple TV, XBox 360, XBox One, Amazon Fire TV/Fire TV Stick, Android TV, Chromecast: Search “WatchESPN” and add that channel. Scroll to “Browse by Channel” and select “ACC Network Extra.” Select the content you want to view. You may have to activate the device with your cable or satellite username and password; it will give you instructions on the TV screen.

You can still watch some ACC basketball games online at theacc.com.

An ACC Network television channel with 24/7 programming is scheduled to launch Aug. 22, 2019.

This story was originally published October 27, 2017 at 10:47 AM with the headline "How to watch college basketball games on ESPN’s ACC Network Extra."