As if UConn fans needed any extra incentive to make the trip to Cancun in December to watch the Huskies play three games in the Caribbean Classic on Dec. 18, 19 and 21, the fact that the games against Northern Colorado, Washington and Florida State won't be televised locally could be just what the doctor ordered - assuming of course that in these trying financial times, you can afford the round-trip flight to Mexico and rather pricey rates at the Moon Palace Resort.

Fortunately for UConn fans, every other game this season will be televised including the 19 games which Connecticut Public Television will be carrying this season.

CPTV, which will be televising UConn games for a 16th consecutive year, announced its schedule on Tuesday. CPTV will broadcast not only the No. 16 season opener against Georgia Tech but UConn's first four games (San Diego State on Nov. 20, Rhode Island on Nov. 22 and Brigham Young on Nov. 25). Other non-conference games on the CPTV schedule are:
Dec. 3 vs. Holy Cross
Dec. 14 vs. Penn State at Madison Square Garden (also being televised by ESPNU)
Dec. 28 at South Carolina
Dec. 31 vs. Hartford

Big East games against South Florida (Jan. 6), West Virginia (Jan. 10), DePaul (Jan. 13), Syracuse (Jan. 17), Cincinnati (Jan. 24), Georgetown (Jan. 31), Marquette (Feb. 7), St. John's Feb. 11, Providence (Feb. 18), Villanova (Feb. 24) and Seton Hall (Feb. 28).

If you throw in the games being shown on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, CBS and CBS College Sports, 24 of the Huskies' 27 regular-season games will be broadcast.