First televised college basketball game featured Pitt and Fordham in February 1940
The first televised college basketball game was played Feb. 28. 1940, when Pitt faced off against Fordham at Madison Square Garden on W2XBS, known today as WNBC.source https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2022-02-28/first-televised-college-basketball-game-featured-pitt-and-fordham-february-1940
