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2026-27 ESPN Men’s College Basketball Commentators Schedule

Commentator assignments through November 29

DateTime (ET)Game/CommentatorsWhere to Watch
Thu, Nov 56 p.m.Wake Forest at No. 24 Vanderbilt
Matt Schumacker, Dane Bradshaw
ESPN2
 8 p.m.Coastal Carolina at No. 2 Duke
Doug Sherman, Randolph Childress
ACC Network
Fri, Nov 65 p.m.Northeastern at No. 9 Virginia
Robert Lee, Dennis Scott
ACC Network
 7 p.m.Saint Louis vs. Missouri
Mark Neely, King McClure
ESPNU
 7 p.m.Wofford at North Carolina
Doug Sherman, Randolph Childress
ACC Network
 7 p.m.James Madison at No. 23 Kentucky
Kevin Fitzgerald, Jon Crispin
SEC Network
 9 p.m.Middle Tennessee at No. 17 Kansas
John Schriffen, Fran Fraschilla
ESPNU
 9 p.m.Wagner at No. 14 Miami
Rich Hollenberg, Terrence Oglesby
ACC Network
Sun, Nov 81 p.m.Skyscanner Capital Showcase (Washington, D.C.)ESPN
No. 12 Arkansas vs. No. 9 Virginia
Kevin Brown, Sean Farnham
 5 p.m.Richmond vs. Temple
Mike Corey, Tim Welsh
ESPN2
 8 p.m.Penn State vs. Pittsburgh
Mike Corey, Tim Welsh
ESPN2
Mon, Nov 97 p.m.North Florida at No. 14 Miami
Evan Lepler, Jim Boeheim
ACC Network
 7 p.m.Grambling State at No. 7 Texas
Lowell Galindo, Pat Bradley
SEC Network
 9 p.m.Appalachian State at Auburn
Dave Neal, Daymeon Fishback
SEC Network
Tue, Nov 106 p.m.No. 1 Florida at Florida StateESPN2
 7 p.m.State Farm Champions Classic (Chicago)ESPN
No. 2 Duke vs. No. 6 Michigan State
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Kris Budden
 7 p.m.Wyoming at North Carolina
Anish Shroff, Terrence Oglesby
ACC Network
 9 p.m.Bucknell at No. 9 Virginia
Doug Sherman, Randolph Childress
ACC Network
 9:30 p.m.State Farm Champions Classic (Chicago)ESPN
No. 17 Kansas vs. No. 23 Kentucky
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Kris Budden
Wed, Nov 1111 p.m.No. 21 USC at California
Roxy Bernstein, Sean Farnham
ESPN2
Fri, Nov 135 p.m.North Alabama at No. 14 Miami
Mike Corey, Tom Crean
ACC Network
 6 p.m.Georgetown at Clemson
Beth Mowins, Debbie Antonelli
ESPNU
 7 p.m.Georgia at North Carolina
Kevin Brown, LaPhonso Ellis
ESPN2
 7 p.m.Troy at NC State
Evan Lepler, Jon Crispin
ACC Network
 7 p.m.Merrimack at No. 1 Florida
Mike Morgan, Mark Wise
SEC Network
 8 p.m.SIU-Edwardsville at No. 2 DukeCW Sports/ESPN App*
 9 p.m.No. 5 Arizona at Auburn
Rich Hollenberg, Fran Fraschilla
ESPN2
 9 p.m.Ball State at SMU
Doug Sherman, Randolph Childress
ACC Network
 9 p.m.Seton Hall at No. 20 Alabama
Kevin Fitzgerald, Dane Bradshaw
SEC Network
Sun, Nov 151 p.m.No. 11 Louisville at Memphis
John Schriffen, Jimmy Dykes
ESPN
 1 p.m.Niagara at No. 18 Iowa State
Eric Rothman, Scott Williams
ESPN2
 3 p.m.Baylor vs. No. 7 Texas
Dave O’Brien, Jay Williams
ESPN
 3 p.m.High Point at Saint Louis
Mike Corey, Jon Sundvold
ESPN2
 8 p.m.Texas State at UTSA
Lowell Galindo, Paul Biancardi
ESPN2
Mon, Nov 167 p.m.Western Kentucky at Tulsa
Pete Sousa, Tim Welsh
ESPNU
 7 p.m.Citadel at Clemson
Wes Durham, Debbie Antonelli
ACC Network
 7 p.m.Jacksonville at Georgia
Dave Neal, Daymeon Fishback
SEC Network
Tue, Nov 172 p.m.Players Era 8 – Quarterfinal #1ESPN
Rutgers vs. No. 10 Houston
Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander
 4:30 p.m.Players Era 8 – Quarterfinal #2ESPN
Notre Dame vs. No. 1 Florida
Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander
 7 p.m.No. 3 Illinois at No. 2 Duke
Kevin Brown, Sean Farnham
ESPN
 7 p.m.Villanova at Pittsburgh
Jay Alter, Randolph Childress
ACC Network
 9 p.m.No. 6 Michigan State at No. 8 Tennessee
Tom Hart, Jimmy Dykes
ESPN2
 9 p.m.Old Dominion at No. 9 Virginia
Doug Sherman, Dennis Scott
ACC Network
 9:30 p.m.Players Era 8 – Quarterfinal #3ESPN
UNLV vs. No. 17 Kansas
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas
 MidnightPlayers Era 8 – Quarterfinal #4ESPN
West Virginia vs. Auburn
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas
Wed, Nov 182 p.m.Players Era 8 – Consolation #1
Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander
ESPN
 4:30 p.m.Players Era 8 – Semifinal #1
Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander
ESPN
 7 p.m.Elon at South Carolina
Kevin Fitzgerald, Carolyn Peck
SEC Network
 7:30 p.m.Players Era 8 – Semifinal #2
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas
ESPN2
 8 p.m.Cornell at Syracuse
Robert Lee, Jim Boeheim
ACC Network
 9 p.m.Alcorn State at Missouri
Mike Morgan, Jon Sundvold
SEC Network
 10 p.m.Players Era 8 – Consolation #2
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas
ESPN2
Thu, Nov 192:30 p.m.Players Era 8 – 3rd Place Game
Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander
ESPN
 5 p.m.Players Era 8 – 5th Place Game
Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander
ESPN
 8 p.m.Stetson at No. 11 Louisville
Richard Cross, Dennis Scott
ACC Network
 8:30 p.m.Players Era 8 – 7th Place Game
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas
ESPN2
 10:30 p.m.VCU at Santa Clara
Roxy Bernstein, TBD
ESPN2
 11 p.m.Players Era 8 – Championship
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas
ESPN
Fri, Nov 2012:30 p.m.Shriners Children’s Charleston ClassicESPN2
Oklahoma State vs. Minnesota
Kevin Fitzgerald, Richard Hendrix
 3 p.m.Shriners Children’s Charleston ClassicESPN2
Northwestern vs. Virginia Tech
Kevin Fitzgerald, Richard Hendrix
 5 p.m.Manhattan at No. 14 Miami
Derek Jones, Paul Biancardi
ACC Network
 5:30 p.m.Shriners Children’s Charleston ClassicESPN2
Dayton vs. Utah
Doug Sherman, Randolph Childress
 7 p.m.Loyola Maryland at No. 9 Virginia
Cooper Boardman, Terrence Oglesby
ACC Network
 8 p.m.Georgia at Georgia Tech
Mike Morgan, Daymeon Fishback
ESPNU
 9 p.m.Marshall at North Carolina
Eric Rothman, Jason Capel
ACC Network
 11 p.m.Saint Louis at Saint Mary’s
Dave Feldman, Scott Williams
ESPN2
Sat, Nov 2111 p.m.Washington State vs. No. 2 Duke
Dave O’Brien, Sean Farnham
ESPN2
Sun, Nov 221 p.m.Shriners Children’s Charleston ClassicESPN2
Dayton vs. Northwestern
Kevin Fitzgerald, Richard Hendrix
 3:30 p.m.Shriners Children’s Charleston ClassicESPN
Virginia Tech vs. Oklahoma State
Kevin Fitzgerald, Richard Hendrix
 5 p.m.NJIT at Boston College
TBD, Pat Bradley
ACC Network
 6 p.m.Shriners Children’s Charleston ClassicESPN2
Utah vs. Minnesota
Doug Sherman, Randolph Childress
Mon, Nov 2311 a.m.ESPN Events InvitationalESPN2
St. Bonaventure vs. Appalachian State
Mike Corey, Mark Adams
 1:30 p.m.ESPN Events InvitationalESPNU
Akron vs. Wright State
Mike Corey, Mark Adams
 2:30 p.m.Southwest Maui Invitational – Quarterfinal #1ESPN2
Ole Miss vs. Clemson
John Schriffen, LaPhonso Ellis
 4 p.m.ESPN Events InvitationalESPNU
Yale vs. Belmont
Pete Sousa, Tim Welsh
 5 p.m.Southwest Maui Invitational – Quarterfinal #2ESPN2
Washington vs. No. 25 BYU
John Schriffen, LaPhonso Ellis
 8 p.m.Monmouth at North Carolina
Anish Shroff, Jason Capel
ACC Network
 9 p.m.Southwest Maui Invitational – Quarterfinal #3ESPNU
VCU vs. Providence
Kanoa Leahey, Dane Bradshaw
 11:30 p.m.Southwest Maui Invitational – Quarterfinal #4ESPN2
Colorado State vs. No. 5 Arizona
Kanoa Leahey, Dane Bradshaw
Tue, Nov 2410 a.m.ESPN Events InvitationalESPN2
Wright State vs. St. Bonaventure
Mike Corey, Mark Adams
 12:30 p.m.ESPN Events InvitationalESPN2
Belmont vs. Akron
Mike Corey, Mark Adams
 2:30 p.m.Southwest Maui Invitational – Semifinal #1
John Schriffen, LaPhonso Ellis
ESPN2
 3 p.m.Players Era 16 – Quarterfinal #1 (Michelob Ultra Arena Bracket)ESPN
No. 8 Tennessee vs. Maryland
Kevin Brown, Jimmy Dykes
 3 p.m.ESPN Events InvitationalESPN+
Appalachian State vs. Yale
Pete Sousa, Tim Welsh
 3 p.m.Players Era 16 – Quarterfinal #1 (T-Mobile Arena Bracket)ESPNU
No. 14 Miami vs. TCU
Jon Sciambi, Fran Fraschilla
 5 p.m.Southwest Maui Invitational – Semifinal #2
John Schriffen, LaPhonso Ellis
ESPN2
 5:30 p.m.Players Era 16 – Quarterfinal #2 (T-Mobile Arena Bracket)ESPN
Creighton vs. No. 16 Michigan
Jon Sciambi, Fran Fraschilla
 5:30 p.m.Players Era 16 – Quarterfinal #2 (Michelob Ultra Arena Bracket)ESPNU
San Diego State vs. No. 18 Iowa State
Kevin Brown, Jimmy Dykes
 8 p.m.Players Era 16 – Quarterfinal #3 (Michelob Ultra Arena Bracket)ESPN
No. 19 Texas Tech vs. No. 11 Louisville
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas
 8 p.m.Southwest Maui Invitational – Consolation #1
Kanoa Leahey, Dane Bradshaw
ESPNU
 9 p.m.UNC-Asheville at Florida State
Evan Lepler, Jim Boeheim
ACC Network
 10 p.m.Players Era 16 – Quarterfinal #3 (T-Mobile Arena Bracket)ESPN2
Baylor vs. No. 20 Alabama
Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander
 10:30 p.m.Players Era 16 – Quarterfinal #4 (Michelob Ultra Arena Bracket)ESPN
Oregon vs. No. 13 St. John’s
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas
 10:30 p.m.Southwest Maui Invitational – Consolation #2
Kanoa Leahey, Dane Bradshaw
ESPNU
 12:30 a.m.Players Era 16 – Quarterfinal #4 (T-Mobile Arena Bracket)ESPN
No. 15 Gonzaga vs. Kansas State
Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander
Wed, Nov 2510 a.m.ESPN Events InvitationalESPN2
St. Bonaventure vs. Belmont
Mike Corey, Mark Adams
 NoonBattle 4 AtlantisESPN
No. 9 Virginia vs. Marquette
Rich Hollenberg, Jon Crispin
 12:30 p.m.ESPN Events InvitationalESPN2
Yale vs. Wright State
Mike Corey, Mark Adams
 2:30 p.m.Southwest Maui Invitational – Championship
John Schriffen, LaPhonso Ellis
ESPN
 2:30 p.m.Battle 4 AtlantisESPN2
Texas A&M vs. Xavier
Rich Hollenberg, Jon Crispin
 3 p.m.ESPN Events InvitationalESPNU
Akron vs. Appalachian State
Pete Sousa, Tim Welsh
 5 p.m.Battle 4 AtlantisESPNU
Memphis vs. Penn State
Beth Mowins, Debbie Antonelli
 5:30 p.m.Southwest Maui Invitational – 3rd Place Game
John Schriffen, LaPhonso Ellis
ESPN2
 7:30 p.m.Battle 4 AtlantisESPN2
Wake Forest vs. Mississippi State
Beth Mowins, Debbie Antonelli
 10 p.m.Southwest Maui Invitational – 5th Place Game
Kanoa Leahey, Dane Bradshaw
ESPN2
 12:30 a.m.Southwest Maui Invitational – 7th Place Game
Kanoa Leahey, Dane Bradshaw
ESPN2
Thu, Nov 2611 a.m.ESPN Events InvitationalESPN
Georgia vs. Cincinnati
Mike Morgan, Dennish Scott
 1 p.m.Players Era 16 – Consolation #1 (Michelob Ultra Arena Bracket)
Kevin Brown, Jimmy Dykes
ESPN
 1:30 p.m.ESPN Events InvitationalESPN2
Boston College vs. UCF
Mike Morgan, Dennis Scott
 3:30 p.m.Players Era 16 – Semifinal #1 (Michelob Ultra Arena Bracket)
Kevin Brown, Jimmy Dykes
ESPN
 3:30 p.m.Players Era 16 – Consolation #1 (T-Mobile Arena Bracket)
Jon Sciambi, Fran Fraschilla
ESPN2
 6 p.m.Players Era 16 – Semifinal #1 (T-Mobile Arena Bracket)
Jon Sciambi, Fran Fraschilla
ESPN
 9 p.m.Players Era 16 – Semifinal #2 (Michelob Ultra Arena Bracket)
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas
ESPN
 9 p.m.Players Era 16 – Consolation #2 (T-Mobile Arena Bracket)
Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander
ESPN2
 11:30 p.m.Players Era 16 – Semifinal #2 (T-Mobile Arena Bracket)
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas
ESPN
 11:30 p.m.Players Era 16 – Consolation #2 (Michelob Ultra Arena Bracket)
Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander
ESPN2
Fri, Nov 2711 a.m.Battle 4 AtlantisESPN2
No. 9 Virginia vs. Xavier
Rich Hollenberg, Jon Crispin
 1 p.m.Players Era 16 – 3rd Place (Michelob Ultra Arena Bracket)
Kevin Brown, Jimmy Dykes
ESPN2
 1:30 p.m. or 7:30 p.m.Battle 4 AtlantisSEC Network
TBD vs. Mississippi State
Rich Hollenberg, Jon Crispin / Beth Mowins, Debbie Antonelli
 1:30 p.m. or 7:30 p.m.Battle 4 AtlantisACC Network
TBD vs. Wake Forest
Rich Hollenberg, Jon Crispin / Beth Mowins, Debbie Antonelli
 3 p.m.Players Era 16 – 3rd Place (T-Mobile Arena Bracket)
Jon Sciambi, Fran Fraschilla
ESPN2
 3:30 p.m.Players Era 16 – 7th Place (Michelob Ultra Arena Bracket)
Kevin Brown, Jimmy Dykes
ESPNU
 4:30 p.m.ESPN Events InvitationalACC Network
Cincinnati vs. Boston College
Mike Morgan, Dennis Scott
 5 p.m.Villanova at No. 17 Kansas
Mark Neely, King McClure
ESPN2
 5 p.m.Battle 4 AtlantisSEC Network
Marquette vs. Texas A&M
Beth Mowins, Debbie Antonelli
 5:30 p.m.Players Era 16 – 7th Place (T-Mobile Arena Bracket)
Jon Sciambi, Fran Fraschilla
ESPNU
 7 p.m.Dick Vitale Invitational Presented by Belk (Charlotte)ESPN
West Virginia vs. North Carolina
TBD
 7 p.m.ESPN Events Invitational – Magic GroupESPN2
UCF vs. Georgia
Mike Morgan, Dennis Scott
 8:30 p.m.Players Era 16 – 5th Place (T-Mobile Arena Bracket)
Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander
ESPNU
 9 p.m.Players Era 16 – Bracket Final (Michelob Ultra Arena Bracket)
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas
ESPN
 9 p.m.Wichita State at No. 23 Kentucky
Kevin Fitzgerald, Jon Sundvold
ESPN2
 11 p.m.Players Era 16 – Bracket Final (T-Mobile Arena Bracket)
Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander
ESPN
 11:30 p.m.Players Era 16 – 5th Place (Michelob Ultra Arena Bracket)
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas
ESPNU
Sat, Nov 2810:30 p.m.Players Era 16 Championship
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Kris Budden
ESPN
Sun, Nov 291 p.m.A10/American ShowcaseESPN
Dayton vs. Memphis
Mike Corey, Mark Adams
 2 p.m.UL Monroe at Tulane
Pete Sousa, Paul Biancardi
ESPN2
 3:30 p.m.A10/American ShowcaseESPN
Saint Louis vs. South Florida
Mike Corey, Mark Adams

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