College Hoops Exclusively on ESPN3.com
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Over 50 exclusive college basketball games slated, including appearances from a dozen notable and top teams this season
Beginning Monday, ESPN3.com will kick off its largest exclusive programming slate of college basketball games for the 2010-2011 season. ESPN’s 24/7 signature broadband spots network will tip off coverage Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. EST with UC Irvine vs. Illinois. Other notable team appearances include #1 Duke, #4 Pittsburgh, #5 Ohio State, #6 Villanova, #13 Syracuse and more.
“Last year, total hours of college basketball consumed during the regular season went up 266 percent versus the previous year,” said Damon Phillips, vice president of ESPN3.com. “We are dedicated to serving this rapidly growing audience of passionate fans with the best viewing experience possible for games they can’t find any place else.”
ESPN3.com is available online in approximately 65 million households nationwide via dozens of affiliated Internet and cable TV service providers including Time Warner Cable, Comcast, AT&T, Verizon, Cox, Charter, Windstream, RCN, Insight, Frontier, Cavalier, Mediacom, Conway, Grande Communications and many more. It is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via on-campus educational networks and on-base military networks. Fans who are also an Xbox LIVE Gold member will be able to access the games via ESPN on Xbox LIVE.
The current schedule of exclusive games on ESPN3.com includes:
| Date | Time (ET) | Away | Home |
| Mon, Nov 8 | 8:00 p.m. | UC Irvine | #16 Illinois (2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs Cancer) |
| Wed, Nov 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Illinois-Chicago | #4 Pittsburgh (2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer) |
| 8:00 p.m. | Toledo | #16 Illinois (2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer) | |
| Fri, Nov 12 | 7:00 p.m. | North Carolina A&T | #5 Ohio State |
| Northern Iowa | #13 Syracuse | ||
| Loyla (MD) | West Virginia (Women’s) | ||
| 8:00 p.m. | Bucknell | #6 Villanova | |
| 9:00 p.m. | Oakland | West Virginia | |
| Sun, Nov 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Prairie View A&M | #24 Wisconsin |
| Mon, Nov 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Tulane | #21 Georgetown |
| Tue, Nov 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Detroit | #13 Syracuse (Legends Classic) |
| 7:30 p.m. | St. Joseph’s | Penn State | |
| 8:00 p.m. | North Dakota | #24 Wisconsin | |
| Wed, Nov 17 | 8:00 p.m. | Boston University/George Washington | #6 Villanova (Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off: 2nd Round) |
| Thu, Nov 18 | 7:30 p.m. |
Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off: Western Kentucky vs. Minnesota |
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| Fri, Nov 19 | 3:00 p.m. |
Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off Consolation |
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| 6:00 p.m. |
Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off Consolation |
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| 8:30 p.m. | Colgate | #1 Duke | |
| Sat, Nov 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Lafayette | #6 Villanova |
| Mon, Nov 22 | 7:00 p.m. | UT-Chattanooga | Louisville |
| Tue, Nov 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Austin Peay | #8 Purdue |
| Morehead State | #5 Ohio State | ||
| Wed, Nov 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Florida A&M | Dayton |
| 8:00 p.m. | North Dakota State | Minnesota | |
| Sat, Nov 27 | 1:00 p.m. | #16 Illinois | Western Michigan |
| 7:00 p.m. | Penn | #4 Pittsburgh | |
| Sun, Nov 28 | 1:30 p.m. |
76 Classic 7th Place Game |
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| 4:30 p.m. |
Old Spice Classic 7th Place Game |
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| Wed, Dec 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Florida International | Louisville |
| Sat, Dec 4 | 2:00 p.m. | South Dakota | #24 Wisconsin |
| Mon, Dec 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Delaware State | #4 Pittsburgh |
| Sat, Dec 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Oakland | Michigan |
| 7:30 p.m. | Delaware | #6 Villanova | |
| Wed, Dec 22 | 7:00 p.m. | American | #4 Pittsburgh |
| Dayton | Seton Hall | ||
| Thu, Dec 23 | 8:00 p.m. | South Dakota State | Minnesota |
| Sun, Dec 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Richmond | Seton Hall |
| Tue, Dec 28 | 7:00 p.m. | DePaul | Cincinnati |
| Mon, Jan 3 | 8:00 p.m. | #18 Butler | Milwaukee |
| Fri, Jan 7 | TBD |
Cleveland State @ Butler or Youngstown State @ Valparaiso |
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| Thu, Jan 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Liberty | High Point |
| 8:30 p.m. | Lipscomb | Belmont | |
| Fri, Jan 14 | TBD |
Butler @ Detroit or Valparaiso @ Wright State |
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| Sun, Jan 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Providence | South Florida |
| Fri, Jan 21 | TBD |
Green Bay @ Butler or Milwaukee @ Valparaiso |
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| Fri, Jan 28 | TBD |
Detroit @ Milwaukee or Wright State @ Green Bay |
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| Tue, Feb 15 | 8:00 p.m. | #18 Butler | Green Bay |
| Wed, Feb 16 | 7:00 p.m. | South Florida | #4 Pittsburgh |
| 8:00 p.m. | Loyola | Illinois-Chicago | |
| Tue, Feb 22 | 7:00 p.m. | UNC-Asheville | Coastal Carolina |
| Wed, Mar 2 | 8:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | Marquette |
| 8:30 p.m. | Rutgers | DePaul | |
| Sat, Mar 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Rutgers | Providence |
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