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Men’s College Basketball: Four of Top Eight and Tip Off of Holiday Tournaments
ESPN’s men’s college basketball schedule this weekend will be highlighted by telecasts involving four of the top eight ranked teams and telecasts of three early season tournaments. Highlights:
- ESPN3.com will have exclusive coverage of five games, including No. 1 Duke (against Colgate Friday, Nov. 19, at 8:30 p.m.) and No. 7 Villanova (against Lafayette Saturday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m.).
- ESPN2 will televise the final four games of the 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer — Thursday, Nov. 18 with the semifinals pitting No. 4 Pittsburgh vs. Maryland at 7 p.m. and No. 16 Illinois vs. No. 22 Texas at 9 p.m., and on Friday, Nov. 19 the third place game at 5 p.m. and the championship at 7 p.m.
- All 12 games from the Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off in San Juan beginning Thursday, Nov. 18 with four first-round games: Davidson vs. West Virginia at 11:30 a.m. (ESPNU); Nebraska vs. Vanderbilt at 1:30 p.m. (ESPNU); Hofstra vs. No. 8 North Carolina at 5 p.m. (ESPN2); and Western Kentucky vs. Minnesota at 7:30 p.m. (ESPN3.com). Additional telecasts include the semifinals Friday, Nov. 19, at 12:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on ESPNU and the third-place and championship Sunday, Nov. 21, at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., respectively, on ESPN2.
- The final four games of the third annual Charleston Classic, from S.C., will air on ESPNU Friday, Nov. 19 (semifinals at 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.) and Sunday, Nov. 21 (third place game at 5:30 p.m. and championship at 7:30 p.m.).
The Puerto Rico Tip-Off and Charleston Classic tournaments are owned and operated by ESPN Regional Television, Inc. (ERT), a subsidiary of ESPN.
Date | Time (ET) | Game / Commentators | Network |
Thu, Nov 18 | 11:30 a.m. | Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan): Quarterfinal #1 – Davidson vs. West Virginia Jon Sciambi, Hubert Davis & Andy Katz |
ESPNU |
1:30 p.m. | Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan): Quarterfinal #2 – Nebraska vs. Vanderbilt Jon Sciambi, Hubert Davis & Andy Katz |
ESPNU | |
5 p.m. | Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan): Quarterfinal #3 – Hofstra vs. No. 8 North Carolina Jon Sciambi, Hubert Davis & Andy Katz |
ESPN2 / ESPN3.com | |
7 p.m. | 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer (New York City): Semifinal #1 – No. 4 Pittsburgh vs. Maryland Dan Shulman & Bob Knight |
ESPN2 / ESPN3.com | |
7:30 p.m. | Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan): Quarterfinal #4 – Western Kentucky vs. Minnesota Doug Sherman, Mark Gottfried & Andy Katz |
ESPN3.com | |
9 p.m. | 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer (New York City): Semifinal #2 – No. 16 Illinois vs. No. 22 Texas Dan Shulman & Dick Vitale |
ESPN2 / ESPN3.com | |
Fri, Nov 19 | 12:30 p.m. | Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan): Semifinal #1 Jon Sciambi, Hubert Davis & Andy Katz |
ESPNU |
2:30 p.m. | Charleston Classic (Charleston): Semifinal #1 Justin Kutcher & Jay Williams |
ESPNU | |
3 p.m. | Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan): Consolation Doug Sherman, Mark Gottfried & Andy Katz |
ESPN3.com | |
5 p.m. | 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer (New York City): 3rd-place Game Dan Shulman & Bob Knight |
ESPN2 / ESPN3.com | |
6 p.m. | Charleston Classic (Charleston): Semifinal #2 Justin Kutcher & Jay Williams |
ESPNU | |
6 p.m. | Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan): Consolation Doug Sherman, Mark Gottfried & Andy Katz |
ESPN3.com | |
7 p.m. | 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer (New York City): Championship Dan Shulman & Dick Vitale |
ESPN2 / ESPN3.com | |
8:30 p.m. | Colgate at No. 1 Duke Dave Weekley & Dino Gaudio |
ESPN3.com | |
8:30 p.m. | Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan): Semifinal #2 Jon Sciambi, Hubert Davis & Andy Katz |
ESPNU | |
10:30 p.m. | No. 13 Kentucky vs. Portland (Portland, OR) Carter Blackburn & Sean Farnham |
ESPNU | |
Sat, Nov 20 | 7 p.m. | Lafayette at No. 7 Villanova Scott Graham & Dereck Whittenburg |
ESPN3.com |
Sun, Nov 21 | 10:30 a.m. | Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan): 7th-place Game Doug Sherman, Mark Gottfried & Andy Katz |
ESPNU |
12:30 p.m. | Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan): 5th-place Game Doug Sherman, Mark Gottfried & Andy Katz |
ESPNU | |
5:30 p.m. | Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan): 3rd-place Game Jon Sciambi, Hubert Davis & Andy Katz |
ESPN2 / ESPN3.com | |
5:30 p.m. | Charleston Classic (Charleston): 3rd-place Game Justin Kutcher & Jay Williams |
ESPNU | |
7:30 p.m. | Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan): Championship Jon Sciambi, Hubert Davis & Andy Katz |
ESPN2 / ESPN3.com | |
7:30 p.m. | Charleston Classic (Charleston): Championship Justin Kutcher & Jay Williams |
ESPNU |
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