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Men’s College Basketball: Armed Forces Classic Opens Season for Fourth Straight Year
ESPN’s men’s college basketball coverage begins Friday, Nov. 13, highlighted by the fourth annual Armed Forces Classic – this year staged from Camp Foster in Okinawa, Japan, with Pittsburgh vs. No. 9 Gonzaga at 7 p.m. on ESPN.
Earlier, at 5 p.m. on ESPN2, Colorado travels to South Dakota’s Samford Pentagon to take on No. 7 Iowa State, while action continues throughout the night with an SEC Network doubleheader, an ESPNU doubleheader, including a regional-round game of the 2K Classic featuring Siena at No. 5 Duke and closing the night on ESPN with Texas versus Washington in Shanghai, China.
ESPNU has a tripleheader Sunday with early round coverage of several tournaments: No. 1 North Carolina against Fairfield in the CBE Classic at 4 p.m., followed by South Alabama at NC State in the FanDuel Legends Classic at 6 p.m. and ending the night at 8 p.m. with Siena at No. 17 Wisconsin in the 2K Classic.
ESPN Men’s College Basketball Schedule – Key Matchups (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 5 p.m. | Colorado vs. No. 7 Iowa State (Sioux Falls, S.D.) Roy Philpott, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 |
| 7 p.m. | Armed Forces Classic: Pittsburgh vs. No. 9 Gonzaga (Okinawa, Japan) Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Andy Katz |
ESPN | |
| 2K Classic: Siena at No. 5 Duke Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke, Tara Petrolino |
ESPNU | ||
| Albany at No. 2 Kentucky Rich Hollenberg, Sean Farnham, Brooke Weisbrod |
SEC Network | ||
| Morgan State at No. 6 Virginia Dave Weekley, Pete Strickland |
ESPN3 | ||
| Florida Atlantic at No. 13 Michigan State Dan Gutowsky, Homer Drew |
ESPN3 | ||
| St. Francis (Pa.) at No. 19 Notre Dame Shawn Kenney, Mac McCausland |
ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Austin Peay at No. 18 Vanderbilt | SEC Network+ | |
| 9 p.m. | McNeese State at No. 21 LSU Doug Sherman, Kara Lawson, Jeff Goodman |
ESPNU | |
| 10 p.m. | Pac-12 China Game presented by Alibaba Group: Texas vs. Washington (Shanghai, China) Roxy Bernstein, Bill Walton |
ESPN | |
| 2 p.m. | LIU Brooklyn at Buffalo | ESPN3 | |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 8 p.m. | NJIT at No. 2 Kentucky | SEC Network+ |
| Bryant at No. 5 Duke | ESPN3 | ||
| Sun, Nov 15 | 2 p.m. | Vermont at No. 23 Purdue TBD, Homer Drew |
ESPN3 |
| 4 p.m. | CBE Classic: Fairfield at No. 1 North Carolina Clay Matvick, LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPNU | |
| 6 p.m. | FanDuel Legends Classic: South Alabama at NC State Mike Couzens, Len Elmore |
ESPNU | |
| 8 p.m. | 2K Classic: Siena at No. 17 Wisconsin Wayne Randazzo, Paul Biancardi |
ESPNU |
ESPN Men’s College Basketball Schedule (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 5 p.m. | Colorado vs. No. 7 Iowa State (Sioux Falls, S.D.) Roy Philpott, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 |
| 7 p.m. | Armed Forces Classic: Pittsburgh vs. No. 9 Gonzaga (Okinawa, Japan) Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Andy Katz |
ESPN | |
| 2K Classic: Siena at No. 5 Duke Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke, Tara Petrolino |
ESPNU | ||
| Albany at No. 2 Kentucky Rich Hollenberg, Sean Farnham, Brooke Weisbrod |
SEC Network | ||
| Southern at Arkansas | SEC Network+ | ||
| Chattanooga at Georgia | SEC Network+ | ||
| UNC Ashville at Tennessee | SEC Network+ | ||
| Northwestern State at Ole Miss | SEC Network+ | ||
| Morgan State at No. 6 Virginia Dave Weekley, Pete Strickland |
ESPN3 | ||
| Florida Atlantic at No. 13 Michigan State Dan Gutowsky, Homer Drew |
ESPN3 | ||
| Western Carolina at Cincinnati Tom Gelehter, TBD |
ESPN3 | ||
| St. Francis (Pa.) at No. 19 Notre Dame Shawn Kenney, Mac McCausland |
ESPN3 | ||
| North Carolina Central at Clemson Roy Philpott, Murry Bartow |
ESPN3 | ||
| Lehigh at Syracuse | ESPN3 | ||
| Samford at Louisville | ESPN3 | ||
| UT-Pan American at Miami (Fla.) | ESPN3 | ||
| IUPUI at Indiana State | ESPN3 | ||
| Middle Georgia College at Georgia State | ESPN3 | ||
| Presbyterian at Furman | ESPN3 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Allen at Mercer | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Wofford at Missouri | SEC Network+ | |
| Austin Peay at No. 18 Vanderbilt | SEC Network+ | ||
| Grambling State at East Carolina Patrick Kinas, Stan Lewter |
ESPN3 | ||
| Cornell at Georgia Tech | ESPN3 | ||
| William & Mary at NC State | ESPN3 | ||
| UMBC at Wake Forest | ESPN3 | ||
| Simpson at Drake | ESPN3 | ||
| Air Force at Southern Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
| UT-San Antonio at Loyola | ESPN3 | ||
| San Francisco at Illinois-Chicago | ESPN3 | ||
| Cal State Northridge at Northern Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
| 8:30 p.m. | Kennesaw State at Alabama | SEC Network+ | |
| Troy at USF Drew Fellios, Mark Wise |
ESPN3 | ||
| IPFW at Valparaiso | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | McNeese State at No. 21 LSU Doug Sherman, Kara Lawson, Jeff Goodman |
ESPNU | |
| Eastern Washington at Mississippi State TBD, John Pelphrey, Kaylee Hartung |
SEC Network | ||
| Pitt-Bradford at Buffalo | ESPN3 | ||
| Alabama A&M at Tulane Tim Grubbs, Murry Bartow |
ESPN3 | ||
| 9:30 p.m. | USC Upstate at Texas A&M | SEC Network+ | |
| Gardner-Webb at Iowa Zach Zaidman, Kevin Lehman |
ESPN3 | ||
| 10 p.m. | Pac-12 China Game presented by Alibaba Group: Texas vs. Washington (Shanghai, China) Roxy Bernstein, Bill Walton |
ESPN | |
| Illinois State at San Diego State | ESPN3 | ||
| Sat, Nov 14 | 2 p.m. | LIU Brooklyn at Buffalo | ESPN3 |
| St. Francis (BRN) at Boston College Eric Frede, Malcolm Huckaby |
ESPN3 | ||
| New Orleans at Green Bay | ESPN3 | ||
| 7 p.m. | Norfolk State at South Carolina | SEC Network+ | |
| Alabama State at Virginia Tech | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | NJIT at No. 2 Kentucky | SEC Network+ | |
| Central Arkansas at Tulsa Dave Raymond, Bryndon Manzer |
ESPN3 | ||
| Southern Miss at Memphis Greg Gatson, Jon Albright |
ESPN3 | ||
| Bryant at No. 5 Duke | ESPN3 | ||
| Eureka at Loyola | ESPN3 | ||
| Sun, Nov 15 | Noon | Mount St. Mary’s at Ohio State Jordan Bernfield, Craig Robinson |
ESPNU |
| 2 p.m. | Vermont at No. 23 Purdue TBD, Homer Drew |
ESPN3 | |
| UT-San Antonio at Clemson Roy Philpott, Stan Lewter |
ESPN3 | ||
| 2:30 p.m. | Iona at Valparaiso | ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | North Dakota State at Illinois TBD, Mac McCausland |
ESPN3 | |
| Nicholls State at Florida State | ESPN3 | ||
| SE Missouri State at Evansville | ESPN3 | ||
| 4 p.m. | CBE Classic: Fairfield at No. 1 North Carolina Clay Matvick, LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPNU | |
| Florida A&M at Southern Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
| 4:30 p.m. | Wright State at Northern Illinois | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | FanDuel Legends Classic: South Alabama at NC State Mike Couzens, Len Elmore |
ESPNU | |
| Maryland-Eastern Shore at Missouri Dave Baker, Jon Sundvold |
SEC Network | ||
| 8 p.m. | 2K Classic: Siena at No. 17 Wisconsin Wayne Randazzo, Paul Biancardi |
ESPNU |
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