ESPN’s Annual Feast Week Presented by Lowe’s Returns with 150+ Hours of College Basketball Action Over 11 Days, Nov. 16-26

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ESPN’s Annual Feast Week Presented by Lowe’s Returns with 150+ Hours of College Basketball Action Over 11 Days, Nov. 16-26

  • More than 75 games spanning 13 tournaments to air across ESPN Platforms
  • Allstate Maui Invitational, Nov. 20-22, to feature four Top 10 teams; special ESPN coverage will highlight relief efforts and celebrate Maui’s 40-year basketball tradition

ESPN’s annual college basketball Feast Week presented by Lowe’s tips off today with more than 150 hours of coverage over 11 days thru November 26. In all, 13 early season events and more than 75 games will be featured across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN+.

The Feast Week schedule will feature five ESPN owned and operated early season college basketball events – the Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic (Nov. 16, 17 & 19), Myrtle Beach Invitational (Nov. 16, 17 & 19), NIT Season Tip-Off (Nov. 22 & 24), ESPN Events Invitational (Nov. 23, 24 & 26) and the inaugural Vegas Showdown (Nov. 23-24).

Other notable tournaments include the Allstate Maui Invitational (Nov. 22-24), the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis Women’s (No. 20) and Men’s (22-24) tournaments, the Saatva Empire Classic (Nov. 19-20), the Continental Tire Main Event (Nov. 17-19) and Chris Paul’s HBCU Tip-Off Presented by AEA Foundation (Nov. 18-19).

In all, more than 55 teams will be showcased on ESPN platforms, including seven of the Top 10 teams in the country and 14 currently ranked in the AP Men’s Top 25.

2023 Feast Week Tournaments on ESPN Platforms:

  • Vivid Seats Legends Classic (Nov. 16-17) – The two-night event in Brooklyn includes Auburn, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State and St. Bonaventure.
  • Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic (Nov. 16, 17 and 19) – 6 Houston – a No. 1 seed and Sweet 16 team last season – and St. John’s, under Hall of Famer and new head coach Rick Pitino, lead the eight-team field.
  • Myrtle Beach Invitational (Nov. 16, 17 and 19) – Defending conference champions and NCAA Tournament teams Charleston (CAA), Furman (SoCon) and Vermont (America East) headline the eight-team event in Conway, S.C.
  • Continental Tire Main Event (Nov. 17-19) – The four-team Las Vegas event features last season’s national runner-up San Diego State, NCAA Tournament team St. Mary’s, Washington and Xavier.
  • Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off (Nov. 18-19) – Mississippi State, Northwestern, Rhode Island and Washington State take the court for the two-night event in Uncasville, Conn.
  • Chris Paul’s HBCU Tip-Off Presented by AEA Foundation (Nov. 18-19) – The four-team field of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Uncasville, Conn., features Cheyney, Virginia Union, Winston-Salem State and Tuskegee. Winners of the semifinals on ESPN+ advance to the Championship on ESPNU.
  • Saatva Empire Classic (Nov. 19-20) – Four legendary programs will take the court at Madison Square Garden, including three that have won NCAA men’s titles in their history. The field includes defending national champion and No. 5 UConn, No. 19 Texas, and two teams steeped in basketball tradition, Indiana and Louisville.
  • Allstate Maui Invitational (Nov. 20-22): The stellar eight-team field features five Top 15 teams – No. 1 Kansas, No. 2 Purdue, No. 4 Marquette, No. 7 Tennessee and No. 11 Gonzaga, plus perennial powers UCLA and Syracuse. The tournament will be played in Honolulu after the devastating wildfires on the island of Maui in August. ESPN’s coverage will highlight relief efforts and celebrate Maui, which has played host to the Invitational for 40 years.
  • Bad Boy Mowers Women’s Battle 4 Atlantis (Nov. 20) – The championship (ESPN2) and 3rd place (ESPNU) games of the Women’s Battle 4 Atlantis in The Bahamas will air on ESPN networks, No. 23 Ole Miss, as well as NCAA Tournament teams Arizona, Michigan and Middle Tennessee, lead the eight-team field.
  • Bad Boy Mowers Men’s Battle 4 Atlantis (Nov. 22-24) – The star-studded field includes three ranked teams – No. 14 Arkansas, No. 19 UNC and No. 21 Villanova, as well as heralded programs Memphis and Michigan.
  • NIT Season Tip-Off (Nov. 22 and 24) – The two-night event in Brooklyn, N.Y. will showcase 2021 national champion and No. 15 Baylor, Florida, Oregon State and Pittsburgh.
  • Vegas Showdown (Nov. 23 and 24) – All four teams in the first-year Vegas Showdown – Arizona State, BYU, NC State and Vanderbilt – won at least 20 games last season.
  • ESPN Events Invitational (Nov. 23, 24 and 26) – The loaded eight-team field at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex outside Orlando includes six NCAA Tournament teams from last season, highlighted by No. 10 Florida Atlantic and No. 13 Texas A&M.

ESPN’s industry-leading men’s college basketball coverage features a schedule of more than 4,200 games during the 2023-24 regular season and talented roster of experts, including several key faces with expanded new roles.

2023 Feast Week presented by Lowe’s schedule on ESPN platforms (Nov. 16-26):

Date Time (ET) Event Platform
Thu, Nov. 16

 

11:30 a.m.

 

Myrtle Beach Invitational – Quarterfinal

Charleston vs. Vermont

Robert Lee and Randolph Childress

ESPNU

 

1:30 p.m. Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic – Quarterfinal

St. John’s vs. North Texas

Chuckie Kempf and Perry Clark

ESPNU

 

2 p.m.

 

Myrtle Beach Invitational – Quarterfinal

Saint Louis vs. Wyoming

Robert Lee and Randolph Childress

ESPN2

 

4 p.m.

 

Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic – Quarterfinal

Dayton vs. LSU

Chuckie Kempf and Perry Clark

ESPN2

 

4:30 p.m.

 

Myrtle Beach Invitational – Quarterfinal

Wichita State vs. Coastal Carolina

Rich Hollenberg and Daymeon Fishback

ESPNU

 

6:30 p.m.

 

Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic – Quarterfinal

No. 6 Houston vs. Towson

Jay Alter and Debbie Antonelli

ESPN2

 

6:30 p.m.

 

Vivid Seats Legends Classic – Semifinal *

Oklahoma State vs. St. Bonaventure

Dave O’Brien and Jon Crispin

ESPNU

 

9 p.m.

 

Vivid Seats Legends Classic – Semifinal *

Auburn vs. Notre Dame

Dave O’Brien and Jon Crispin

ESPN2

 

9 p.m.

 

Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic – Quarterfinal

Utah vs. Wake Forest

Jay Alter and Debbie Antonelli

ESPNU

 

Fri, Nov. 17 11:30 a.m. Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic – Consolation

North Texas vs. LSU

Chuckie Kempf and Perry Clark

ESPNU
Noon Myrtle Beach Invitational – Semifinal

Vermont vs. St. Louis

Robert Lee and Randolph Childress

ESPN2
2 p.m. Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic – Semifinal

St. John’s vs. Dayton

Chuckie Kempf and Perry Clark

ESPN2
2:30 p.m. Myrtle Beach Invitational – Consolation

Charleston vs. Wyoming

Robert Lee and Randolph Childress

ESPNU
4:30 p.m. Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic – Semifinal

Houston vs. Utah

Jay Alter and Debbie Antonelli

ESPN2
4:30 p.m. Vivid Seats Legends Classic – 3rd Place *

Notre Dame vs. Oklahoma State

Dave O’Brien and Jon Crispin

ESPNU
7 p.m. Vivid Seats Legends Classic – Championship *

Auburn vs. St Bonaventure

Dave O’Brien and Jon Crispin

ESPN2
7 p.m. Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic – Consolation

Towson vs. Wake Forest

Jay Alter and Debbie Antonelli

ESPNU
9 p.m. Myrtle Beach Invitational – Semifinal

Wichita State vs. Liberty

Rich Hollenberg and Daymeon Fishback

ESPNU
  9:30 p.m. Continental Tire Main Event – Semifinal **

St. Mary’s vs. San Diego State

Roxy Bernstein and Sean Farnham

ESPN+
Sat, Nov. 18

 

12 a.m.

 

Continental Tire Main Event – Semifinal **

Washington vs. Xavier

Roxy Bernstein and Sean Farnham

ESPN2

 

  Noon Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off – Semifinal ***

Washington State vs. Mississippi State

Derek Jones and Chris Spatola

ESPN+
  2:30 p.m. Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off – Semifinal ***

Northwestern vs. Rhode Island

Derek Jones and Chris Spatola

ESPN+
  5:30 p.m. Chris Paul’s HBCU Tip-Off Presented by AEA Foundation – Semifinal ***

Cheyney vs. Virginia Union

Lawrencia Moten and Malcolm Huckaby

ESPN+
  8 p.m. Chris Paul’s HBCU Tip-Off Presented by AEA Foundation – Semifinal ***

Winston-Salem State vs. Tuskegee

Lawrencia Moten and Malcolm Huckaby

ESPN+
Sun, Nov. 19 10:30 a.m. Myrtle Beach Invitational – 5th Place

Wyoming vs. Furman

Robert Lee and Randolph Childress

ESPNU
1 p.m.

 

Saatva Empire Classic – Semifinal #

No. 5 UConn vs. Indiana

Karl Ravech, Jay Williams and Myron Medcalf

ESPN

 

1 p.m.

 

Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off – Championship ***

Northwestern vs. Mississippi State

Derek Jones and Chris Spatola

ESPN2

 

3 p.m. Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic – 5th Place

LSU vs. Wake Forest

Chuckie Kempf and Perry Clark

ESPN2

 

3:30 p.m.

 

Saatva Empire Classic – Semifinal #

No. 19 Texas vs. Louisville

Karl Ravech, Jay Williams and Myron Medcalf

ESPN

 

3:30 p.m.

 

Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off – 3rd Place ***

Rhode Island vs. Washington State

Derek Jones and Chris Spatola

ESPNU

 

5:30 p.m. Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic – 3rd Place

St. John’s vs. Utah

Jay Alter and Debbie Antonelli

ESPN

 

5:30 p.m. Myrtle Beach Invitational – Championship

Vermont vs. Liberty

Rich Hollenberg and Daymeon Fishback

ESPN2
6 p.m.

 

Chris Paul’s HBCU Tip-Off Presented by AEA Foundation – Championship ***

Lawrencia Moten and Malcolm Huckaby

ESPNU

 

7:30 p.m. Continental Tire Main Event – 3rd Place **

Xavier vs. St. Mary’s

Roxy Bernstein and Sean Farnham

ESPN+
8 p.m. Myrtle Beach Invitational – 3rd Place

St. Louis vs. Wichita State

Rich Hollenberg and Daymeon Fishback

ESPN2
8:30 p.m. Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic – Championship

Dayton vs. Houston

Jay Alter and Debbie Antonelli

ESPN
10 p.m. Continental Tire Main Event – Championship **

Washington vs. San Diego State

Roxy Bernstein and Sean Farnham

ESPN2
Mon, Nov. 20

 

Noon

 

Bad Boy Mowers Women’s Battle 4 Atlantis – Championship ^

Michigan vs. Ole Miss

Kevin Fitzgerald and Andraya Carter

ESPN2

 

  2:30 p.m.

 

Maui Invitational – Quarterfinal +

No. 7 Tennessee vs. Syracuse

Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas and Angel Gray

ESPN2

 

 

 

2:30 p.m.

 

Bad Boy Mowers Women’s Battle 4 Atlantis – 3rd Place ^

South Dakota vs. Arizona

Kevin Fitzgerald and Andraya Carter

ESPN2

 

4:30 p.m. Saatva Empire Classic – Third Place #

Indiana vs. Louisville

Karl Ravech, Jay Williams and Myron Medcalf

ESPNU
5 p.m.

 

Allstate Maui Invitational – Quarterfinal +

No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 11 Gonzaga

Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas and Angel Gray

ESPN2

 

7 p.m. Saatva Empire Classic – Championship #

No. 5 UConn vs. No. 15 Texas

Karl Ravech, Jay Williams and Myron Medcalf

ESPNU
9 p.m.

 

Allstate Maui Invitational – Quarterfinal +

No. 1 Kansas vs. Chaminade

Kanoa Leahey, Bill Walton and Angel Gray

ESPNU

 

11:30 p.m.

 

Allstate Maui Invitational – Quarterfinal +

UCLA vs. No. 4 Marquette

Kanoa Leahey, Bill Walton and Angel Gray

ESPN2

 

Tue, Nov. 21 2:30 p.m. Allstate Maui Invitational – Consolation +

Syracuse vs. No. 11 Gonzaga

Kanoa Leahey, Bill Walton and Angel Gray

ESPN2
5 p.m. Allstate Maui Invitational – Consolation +

UCLA vs. Chaminade

Kanoa Leahey, Bill Walton and Angel Gray

ESPN2
8 p.m. Allstate Maui Invitational – Semifinal +

No. 7 Tennessee vs. No. 2 Purdue

Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas and Angel Gray

ESPN
10:30 p.m. Allstate Maui Invitational – Semifinal +

No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 4 Marquette

Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas and Angel Gray

ESPN
Wed, Nov. 22

 

Noon

 

Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis – Quarterfinal ^

Northern Iowa vs. No. 20 North Carolina

Jon Sciambi and Jimmy Dykes

ESPN

 

2:30 p.m.

 

Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis – Quarterfinal ^

Texas Tech vs. No. 21 Villanova

Jon Sciambi and Jimmy Dykes

ESPN2

 

2:30 p.m. Allstate Maui Invitational – 3rd Place +

No. 7 Tennessee vs. No. 1 Kansas

Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas and Angel Gray

ESPN
5 p.m. Allstate Maui Invitational – Championship +

No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 4 Marquette

Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas and Angel Gray

ESPN
5 p.m.

 

Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis – Quarterfinal ^

Memphis vs. Michigan

Kevin Fitzgerald and Andraya Carter

ESPN2

 

7 p.m.

 

NIT Season Tip-Off – Semifinal *

No. 15 Baylor vs. Oregon State

Kevin Brown and Fran Fraschilla

ESPN2

 

7:30 p.m.

 

Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis – Quarterfinal ^

Stanford vs. No. 14 Arkansas

Kevin Fitzgerald and Andraya Carter

ESPNU

 

9:30 p.m.

 

NIT Season Tip-Off – Semifinal *

Florida vs. Pittsburgh

Kevin Brown and Fran Fraschilla

ESPN2
9:30 p.m. Allstate Maui Invitational – 7th Place +

Syracuse vs. Chaminade

Kanoa Leahey, Bill Walton and Angel Gray

ESPNU
Thu, Nov. 23 12 a.m. Allstate Maui Invitational – 5th Place +

No. 11 Gonzaga vs. UCLA

Kanoa Leahey, Bill Walton and Angel Gray

ESPN2
Noon

 

ESPN Events Invitational – Quarterfinal =

Penn State vs. No. 13 Texas A&M

Dave O’Brien and Cory. Alexander

ESPN

 

Noon Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis – Consolation ^

Texas Tech vs. Northern Iowa

Jon Sciambi and Jimmy Dykes

ESPN2
2:30 p.m. Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis – Semifinal ^

Villanova vs. North Carolina

Jon Sciambi and Jimmy Dykes

ESPN
2:30 p.m.

 

ESPN Events Invitational – Quarterfinal =

No. 10 Florida Atlantic vs. Butler

Dave O’Brien and Cory Alexander

ESPN2

 

5 p.m. Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis – Semifinal ^

Arkansas vs. Memphis

Kevin Fitzgerald and Andraya Carter

ESPN
5:30 p.m.

 

ESPN Events Invitational – Quarterfinal =

Iowa State vs. VCU

Doug Sherman and King McClure

ESPN2

 

7:30 p.m. Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis – Consolation ^

Stanford vs. Michigan

Kevin Fitzgerald and Andraya Carter

ESPN2/ESPNU
8 p.m.

 

ESPN Events Invitational – Quarterfinal =

Boise State vs. Virginia Tech

Doug Sherman and King McClure

ESPN2/ESPNU

 

10 p.m.

 

Vegas Showdown – Semifinal **

NC State vs. Vanderbilt

Roxy Bernstein and Sean Farnham

ESPN2

 

Fri, Nov 24

 

12:30 a.m.

 

Vegas Showdown – Semifinal **

BYU vs. Arizona State

Roxy Bernstein and Sean Farnham

ESPN2

 

11 a.m. ESPN Events Invitational – Semifinal =

Texas A&M vs. FAU

Dave O’Brien and Cory Alexander

ESPN2
1 p.m. Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis – 3rd Place ^

Arkansas vs. North Carolina

Jon Sciambi and Jimmy Dykes

ESPN2
3 p.m. NIT Season Tip-Off – 3rd Place *

Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh

Kevin Brown and Fran Fraschilla

ESPN2
3:30 p.m. Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis – Championship ^

Memphis vs. Villanova

Jon Sciambi and Jimmy Dykes

ESPN
5:30 p.m. NIT Season Tip-Off – Championship *

Baylor vs. Florida

Kevin Brown and Fran Fraschilla

ESPN
5:30 p.m. ESPN Events Invitational – Semifinal =

Iowa State vs. Virginia Tech

Doug Sherman and King McClure

ESPN2
6 p.m. Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis – 5th Place =

Michigan vs. Texas Tech

Kevin Fitzgerald and Andraya Carter

ESPNU
8 p.m. Vegas Showdown – 3rd Place **

Vanderbilt vs. Arizona State

Roxy Bernstein and Sean Farnham

ESPN2
8 p.m. ESPN Events Invitational – Consolation =

VCU vs. Boise State

Doug Sherman and King McClure

ESPNU
10:30 p.m. Vegas Showdown – Championship **

NC State vs. BYU

Roxy Bernstein and Sean Farnham

ESPN2
Sun, Nov. 26 10:30 a.m. ESPN Events Invitational – 7th Place =

Penn State vs. VCU

Dave O’Brien and Cory Alexander

ESPNU
1 p.m. ESPN Events Invitational – Championship =

Florida Atlantic vs. Virginia Tech

Dave O’Brien and Cory Alexander

ESPN
4 p.m. ESPN Events Invitational– 5th Place =

Butler vs. Boise State

Doug Sherman and King McClure

ESPN2
6:30 p.m. ESPN Events Invitational – 3rd Place =

Texas A&M vs. Iowa State

Doug Sherman and King McClure

ESPN2

* Brooklyn, N.Y.; ** Las Vegas, Nev.; *** Uncasville, Conn.; # New York City; ^ Nassau, Bahamas;

+ Honolulu, Hawaii; = Kissimmee, Fla.

Note: commentator schedules subject to change

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Bill Hofheimer

I oversee ESPN’s College Sports PR, while also working on ESPN soccer, Around the Horn, PTI and more. Previously oversaw communications for ESPN's Monday Night Football and NFL studio shows.
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