This week’s college basketball schedule is highlighted by the fourth annual installment of the College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon Presented by Disney Parks on Tuesday, Nov. 15. The Marathon includes 21 live contests – 19 men’s and two women’s — in 25 hours across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3. Also, throughout the week, several early season tournaments commence with a several ranked teams. The highlights:
- The marathon begins at 12 a.m. with Washington State at No. 23 Gonzaga on ESPN and ESPN3 and concludes with a DICK’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off game from Stanford at 11 p.m. on ESPNU;
- Marathon representation of 21 conferences: ACC, Atlantic Sun, Atlantic 10, BIG EAST, Big Ten, Big 12, Conference USA, Colonial, Metro Atlantic Athletic, Mid-American, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Ohio Valley, Pac-12, SEC, Southern, Southwestern Athletic, Sun Belt, Western Athletic and West Coast. Either the Ivy League or America East will be added, dependent on if Syracuse plays Brown or Albany, respectively;
- Most of the telecasts this week are part of nine pre-season tournaments: 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer, TicketCity City Legends Classic, DICK’S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off, EA Sports Maui Invitational, State Farm Champions Classic, Progressive CBA Classic, 5-hour ENERGY Puerto Rico Tip-Off, DIRECTV Charleston Classic Presented by Foster Grants and Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off;
- Six teams ranked in the top 10, a total of 18 ranked squads and 20 games involving teams in this week’s men’s ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.
ESPN’s record-breaking 2011-12 men’s college basketball schedule will include more than 1,450 regular-season and Championship Week games across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ABC, ESPN Regional Television (ERT), ESPN Mobile TV and ESPN FULL COURT.
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3.com schedule through Monday, Nov. 21
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Networks |
| College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon Presented by Disney Parks (Nov. 15) | |||
| Tue, Nov 15 | Midnight | Washington State at No. 23 Gonzaga Dave Pasch & Doris Burke |
ESPN / ESPN3 |
| 2 a.m. | Northern Iowa at Saint Mary’s Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 4 a.m. | Cal State Northridge at Hawaii Kanoa Leahy & Mark Adams |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 6 a.m. | Drexel at Rider Doug Gottlieb & Andy Katz |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 8 a.m. | Morehead State at College of Charleston Jon Sciambi & Stephen Bardo |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 10 a.m. | Kent State at West Virginia Sean McDonough & Bill Raftery |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| Noon | EA Sports Maui Invitational: Belmont at No. 10 Memphis (Memphis) Brad Nessler & Jimmy Dykes |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | San Diego State at No. 12 Baylor Brent Musburger & Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 4 p.m. | TicketCity Legends Classic: Rhode Island at Texas (Austin) Mike Breen & Jeff Van Gundy |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 4 p.m. | No. 9 Louisville at No. 6 Texas A&M (women’s) Carter Blackburn & Carolyn Peck |
ESPNU | |
| 6 p.m. | State Farm Women’s Tip-Off Classic (from Knoxville, Tenn.): No. 7 Miami at No. 3 Tennessee Bob Wischusen, Kara Lawson & Holly Rowe |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | DICK’S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off: TBD at Virginia Tech (Blacksburg) Mike Patrick & Len Elmore |
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | State Farm Champions Classic: No. 6 Duke vs. Michigan State (New York) Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Bob Knight & Andy Katz |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | DICK’S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (from Syracuse): TBD at No. 5 Syracuse Jason Benetti & Tim Welsh |
ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Rutgers at Miami Kevin Corke & Mark Wise |
ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | LaSalle at Villanova Scott Graham & Dereck Whittenberg |
ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | No. 8 Florida at No. 3 Ohio State Dave O’Brien & Dan Dakich |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | DICK’S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off: Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Oklahoma State (Stillwater) Chad McKee & Bryndon Manzer |
ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | State Farm Champions Classic: No. 2 Kentucky vs. No. 11 Kansas (New York) Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale & Andy Katz |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 10 p.m. | Progressive CBE Classic: Austin Peay at No. 22 California (Berkeley) Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 11 p.m. | DICK’S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off: TBD at Stanford (Stanford) Mark Neely & Miles Simon |
ESPNU | |
| Wed, Nov 16 | 7 p.m. | Stetson at No. 24 Florida State Tom Block & Mark Wise |
ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | TicketCity Legends Classic: Princeton at NC State (Raleigh) Dave Neal & Paul Biancardi |
ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Clemson at The Citadel | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Long Beach State at No. 9 Pittsburgh Mark Brown & Bill Raftery |
ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | DICK’S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off: TBD at Oklahoma State (Stillwater) Chad McKee & Bryndon Manzer |
ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Colgate at No. 13 Wisconsin Cory Provus & David Kaplan |
ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Indiana at Evansville Jim Barbar & Mark Adams |
ESPN3 | |
| Thu, Nov 17 | 10:30 a.m. | 5-hour ENERGY Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Quarterfinal): Temple vs. Western Michigan Doug Sherman & Doug Gottlieb |
ESPNU |
| 12:30 p.m. | 5-hour ENERGY Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Quarterfinal): Purdue vs. Iona Doug Sherman & Doug Gottlieb |
ESPNU | |
| 12:30 p.m. | DIRECTV Charleston Classic Presented by Foster Grant: Tulsa vs. Western Kentucky Matt Stewart & Nate Ross |
ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | DIRECTV Charleston Classic Presented by Foster Grant (Quarterfinal): LSU vs. Northwestern Justin Kutcher & Jay Williams |
ESPNU | |
| 5 p.m. | 5-hour ENERGY Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Quarterfinal): Maryland vs. No. 15 Alabama Jon Sciambi & Hubert Davis |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 5 p.m. | DIRECTV Charleston Classic Presented by Foster Grant (Quarterfinal): VCU vs. Seton Hall Justin Kutcher & Jay Williams |
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer (Semifinal): No. 18 Texas A&M vs. Mississippi State (New York) Dan Shulman, Len Elmore & Andy Katz |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Alcorn at West Virginia John Sanders & Curtis Aiken |
ESPN3 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | 5-hour ENERGY Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Quarterfinal): Wichita State vs. Colorado Jon Sciambi & Hubert Davis |
ESPNU | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Western Illinois at No. 17 Michigan Dan Gutowsky & Tim McCormick |
ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer (Semifinal): St. John’s vs. No. 16 Arizona (New York) Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale & Andy Katz |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| Fri, Nov 18 | 1 p.m. | 5-hour ENERGY Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Semifinal) TBD Doug Sherman & Doug Gottlieb |
ESPNU |
| 1 p.m. | DIRECTV Charleston Classic Presented by Foster Grant (consolation): TBD Matt Stewart & Nate Ross |
ESPN3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | DIRECTV Charleston Classic Presented by Foster Grant (Semifinal): TBD Justin Kutcher & Jay Williams |
ESPNU | |
| 3:30 p.m. | 5-hour ENERGY Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Consolation): TBD Doug Sherman & Doug Gottlieb |
ESPN3 | |
| 4:30 p.m. | 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer (3rd Place): TBD (New York) Dan Shulman & Bob Knight |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | Davidson at No. 6 Duke Mike Breen & Doris Burke |
ESPNU | |
| 6:30 p.m. | 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer Championship: TBD (New York) Dan Shulman & Dick Vitale |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Texas Southern at Michigan State Dan Gutowsky & Bob Donawald |
ESPN3 | |
| 6:30 p.m. | 5-hour ENERGY Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Consolation): TBD Jon Sciambi & Hubert Davis |
ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Delaware at Villanova Scott Graham & Dereck Whittenberg |
ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | 5-hour ENERGY Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Semifinal): TBD Jon Sciambi & Hubert Davis |
ESPN3 | |
| Sat, Nov 19 | Noon | Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off: No. 2 Kentucky vs. Penn State (Uncasville, Conn.) Mike Crispino & Tim Welsh |
ESPN3 |
| 2 p.m. | No. 7 Louisville at Butler Jim Barbar & Mark Adams |
ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off: South Florida vs. Old Dominion (Uncasville, Conn.) Mike Crispino & Tim Welsh |
ESPN3 | |
| 6:30 p.m. | TicketCity Legends Classic (Semifinal): No. 20 Vanderbilt vs. NC State (East Rutherford) Dave Popkin, Dereck Whittenberg & Andy Katz |
ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | College of Charleston at Clemson Scott Lauer & Dino Gaudio |
ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Wofford at No. 13 Wisconsin Cory Provus & David Kaplan |
ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | TicketCity Legends Classic (Semifinal): Texas vs. Oregon State (East Rutherford) Dave Popkin, Dereck Whittenberg & Andy Katz |
ESPN3 | |
| Sun, Nov 20 | 11:30 a.m. | 5-hour ENERGY Puerto Rico Tip-Off (7th Place): TBD Doug Sherman & Doug Gottlieb |
ESPN3 |
| Noon | Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off: TBD vs. No. 2 Kentucky (Uncasville, Conn.) Mike Crispino & Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | |
| Noon | DIRECTV Charleston Classic Presented by Foster Grant (7th Place): TBD Matt Stewart & Nate Ross |
ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | 5-hour ENERGY Puerto Rico Tip-Off (5th Place): TBD Doug Sherman & Doug Gottlieb |
ESPNU | |
| 2 p.m. | DIRECTV Charleston Classic Presented by Foster Grant (5th Place): TBD Matt Stewart & Nate Ross |
ESPN3 | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off: TBD vs. Penn State (Uncasville, Conn.) Mike Crispino & Tim Welsh |
ESPN3 | |
| 5:30 p.m. | 5-hour ENERGY Puerto Rico Tip-Off (3rd Place): TBD Jon Sciambi & Hubert Davis |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | DIRECTV Charleston Classic Presented by Foster Grant (3rd Place): TBD Justin Kutcher & Jay Williams |
ESPNU | |
| 7:30 p.m. | 5-hour ENERGY Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Championship): TBD Jon Sciambi, Hubert Davis & Doug Gottlieb |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | DIRECTV Charleston Classic Presented by Foster Grant (Championship): TBD Justin Kutcher & Jay Williams |
ESPNU | |
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