Men’s College Basketball: Holiday Hoops Brings Mid-December Cheer

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Men’s College Basketball: Holiday Hoops Brings Mid-December Cheer

The men’s college basketball non-conference slate beings to wind down during Holiday Hoops presented by Zales on ESPN networks as several ranked teams take to the court, including No. 3 Kansas, No. 4 Baylor, No. 5 Duke, No. 8 Gonzaga, No. 13 Virginia, No. 15 Purdue, No. 19 Arizona, No. 21 Notre Dame, No. 22 Oregon and No. 23 Florida State.

Schedule highlights:

  • ESPNU hosts a doubleheader showcasing No. 4 Baylor against Southern at 7 p.m. ET and No. 19 Arizona vs. Grand Canyon at 11 p.m.
  • Saturday, Dec. 17, schedule features the top-25 matchup between No. 21 Notre Dame at No. 15 Purdue at 2 p.m. (ESPN)
  • Also in action on Saturday, No. 19 Arizona vs. Texas A&M at noon (ESPN2), No. 13 Virginia against Robert Morris at 4:30 p.m. (ESPNU), No. 3 Kansas vs. Davidson at 7 p.m. (ESPN2) and No. 22 Oregon hosting UNLV at 11 p.m. (ESPN2)
  • 8 Gonzaga travels to Tennessee on Sunday, Dec. 18, at 4 p.m. (ESPN2)
  • ESPN2 will air No. 5 Duke at home against Tennessee State on Monday, Dec. 19, at 7 p.m.
  • ACC Network Extra, on Monday, will have No. 23 Florida State vs. Samford at 2 p.m. and No. 21 Notre Dame against Colgate at 7 p.m.

Weekly Schedule (Wednesday-Tuesday); Full Season Schedule

Weekly Men’s College Basketball Key Matchup (subject to change)

Date Time (ET) Matchup / Commentators Network
Holiday Hoops presented by Zales on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU (Dec. 14-21)
Wed, Dec 14 5 p.m. Saint Joseph’s at Princeton
Doug Sherman, Dalen Cuff
ESPNU
  6 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette at Georgia
Tom Hart, Tony Delk
SEC Network
  7 p.m. Southern at No. 4 Baylor
Matt Schick, Dino Gaudio
ESPNU
  8 p.m. East Tennessee State at Mississippi State
Mike Morgan, Antoine Walker
SEC Network
  9 p.m. Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Oklahoma State
Rich Hollenberg, Stephen Howard
ESPNU
  11 p.m. Grand Canyon at No. 19 Arizona
Eamon McAnaney, Corey Williams
ESPNU
Thu, Dec 15 7 p.m. Appalachian State at NC State
Rich Hollenberg, Dino Gaudio
ESPNU
  9 p.m. Coastal Carolina at Auburn
Richard Cross, Daymeon Fishback
SEC Network
Sat, Dec 17 Noon Georgetown at Syracuse
Dave O’Brien, Jay Bilas
ESPN
    Texas A&M at No. 19 Arizona
Jon Sciambi, Sean Farnham
ESPN2
  12:30 p.m. Texas Tech at Richmond
Mike Corey, Dalen Cuff
ESPNU
  1 p.m. Charleston Southern at Georgia
Richard Cross, Jarvis Hayes
SEC Network
  2 p.m. No. 21 Notre Dame at No. 15 Purdue
Dave Flemming, Dick Vitale
ESPN2
  2:30 p.m. Arkansas at Texas
Doug Sherman, Sean Farnham
ESPNU
  3:30 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Missouri
Matt Stewart, Jon Sundvold
SEC Network
   4:30 p.m. Robert Morris at No. 13 Virginia

Tom Werme, Chris Spatola

ESPNU
  6 p.m. Texas Southern at LSU
Kevin Fitzgerald, Pat Bradley
SEC Network
  7 p.m. Davidson at No. 3 Kansas
Rich Hollenberg, Fran Fraschilla
ESPN2
  8:30 p.m. Chattanooga at Vanderbilt
Kevin Ingram, Kyle Macy
SEC Network
  11 p.m. UNLV at No. 22 Oregon
Roxy Bernstein, Brad Daugherty
ESPN2
Sun, Dec 18 Noon Miami (OH) at Central Florida
Alex Faust, Mark Wise
ESPNU
  1 p.m. Mercer at Auburn
Roy Philpott, Deb Antonelli
SEC Network
   2 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Nebraska
Drew Fellios, Sean Harrington
ESPNU
  4 p.m. No. 8 Gonzaga at Tennessee
Tom Hart, Kara Lawson
ESPN2
    Clemson at Alabama
Doug Bell, Brooke Weisbrod
ESPNU
  6 p.m. Texas Southern at TCU
Bob Picozzi, Stephen Howard
ESPNU
Mon, Dec 19 2 p.m. Samford at No. 23 Florida State ACC Network Extra
  7 p.m. Tennessee State at No. 5 Duke
Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke
ESPN2
    Colgate at No. 21 Notre Dame ACC Network Extra
    Eastern Michigan at Syracuse
Jay Alter, Dalen Cuff
ESPNU
  9 p.m. Bradley at Ole Miss
Dari Nowkhah, Wark Wise
SEC Network
    Stanford at SMU
Doug Sherman, Miles Simon
ESPN2
    Southern Miss at Mississippi State
Mike Couzens, Brooke Weisbrod
ESPNU
Tue, Dec 20 7 p.m. North Dakota State at Arkansas
Alex Perlman, Daymeon Fishback
SEC Network
    Charlotte at Maryland
Dave Flemming, Dan Dakich
ESPN2
    Georgia at Georgia Tech
Tom Hart, Jon Barry
ESPNU
  9 p.m. Creighton at Arizona State
Eric Rothman, Kara Lawson
ESPN2
    Charleston Southern at Virginia Tech
Alex Faust, Jason Capel
ESPNU

Weekly Men’s College Basketball Schedule (subject to change)

Date Time (ET) Matchup Network
Holiday Hoops presented by Zales on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU (Dec. 14-21)
Wed, Dec 14 5 p.m. Saint Joseph’s at Princeton

Doug Sherman, Dalen Cuff

ESPNU
  6 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette at Georgia

Tom Hart, Tony Delk

SEC Network
  7 p.m. Niagara at Youngstown State ESPN3
    NJIT at Iona ESPN3
    Alabama A&M at Georgia State ESPN3
    Milwaukee at Ohio ESPN3
    Southern at No. 4 Baylor

Matt Schick, Dino Gaudio

ESPNU
  8 p.m. East Tennessee State at Mississippi State

Mike Morgan, Antoine Walker

SEC Network
    Norfolk State at Evansville ESPN3
    Oral Roberts at Missouri State ESPN3
    Saint Louis at Southern Illinois ESPN3
    Lincoln Memorial at Wingate ESPN3
  9 p.m. Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Oklahoma State

Rich Hollenberg, Stephen Howard

ESPNU
  11 p.m. Grand Canyon at No. 19 Arizona

Eamon McAnaney, Corey Williams

ESPNU
Thu, Dec 15 7 p.m. Lipscomb at Tennessee

Darren Headrick, Ryan Childress

SEC Network +
    Thomas University at North Florida ESPN3
    Appalachian State at NC State

Rich Hollenberg, Dino Gaudio

ESPNU
  8 p.m. Murray State at Ole Miss

Will Kollmeyer, Gerald Glass

SEC Network +
    USC Upstate at Alabama

Eli Gold, Wimp Sanderson

SEC Network +
  9 p.m. Coastal Carolina at Auburn

Richard Cross, Daymeon Fishback

SEC Network
Fri, Dec 16 7 p.m. Florida Atlantic at Miami ACC Network Extra
    South Carolina State at Furman ESPN3
  8 p.m. UT Arlington at Bradley ESPN3
Sat, Dec 17 Noon Georgetown at Syracuse

Dave O’Brien, Jay Bilas

ESPN
    Texas A&M at No. 19 Arizona

Jon Sciambi, Sean Farnham

ESPN2
  12:30 p.m. Texas Tech at Richmond

Mike Corey, Dalen Cuff

ESPNU
  1 p.m. Charleston Southern at Georgia

Richard Cross, Jarvis Hayes

SEC Network
    The Citadel at Virginia Tech ACC Network Extra
  2 p.m. No. 21 Notre Dame at No. 15 Purdue

Dave Flemming, Dick Vitale

ESPN2
    Cleveland State at Ohio ESPN3
    NJIT at Temple

Dave Leno, Rob Kennedy

ESPN3
    Delaware State at Binghamton ESPN3
  2:30 p.m. Arkansas at Texas

Doug Sherman, Sean Farnham

ESPNU
  3:30 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Missouri

Matt Stewart, Jon Sundvold

SEC Network
  4 p.m. Loyola Chicago at UIC ESPN3
  4:30 p.m. Northern Iowa at Iowa

Jordan Bernfield, Mac McCausland

ESPN3
    Robert Morris at No. 13 Virginia

Tom Werme, Chris Spatola

ESPNU
  5 p.m. UT Rio Grande Valley at Houston

Brett Dolan, Reid Gettys

ESPN3
  5:30 p.m. Belmont at Green Bay ESPN3
  6 p.m. Texas Southern at LSU

Kevin Fitzgerald, Pat Bradley

SEC Network
    Southeast Missouri State at Missouri State ESPN3
  7 p.m. Davidson at No. 3 Kansas

Rich Hollenberg, Fran Fraschilla

ESPN2
    Rice at Pittsburgh ACC Network Extra
    Oklahoma State at Wichita State ESPN3
    Southeastern Louisiana at Toledo ESPN3
    St. Francis (BKN) at Albany ESPN3
    Towson at UMBC ESPN3
  8 p.m. Texas State at Tulsa

David Saltzman, Bryndan Manzer

ESPN3
    Indiana State at Valparaiso ESPN3
  8:30 p.m. Chattanooga at Vanderbilt

Kevin Ingram, Kyle Macy

SEC Network
  11 p.m. UNLV at No. 22 Oregon

Roxy Bernstein, Brad Daugherty

ESPN2
Sun, Dec 18 Noon Miami (OH) at Central Florida

Alex Faust, Mark Wise

ESPNU
  1 p.m. Mercer at Auburn

Roy Philpott, Deb Antonelli

SEC Network
    Sacred Heart at Boston College

Alex Faust, Malcolm Huckaby

ACC Network Extra
    Fort Wayne at Stetson ESPN3
    Eastern Washington at Northern Kentucky ESPN3
    Quinnipiac at Maine ESPN3
  2 p.m. Alcorn State at Georgia Tech ACC Network Extra
    Fairfield at NC State ACC Network Extra
    Gardner-Webb at Nebraska

Drew Fellios, Sean Harrington

ESPNU
  3 p.m. LSU-Shreveport at Stephen F. Austin ESPN3
    Jacksonville State at USC Upstate ESPN3
  4 p.m. No. 8 Gonzaga at Tennessee

Tom Hart, Kara Lawson

ESPN2
    Clemson at Alabama

Doug Bell, Brooke Weisbrod

ESPNU
  6 p.m. Texas Southern at TCU

Bob Picozzi, Stephen Howard

ESPNU
Mon, Dec 19 2 p.m. Samford at No. 23 Florida State ACC Network Extra
  7 p.m. Tennessee State at No. 5 Duke

Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke

ESPN2
    Colgate at No. 21 Notre Dame ACC Network Extra
    Florida Memorial at Jacksonville ESPN3
    Lake Erie at Cleveland State ESPN3
    The Citadel at UMBC ESPN3
    Longwood at Ball State ESPN3
    Eastern Michigan at Syracuse

Jay Alter, Dalen Cuff

ESPNU
  8 p.m. Charleston at LSU SEC Network +
    Little Rock at Oral Roberts ESPN3
    Liberty at Lamar ESPN3
    McNeese at Tulane

Tim Grubbs, Mike O’Donnell

ESPN3
    SIU-Edwardsville at Green Bay ESPN3
  9 p.m. Bradley at Ole Miss

Dari Nowkhah, Wark Wise

SEC Network
    Stanford at SMU

Doug Sherman, Miles Simon

ESPN2
    Southern Miss at Mississippi State

Mike Couzens, Brooke Weisbrod

ESPNU
  9:30 p.m. Chicago State at Missouri State ESPN3
Tue, Dec 20 7 p.m. North Dakota State at Arkansas

Alex Perlman, Daymeon Fishback

SEC Network
    Charlotte at Maryland

Dave Flemming, Dan Dakich

ESPN2
    Youngstown State at Ohio State

Bob Holtzman, Mark Adams

ESPN3
    Frostburg State at VMI ESPN3
    Loyola Chicago at Toledo ESPN3
    Florida College at USC Upstate ESPN3
    Northern Illinois at USF

Drew Fellios, Mike O’Donnell

ESPN3
    Princeton at Monmouth ESPN3
    Georgia at Georgia Tech

Tom Hart, Jon Barry

ESPNU
  8 p.m. Albany at SMU

Dave Raymond, Stephen Howard

ESPN3
    Northern Arizona at UIC ESPN3
  9 p.m. Creighton at Arizona State

Eric Rothman, Kara Lawson

ESPN2
    Charleston Southern at Virginia Tech

Alex Faust, Jason Capel

ESPNU

 

Rachel Margolis Siegal

A part of the Internal Communications team at ESPN, I began with the network in 2010 as part of the College Sports PR team. Always an avid sports fan and not an athlete – I grew up a huge fan of the Hartford Whalers, while also watching my brother compete at different levels. I became the manager of several high school sports teams and continued that hobby into college. While at Quinnipiac, I worked in the Sports Information Department, which led me to a summer internship at the New Haven Ravens, a AA baseball team, and an eventual job with the Athletic Communications Department at the University of Connecticut. After my five-year stint at Connecticut, I spent six years as Director of Communications at the BIG EAST Conference in Providence, R.I. before joining ESPN.
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