Men’s College Basketball: Four Hall of Fame Coaches Square Off Wednesday Night in Sonic Blockbuster Doubleheader


An ACC Sonic Blockbuster doubleheader on Wednesday, Feb. 22, beginning at 7 p.m. ET will feature four Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coaches – Mike Krzyzewski (No. 10 Duke) against Jim Boeheim (Syracuse), followed by Rick Pitino (No. 7 Louisville) versus Roy Williams (No. 8 North Carolina). Both games are on ESPN and available through ESPN3 Surround.
On ESPN’s TV networks this week, 11 of the top 12 teams from the Associated Press top-25 poll are in action.
College GameDay Covered by State Farm heads west to the campus of Arizona on Saturday, in advance of the Saturday Primetime presented by AT&T pivotal Pac-12 matchup between No. 5 UCLA and No. 6 Arizona (ESPN, 8:15 p.m.). College GameDay airs at 11 a.m. with an evening edition leading into the game telecast at 8 p.m.
Early week action during Big Monday presented by EBay and Super Tuesday presented by CenturyLink.
- Big Monday has two top-25 matchups at 7 p.m.: No. 8 North Carolina at No. 18 Virginia (ESPN) and No. 12 West Virginia at No. 9 Baylor (ESPNU)
- Also in action Monday is No. 3 Kansas at home against Oklahoma (9 p.m., ESPN)
- The Super Tuesday slate is headlined by No. 19 Florida State at No. 10 Duke (7 p.m., ESPN2)
Additional schedule highlights:
- Also in action across the schedule is No. 6 Oregon, No. 11 Kentucky, No. 14 Purdue, No. 15 Cincinnati, No. 16 Wisconsin, No. 21 Notre Dame, No. 24 Maryland and No. 25 Wichita State
- ESPN Buzzer Beater network will offer live cut-ins and highlights from numerous top college basketball games on Saturdays from 1-9 p.m. and Wednesdays from 8-11 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 |
| Wed, Feb 22 | 7 p.m. | Sonic Blockbuster: No. 10 Duke at Syracuse Karl Ravech, Dick Vitale, Allison Williams |
ESPN /
ESPN3 Surround |
| TCU at No. 3 Kansas
Mark Neely, Miles Simon |
ESPN2 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Sonic Blockbuster: No. 7 Louisville at No. 8 North Carolina
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Maria Taylor |
ESPN /
ESPN3 Surround |
|
| No. 6 Oregon at California
Dave Pasch, Bill Walton |
ESPN2 | ||
| Thu, Feb 23 | 7 p.m. | Memphis at No. 15 Cincinnati
Adam Amin, Len Elmore |
ESPN |
| 9 p.m. | No. 16 Wisconsin at Ohio State
Rece Davis, Dan Dakich |
ESPN | |
| No. 5 UCLA at Arizona State
Dave Pasch, Bill Walton |
ESPN2 | ||
| Sat, Feb 25 | Noon | No. 18 Virginia at NC State
Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke, Allison Williams |
ESPN |
| No. 25 Wichita State at Missouri State
Mitch Holthus, Mark Adams |
ESPN2 | ||
| 2 p.m. | No. 12 West Virginia at TCU
Rich Hollenberg, Mark Plansky |
ESPN | |
| 4 p.m. | Journey to the Tourney: No. 9 Baylor at Iowa State
Bob Wischusen, Miles Simon |
ESPN | |
| No. 14 Purdue at Michigan
Dave Flemming, Dan Dakich |
ESPN2 | ||
| 6 p.m. | No. 3 Kansas at Texas
Dave Pasch, Bill Walton |
ESPN | |
| Iowa at No. 24 Maryland
Jason Benetti, Jim Calhoun, Molly McGrath |
ESPN2 | ||
| 8:15 p.m. | Saturday Primetime presented by AT&T:
No. 5 UCLA at No. 4 Arizona Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Maria Taylor |
ESPN /
ESPN3 Surround |
|
| 10:15 p.m. | BYU at No. 1 Gonzaga
Eric Rothman, Adrian Branch |
ESPN | |
| Sun, Feb 26 | 6:30 p.m. | ACC Sunday Night Basketball: Georgia Tech at No. 21 Notre Dame
Adam Amin, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU |
| Mon, Feb 27 | Big Monday Presented by eBay (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU) | ||
| 7 p.m. | Journey to the Tourney: No. 8 North Carolina at No. 18 Virginia
Sean McDonough, Doris Burke, Allison Williams |
ESPN | |
| No. 12 West Virginia at No. 9 Baylor
Mitch Holthus, Reid Gettys, Kris Budden |
ESPNU | ||
| 9 p.m. | Oklahoma at No. 3 Kansas
Bob Wischusen, Fran Fraschilla, Holly Rowe |
ESPN | |
| Miami at Virginia Tech
Doug Sherman, LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPN2 | ||
| Norfolk State at Hampton
Kevin Brown, Stan Lewter |
ESPNU | ||
| Tue, Feb 28 | Super Tuesday presented by CenturyLink (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU) | ||
| 7 p.m. | Indiana at No. 14 Purdue
Dan Shulman, Dan Dakich, Molly McGrath |
ESPN2 | |
| No. 19 Florida State at No. 10 Duke
Dave O’Brien, Dick Vitale, Allison Williams |
ESPN | ||
| Mississippi State at South Carolina
Mike Couzens, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU | ||
| 9 p.m. | Vanderbilt at No. 11 Kentucky
Joe Tessitore, Sean Farnham, Kaylee Hartung |
ESPN | |
| Oklahoma State at Iowa State
Jon Sciambi, Miles Simon |
ESPN2 | ||
| Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech
Rich Hollenberg, Dino Gaudio |
ESPNU | ||
Weekly Men’s College Basketball Schedule (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup/Commentators | Network |
| Wed, Feb 22 | 6:30 p.m. | Vanderbilt at Tennessee
Dave Neal, Chris Spatola |
SEC Network |
| 7 p.m. | No. 10 Duke at Syracuse Karl Ravech, Dick Vitale, Allison Williams |
ESPN /
ESPN3 Surround |
|
| TCU at No. 3 Kansas
Mark Neely, Miles Simon |
ESPN2 | ||
| Central Florida at Temple
Ted Emrich, Malcolm Huckaby |
ESPNU | ||
| Western Carolina at The Citadel | ESPN3 | ||
| Furman at East Tennessee State | ESPN3 | ||
| UNC Greensboro at Mercer | ESPN3 | ||
| Wofford at VMI | ESPN3 | ||
| Albany at Vermont | ESPN3 | ||
| Binghamton at Hartford | ESPN3 | ||
| New Hampshire at UMass Lowell | ESPN3 | ||
| Stony Brook at UMBC | ESPN3 | ||
| Crossroads Men’s Basketball Tournament – Quarterfinal: Huntington at Indiana Wesleyan | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | North Dakota State at Oral Roberts | ESPN3 | |
| Chattanooga at Samford | ESPN3 | ||
| Missouri State at Bradley | ESPN3 | ||
| 8:30 p.m. | Texas A&M at Arkansas
Tom Hart, Daymeon Fishback |
SEC Network | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 7 Louisville at No. 8 North Carolina
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Maria Taylor |
ESPN /
ESPN3 Surround |
|
| No. 6 Oregon at California
Dave Pasch, Bill Walton |
ESPN2 | ||
| Oklahoma State at Kansas State
Clay Matvick, Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | ||
| 10 p.m. | Boise State at Nevada
Trey Bender, Richie Schueler |
ESPN3 | |
| UC Irvine at Cal State Fullerton | ESPN3 | ||
| 11 p.m. | Oregon State at Stanford
Roy Philpott, Brad Daugherty |
ESPNU | |
| Thu, Feb 23 | 7 p.m. | Memphis at No. 15 Cincinnati
Adam Amin, Len Elmore |
ESPN |
| Georgia at Alabama
Sean Farnham, Seth Greenberg |
ESPN2 | ||
| Nebraska at Michigan State
Kevin Brown, Adrian Branch |
ESPNU | ||
| Stetson at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | ||
| USC Upstate at NJIT | ESPN3 | ||
| Lipscomb at Kennesaw State | ESPN3 | ||
| Jacksonville at North Florida | ESPN3 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Quinnipiac at Marist
Doug Sherman, Rob Kennedy |
ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | USF at Tulsa
Dave LaMont, Stephen Howard |
ESPNEWS | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 16 Wisconsin at Ohio State
Rece Davis, Dan Dakich |
ESPN | |
| No. 5 UCLA at Arizona State
Dave Pasch, Bill Walton |
ESPN2 | ||
| UNC Asheville at Gardner-Webb
Robert Lee, Nate Ross |
ESPNU | ||
| 10 p.m. | Cal Poly at Long Beach State | ESPN3 | |
| 11 p.m. | Utah at Colorado
Roxy Bernstein, Corey Williams |
ESPNU | |
| Fri, Feb 24 | 7 p.m. | Siena at Monmouth
Doug Sherman, Malcolm Huckaby |
ESPN2 |
| Oakland at Green Bay
Jordan Bernfield, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU | ||
| Yale at Harvard | ESPN3 | ||
| Fairfield at Canisius | ESPN3 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | UIC at Northern Kentucky | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Detroit Mercy at Milwaukee | ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Dayton at Davidson
Mike Corey, Jason Capel |
ESPN2 | |
| Manhattan at Iona
Jay Alter, Julianne Viani |
ESPNU | ||
| Sat, Feb 25 | Noon | No. 18 Virginia at NC State
Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke, Allison Williams |
ESPN |
| No. 25 Wichita State at Missouri State
Mitch Holthus, Mark Adams |
ESPN2 | ||
| Tulane at Temple
Alex Faust, Mark Wise |
ESPNU | ||
| UMBC at New Hampshire | ESPN3 | ||
| 1 p.m. | Tennessee at South Carolina
Mike Morgan, Pat Bradley |
SEC Network | |
| Indiana State at Evansville | ESPN3 | ||
| 2 p.m. | No. 12 West Virginia at TCU
Rich Hollenberg, Mark Plansky |
ESPN | |
| VCU at Rhode Island
Mike Corey, Tim Welsh |
ESPN2 | ||
| Texas Tech at Oklahoma State
Dave Armstrong, Bryndon Manzer |
ESPNU | ||
| Wofford at Furman | ESPN3 | ||
| Wichita State at Missouri State | ESPN3 | ||
| Bradley at Drake | ESPN3 | ||
| Stony Brook at Vermont | ESPN3 | ||
| Maine at Binghamton | ESPN3 | ||
| Ball State at Western Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
| 2:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan | ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | Sacred Heart at Robert Morris | ESPN3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Missouri at Ole Miss
Matt Stewart, Barry Booker |
SEC Network | |
| Bowling Green at Miami (Ohio) | ESPN3 | ||
| Youngstown State at Cleveland State | ESPN3 | ||
| UL Monroe at Appalachian State | ESPN3 | ||
| 4 p.m. | Journey to the Tourney: No. 9 Baylor at Iowa State
Bob Wischusen, Miles Simon |
ESPN | |
| No. 14 Purdue at Michigan
Dave Flemming, Dan Dakich |
ESPN2 | ||
| Mississippi State at Vanderbilt
Kevin Fitzgerald, Chris Spatola |
ESPNU | ||
| 4:30 p.m. | Winthrop at Presbyterian | ESPN3 | |
| 5 p.m. | VMI at UNC Greensboro | ESPN3 | |
| Mercer at Chattanooga | ESPN3 | ||
| 5:30 p.m. | Houston Baptist at Lamar | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | LSU at Georgia
Dave Neal, Jon Sundvold |
SEC Network | |
| No. 3 Kansas at Texas
Dave Pasch, Bill Walton |
ESPN | ||
| Iowa at No. 24 Maryland
Jason Benetti, Jim Calhoun, Molly McGrath |
ESPN2 | ||
| Kansas State at Oklahoma
Mark Neely, Reid Gettys |
ESPNU | ||
| New Mexico at Wyoming
Trey Bender, Blaine Fowler |
ESPN3 | ||
| Princeton at Cornell | ESPN3 | ||
| 7 p.m. | The Citadel at Samford | ESPN3 | |
| East Tennessee State at Western Carolina | ESPN3 | ||
| Pennsylvania at Columbia | ESPN3 | ||
| Yale at Dartmouth | ESPN3 | ||
| Hartford at Albany | ESPN3 | ||
| Crossroads Men’s Basketball Tournament – Semifinal | ESPN3 | ||
| Western Kentucky at Old Dominion | ESPN3 | ||
| Toyota CIAA Men’s Basketball Tournament – Championship | ESPN3^ | ||
| 7:15 p.m. | Abilene Christian at Sam Houston State | ESPN3 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin at Central Arkansas | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Alabama at Texas A&M
Tom Hart, Kara Lawson |
ESPN2 | |
| Long Beach State at UC Davis
Sam Farber, Richie Schueler |
ESPNU | ||
| Loyola-Chicago at Southern Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
| Illinois State at Northern Iowa | ESPN3 | ||
| Georgia Southern at Arkansas State | ESPN3 | ||
| 8:15 p.m. | Saturday Primetime presented by AT&T:
No. 5 UCLA at No. 4 Arizona Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Maria Taylor |
ESPN /
ESPN3 Surround |
|
| 8:30 p.m. | Arkansas at Auburn
Richard Cross, Jarvis Hayes |
SEC Network | |
| 10:15 p.m. | BYU at No. 1 Gonzaga
Eric Rothman, Adrian Branch |
ESPN | |
| 10:30 p.m. | Cal State Northridge at UC Irvine | ESPN3 | |
| Sun, Feb 26 | 2 p.m. | UIC at Wright State | ESPN3 |
| Saint Peter’s at Canisius | ESPN3 | ||
| 3 p.m. | Oakland at Milwaukee | ESPN3 | |
| 4 p.m. | Marist at Siena | ESPN3 | |
| Monmouth at Iona | ESPN3 | ||
| East Carolina at Tulsa
Ted Emrich, Julianne Viani |
ESPNU | ||
| 6:30 p.m. | ACC Sunday Night Basketball: Georgia Tech at No. 21 Notre Dame
Adam Amin, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Washington at Washington State
Roxy Bernstein, Corey Williams |
ESPNU | |
| Mon, Feb 27 | Big Monday Presented by eBay (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU) | ||
| 12:05 p.m. | College Basketball Post-Season Tournament | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Journey to the Tourney: No. 8 North Carolina at No. 18 Virginia
Sean McDonough, Doris Burke, Allison Williams |
ESPN | |
| No. 12 West Virginia at No. 9 Baylor
Mitch Holthus, Reid Gettys, Kris Budden |
ESPNU | ||
| Samford at Mercer | ESPN3 | ||
| East Tennessee State at UNC Greensboro | ESPN3 | ||
| UL Lafayette at Appalachian State | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Georgia State at Arkansas State | ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Oklahoma at No. 3 Kansas
Bob Wischusen, Fran Fraschilla, Holly Rowe |
ESPN | |
| Miami at Virginia Tech
Doug Sherman, LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPN2 | ||
| Norfolk State at Hampton
Kevin Brown, Stan Lewter |
ESPNU | ||
| Tue, Feb 28 | Super Tuesday presented by CenturyLink (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU) | ||
| 7 p.m. | Indiana at No. 14 Purdue
Dan Shulman, Dan Dakich, Molly McGrath |
ESPN2 | |
| No. 19 Florida State at No. 10 Duke
Dave O’Brien, Dick Vitale, Allison Williams |
ESPN | ||
| Texas A&M at Missouri
Adam Amin, Jon Sundvold |
SEC Network | ||
| Buffalo at Ohio | ESPN3 | ||
| Kent State at Bowling Green | ESPN3 | ||
| Eastern Michigan at Central Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
| Crossroads Men’s Basketball Tournament – Final | ESPN3 | ||
| Mississippi State at South Carolina
Mike Couzens, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU | ||
| 8 p.m. | Western Michigan at Northern Illinois | ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Vanderbilt at No. 11 Kentucky
Joe Tessitore, Sean Farnham, Kaylee Hartung |
ESPN | |
| Oklahoma State at Iowa State
Jon Sciambi, Miles Simon |
ESPN2 | ||
| Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech
Rich Hollenberg, Dino Gaudio |
ESPNU | ||
^ – tape-delay on ESPNU at 10 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25

