While the NBA season teeters on the brink of annihilation today, we can all celebrate the fact that college basketball is here! The highlight of the first week is obviously the Carrier Classic between #1 UNC and Michigan State played in San Diego aboard the USS Carl Vinson Friday night with Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale, and Jay Bilas on the call. Mike Breen sees his first college action with a pair of games at Duke alongside Doris Burke. ESPN has a ton of games with numerous early season tournaments dotting the landscape. Good luck though comprehending why the Maui Invitational begins Monday… in Ann Arbor.
Wed, Nov 9 | 7 p.m. | 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer: Lehigh at St. John’s Bob Wischusen & Len Elmore |
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7 p.m. | 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer: Akron at Mississippi State (Starkville) Rob Stone & Jimmy Dykes |
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9 p.m. | 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer: Duquesne at No. 16 Arizona (Tucson) Dave Flemming & Miles Simon |
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Fri, Nov 11 | 7 p.m. | Quicken Loans Carrier Classic: Michigan State vs. No. 1 North Carolina (San Diego) Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale, Jay Bilas & Andy Katz |
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7 p.m. | Columbia at No. 4 Connecticut Dave O’Brien & Bill Raftery |
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7 p.m. | Northern Illinois at Purdue Jim Barbar & Mark Adams |
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7 p.m. | Loyola (Maryland) at Wake Forest Tom Werme & Brevin Knight |
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9 p.m. | Belmont at No. 6 Duke Mike Breen & Doris Burke |
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9 p.m. | Oral Roberts at West Virginia Tim Neveritt & Jim Chones |
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Sat, Nov 12 | 2 p.m. | East Tennessee State at Virginia Tech Scott Corrigan & Pat Kennedy |
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4:30 p.m. | Presbyterian at No. 6 Duke Mike Breen & Doris Burke |
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Sun, Nov 13 | 2 p.m. | TicketCity Legends Classic: Cleveland State at No. 7 Vanderbilt (Nashville) Dave Neal & Jimmy Dykes |
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4 p.m. | No. 1 North Carolina at UNC-Asheville Rob Stone & Jay Williams |
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6 p.m. | Progressive CBE Classic: Bowling Green at Georgia (Athens) Mike Morgan & Stephan Bardo |
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6 p.m. | Rider at No. 11 Pittsburgh John Sanders & Curtis Aiken |
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6 p.m. | TicketCity Legends Classic: Morehead State at NC State (Raleigh) Walter Storholt & Paul Biancardi |
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9:30 p.m. | Progressive CBE Classic: Georgia Washington at No. 24 California (Berkeley) Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham |
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Mon, Nov 14 | 7 p.m. | DICK’S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off: Manhattan at No. 5 Syracuse (Syracuse) Beth Mowins & Tim Welsh |
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7 p.m. | DICK’S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off: Monmouth at Virginia Tech (Blacksburg) Scott Corrigan & Pat Kennedy |
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7 p.m. | Central Florida at Florida State Tom Block & Mark Wise |
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8:30 p.m. | EA Sports Maui Invitational: Towson at No. 18 Michigan (Ann Arbor) Dan Gutowsky & Tim McCormick |
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9 p.m. | Progressive CBE Classic: Detroit at Notre Dame (South Bend) Jim Barbar & LaPhonso Ellis |
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9 p.m. | DICK’S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off: Florida International vs. George Mason (Blacksburg) Scott Corrigan & Pat Kennedy |
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11 p.m. | DICK’S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off: Fresno State at Stanford (Stanford) Mark Neely & Miles Simon |
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