ESPN's Men's College Basketball Season Tips Off

By admin - Posted on November 6th, 2007

More than 1,050 Games Across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ABC, ESPN Classic, ESPN360.com, ESPN Regional Television and ESPN FULL COURT

November 5, 2007 -- With the tip-off of the 2007-08 men’s college basketball season -- more than 1,050 games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Classic, ESPN360.com, ESPN Regional Television and ESPN FULL COURT – ESPN will host a media conference call.

New elements to this year’s coverage include:
• The addition of Pac-10 games on ESPN for the first time since 1995.
• The first year of new agreements with the BIG EAST and Big Ten conferences, providing each conference with an additional night of coverage as part of the weekly Thursday Night Showcase Presented by T Rowe Price beginning January 10;
• ESPN360.com will offer approximately 20 original games as well as simulcasts of every ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic and ABC split-national telecast;
• The first annual Pizza Hut BIG EAST/SEC Invitational -- four matchups between the conferences from two neutral sites (December 5-6);
• Two new tournaments: the O’Reilly ESPNU Puerto Rico Tip-Off November 15-18 and the Anaheim Classic from November 22-25.

Click here for the original press release and here for the full schedule.

The schedule through November 15, 2007:

Date Time Network Game / Commentators
Wed., Nov. 7 7 p.m. ESPNU 2K Sports College Hoops Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer: Morgan State vs. Connecticut (Storrs, Conn.)
Bob Picozzi, Tom Brennan and Andy Katz
9 p.m. ESPNU 2K Sports College Hoops Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer: Regional Final (Lexington, Ky.)
Jim Barbar and Bob Wenzel
Thu., Nov. 8 9 p.m. ESPNU 2K Sports College Hoops Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer: Regional Final (Storrs, Conn.)
Bob Picozzi, Tom Brennan and Andy Katz
Sun., Nov. 11 2 p.m. ESPN360.com Northeastern at Illinois

8 p.m. ESPNU O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic: North Florida vs. Maryland (College Park, Md.)
Quint Kessenich and Bob Wenzel
Mon., Nov. 12 7 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN360.com New Mexico State at #11 Duke
Brad Nessler and Jimmy Dykes
7 p.m. ESPNU Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off: Siena vs. Syracuse (Syracuse, N.Y.)
Dave Ryan and Jack Armstrong
9 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN360.com Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off: Wisconsin-Green Bay vs. Ohio State (Columbus, Ohio)
Dave Barnett and Stephen Bardo
9 p.m. ESPNU O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic: Regional Final (College Park, Md.)
Quint Kessenich and Bob Wenzel
11 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN360.com O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic: Youngstown State at #2 UCLA (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Dave O’Brien and Steve Lavin
Tue., Nov. 13 7 p.m. ESPN / ESPN360.com Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off: Regional Final (Syracuse, N.Y.)
Dave Pasch and Len Elmore
7 p.m. ESPNU O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic: Chicago State vs. #8 Michigan State (East Lansing, Mich.)
Clay Matvick and Mike Kelley
9 p.m. ESPN / ESPN360.com Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off: Regional Final (Columbus, Ohio)
Dave Barnett and Stephen Bardo
9 p.m. ESPNU Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off: Oral Roberts vs. #14 Texas A&M (College Station, Texas)
Dave Armstrong and Stephan Howard
10:30 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN360.com O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic: Regional Final (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Dave O’Brien and Steve Lavin
Wed., Nov. 14 7 p.m. ESPN / ESPN360.com #1 North Carolina vs. Davidson (from Charlotte, N.C.)
Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas and Bill Raftery
7 p.m. ESPNU O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic: Regional Final (East Lansing, Mich.)
Clay Matvick and Mike Kelley
9 p.m. ESPNU Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off: Regional Final (College Station, Texas)
Dave Armstrong and Stephan Howard
10:30 p.m. ESPN2 / ESPN360.com Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off: Regional Final (Seattle)
Bob Wischusen and Doug Gottlieb