ESPN’s men’s college basketball schedule this weekend will be highlighted by telecasts involving four of the top eight ranked teams and telecasts of three early season tournaments. Highlights:
- ESPN3.com will have exclusive coverage of five games, including No. 1 Duke (against Colgate Friday, Nov. 19, at 8:30 p.m.) and No. 7 Villanova (against Lafayette Saturday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m.).
- ESPN2 will televise the final four games of the 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer — Thursday, Nov. 18 with the semifinals pitting No. 4 Pittsburgh vs. Maryland at 7 p.m. and No. 16 Illinois vs. No. 22 Texas at 9 p.m., and on Friday, Nov. 19 the third place game at 5 p.m. and the championship at 7 p.m.
- All 12 games from the Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off in San Juan beginning Thursday, Nov. 18 with four first-round games: Davidson vs. West Virginia at 11:30 a.m. (ESPNU); Nebraska vs. Vanderbilt at 1:30 p.m. (ESPNU); Hofstra vs. No. 8 North Carolina at 5 p.m. (ESPN2); and Western Kentucky vs. Minnesota at 7:30 p.m. (ESPN3.com). Additional telecasts include the semifinals Friday, Nov. 19, at 12:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on ESPNU and the third-place and championship Sunday, Nov. 21, at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., respectively, on ESPN2.
- The final four games of the third annual Charleston Classic, from S.C., will air on ESPNU Friday, Nov. 19 (semifinals at 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.) and Sunday, Nov. 21 (third place game at 5:30 p.m. and championship at 7:30 p.m.).
The Puerto Rico Tip-Off and Charleston Classic tournaments are owned and operated by ESPN Regional Television, Inc. (ERT), a subsidiary of ESPN.
| Date | Time (ET) | Game / Commentators | Network |
| Thu, Nov 18 | 11:30 a.m. | Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan): Quarterfinal #1 – Davidson vs. West Virginia Jon Sciambi, Hubert Davis & Andy Katz |
ESPNU |
| 1:30 p.m. | Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan): Quarterfinal #2 – Nebraska vs. Vanderbilt Jon Sciambi, Hubert Davis & Andy Katz |
ESPNU | |
| 5 p.m. | Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan): Quarterfinal #3 – Hofstra vs. No. 8 North Carolina Jon Sciambi, Hubert Davis & Andy Katz |
ESPN2 / ESPN3.com | |
| 7 p.m. | 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer (New York City): Semifinal #1 – No. 4 Pittsburgh vs. Maryland Dan Shulman & Bob Knight |
ESPN2 / ESPN3.com | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan): Quarterfinal #4 – Western Kentucky vs. Minnesota Doug Sherman, Mark Gottfried & Andy Katz |
ESPN3.com | |
| 9 p.m. | 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer (New York City): Semifinal #2 – No. 16 Illinois vs. No. 22 Texas Dan Shulman & Dick Vitale |
ESPN2 / ESPN3.com | |
| Fri, Nov 19 | 12:30 p.m. | Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan): Semifinal #1 Jon Sciambi, Hubert Davis & Andy Katz |
ESPNU |
| 2:30 p.m. | Charleston Classic (Charleston): Semifinal #1 Justin Kutcher & Jay Williams |
ESPNU | |
| 3 p.m. | Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan): Consolation Doug Sherman, Mark Gottfried & Andy Katz |
ESPN3.com | |
| 5 p.m. | 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer (New York City): 3rd-place Game Dan Shulman & Bob Knight |
ESPN2 / ESPN3.com | |
| 6 p.m. | Charleston Classic (Charleston): Semifinal #2 Justin Kutcher & Jay Williams |
ESPNU | |
| 6 p.m. | Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan): Consolation Doug Sherman, Mark Gottfried & Andy Katz |
ESPN3.com | |
| 7 p.m. | 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer (New York City): Championship Dan Shulman & Dick Vitale |
ESPN2 / ESPN3.com | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Colgate at No. 1 Duke Dave Weekley & Dino Gaudio |
ESPN3.com | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan): Semifinal #2 Jon Sciambi, Hubert Davis & Andy Katz |
ESPNU | |
| 10:30 p.m. | No. 13 Kentucky vs. Portland (Portland, OR) Carter Blackburn & Sean Farnham |
ESPNU | |
| Sat, Nov 20 | 7 p.m. | Lafayette at No. 7 Villanova Scott Graham & Dereck Whittenburg |
ESPN3.com |
| Sun, Nov 21 | 10:30 a.m. | Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan): 7th-place Game Doug Sherman, Mark Gottfried & Andy Katz |
ESPNU |
| 12:30 p.m. | Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan): 5th-place Game Doug Sherman, Mark Gottfried & Andy Katz |
ESPNU | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan): 3rd-place Game Jon Sciambi, Hubert Davis & Andy Katz |
ESPN2 / ESPN3.com | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Charleston Classic (Charleston): 3rd-place Game Justin Kutcher & Jay Williams |
ESPNU | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off (San Juan): Championship Jon Sciambi, Hubert Davis & Andy Katz |
ESPN2 / ESPN3.com | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Charleston Classic (Charleston): Championship Justin Kutcher & Jay Williams |
ESPNU |
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