Fran Fraschilla Might Visit Your Town… But Not for Long
ESPN college basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla is accustomed to being in many towns during a college basketball season, but not often is he in four different locations in a five-day stretch. His Rivalry Week experience will involve calling four games from Wednesday, Feb. 8 to Sunday, Feb. 12 with an “off-day” on Friday, Feb. 10 as he travels to Texas from Arizona. While Fraschilla enjoys sightseeing the campuses of the games he is calling, this week will require quick stops at each place… and of course, friendly travel weather.
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
| Wed, Feb 8 | 7 p.m. | No. 10 Kansas at No. 6 Baylor Jon Sciambi, Fran Fraschilla & Holly Rowe |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 |
| Thu, Feb 9 | 9 p.m. | Colorado at Arizona Jon Sciambi & Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN / ESPN3 |
| Sat, Feb 11 | 2 p.m. | Kansas State at Texas Mark Jones & Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN / ESPN3 |
| Sun, Feb 12 | 1 p.m. | St. John’s at No. 11 Georgetown Bob Wischusen & Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN / ESPN3 |
Dick Vitale’s 40th Duke-North Carolina Matchup
Hall of Fame college basketball analyst Dick Vitale, who worked his first game for ESPN in December 1979, will be courtside for No. 9 Duke at No. 5 North Carolina on ESPN on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 9 p.m. It will mark the 40th time he has called one of sports’ most storied rivalries.
“I’m very excited,” said Vitale. “It has been a thrill to sit courtside and to see so many magical moments between these two schools. For a basketball junkie like me, it is a dream come true.”
Top Matchups during 16th Annual Rivalry Week
ESPN’s 16th annual Rivalry Week – more than 65 men’s college hoops games Monday, Feb. 6 to Monday, Feb. 13 – will once again showcase many of the sport’s top rivalries. Highlights:
- ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to televise three games between teams in the top 11, on Wednesday, Feb. 8: No. 11 Georgetown at No. 2 Syracuse at 7 p.m. followed by No. 9 Duke at No. 5 North Carolina at 9 p.m. on ESPN and No. 10 Kansas at No. 6 Baylor at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.
- ESPN3 will offer No. 7 Murray State, the only remaining undefeated team, twice: against Tennessee State on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 8 p.m. and against Austin Peay on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 8:30 p.m.
- ESPN will televise a matchup between ranked teams Saturday, Feb. 11 as well as the top team in the country: No. 12 Michigan State at No. 3 Ohio State at 6 p.m. and No. 1 Kentucky at Vanderbilt at 9 p.m.
- ESPNU will showcase an Ivy League rivalry pitting No. 21 Harvard at Princeton on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m.
ESPN college basketball analyst and former coach Fran Fraschilla on playing your rival: “I always subscribed to the ‘one-game-at-a-time’ philosophy as a coach, but there’s something sweeter about beating your rival. It certainly makes the next booster club function that you attend a little easier.”
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
| Wed, Feb 8 | 7 p.m. | No. 11 Georgetown at No. 2 Syracuse Brent Musburger & Bob Knight |
ESPN / ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | No. 10 Kansas at No. 6 Baylor Jon Sciambi, Fran Fraschilla & Holly Rowe |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Cincinnati at St. John’s Adam Amin & LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 17 Florida State at Boston College Eric Frede & Ron Perry |
ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Hofstra at George Mason | ESPN3 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Towson at VCU | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Missouri State at Southern Illinois | ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 9 Duke at No. 5 North Carolina Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale, Jay Bilas & Erin Andrews |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Seton Hall at Rutgers Bob Wischusen & Dereck Whittenburg |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Notre Dame at West Virginia Beth Mowins & Bob Valvano |
ESPNU | |
| Thu, Feb 9 | 7 p.m. | No. 22 Wisconsin at Minnesota Dave O’Brien & Stephen Bardo |
ESPN / ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Mississippi at No. 18 Mississippi State Rece Davis & Hubert Davis |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | NC State at Georgia Tech Anish Shroff & Adrian Branch |
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | Albany at New Hampshire | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Butler at Youngstown State | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Elon at Chattanooga | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Tennessee State at No. 7 Murray State Dan Gutowsky & Nate Ross |
ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee State | ESPN3 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Marist at St. Peter’s | ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Colorado at Arizona Jon Sciambi & Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Virginia Tech at Miami Mike Patrick, Len Elmore & Jeannine Edwards |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Iowa at Northwestern| Jim Barbar & Tim McCormick |
ESPNU | |
| 11 p.m. | No. 13 Saint Mary’s at Gonzaga Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 11 p.m. | Santa Clara at San Francisco Mark Neely & Miles Simon |
ESPNU | |
| Fri, Feb 10 | 7 p.m. | Iona at Loyola (Maryland) Doug Sherman & Tim O’Toole |
ESPNU |
| 7 p.m. | Milwaukee at Detroit | ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Green Bay at Wright State Jim Barbar & David Kaplan |
ESPNU | |
| Sat, Feb 11 | 11 a.m. | Butler at Cleveland State Jon Sciambi & TBD |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 |
| 11 a.m. | Ball State at Kent State Adam Amin & Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU | |
| Noon | No. 23 Louisville at West Virginia Dave Pasch & Doris Burke |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 1 p.m. | Arkansas-Little Rock at Middle Tennessee State TBD & Mark Adams |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 1 p.m. | Nebraska at Penn State Mark Brown & Tim McCormick |
ESPNU | |
| 2 p.m. | Kansas State at Texas Mark Jones & Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | New Mexico State at Utah State Dave Flemming & Miles Simon |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | Cincinnati at No. 19 Marquette Beth Mowins & Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | |
| 4 p.m. | Maryland at No. 9 Duke Mike Patrick & Len Elmore |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 4 p.m. | South Florida at Providence Mark Brown & Steven Binder |
ESPN3 | |
| 5 p.m. | Wichita State at No. 13 Creighton TBD & Stephen Bardo |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 5 p.m. | George Washington at Richmond Justin Kutcher & Dickey Simpkins |
ESPNU | |
| 6 p.m. | No. 12 Michigan State at No. 3 Ohio State Dave O’Brien & Dan Dakich |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Alabama at LSU Brad Nessler & Jimmy Dykes |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 21 Harvard at Princeton Mike Crispino & Bob Valvano |
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | Northeastern at William & Mary | ESPN3 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Austin Peay at No. 7 Murray State Dan Gutowsky & Nate Ross |
ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 1 Kentucky at Vanderbilt Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale & Erin Andrews |
ESPN / ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Xavier at Temple TBD & LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPN2 / ESPN3 | |
| Sun, Feb 12 | 1 p.m. | St. John’s at No. 11 Georgetown Bob Wischusen & Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN / ESPN3 |
| 2 p.m. | Fairfield at Loyola (Maryland) | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | ACC Sunday Night Basketball: Boston College at Virginia Tech Jon Sciambi, Hubert Davis & Allison Williams |
ESPNU | |
| 8 p.m. | Evansville at Drake Mitch Holthus & David Kaplan |
ESPNU |
-30-
-
-
-
-
-
