Ode to College Basketball
Some uniforms are Red, some mascots are Blue.
College basketball is in full swing, on ESPN networks, scheduled especially for you!
The men’s schedule is plentiful, over 1,450 games during the regular season and Championship Week.
Watch what you can or take them all in, of course we won’t judge if you’re a basketball geek!
So many women’s games and initiatives, with pink on the mind and Play 4Kay a success.
Baylor, Notre Dame & UConn are all ranked high, and this year’s champion is anyone’s guess!
If you are not near a TV this Valentine’s Day, the WatchESPN app is for you.
Games from all networks can be seen from anywhere, # 6 Ohio State and #12 Florida to name two!
So on this Feb. 14 and Valentine’s Day, as your beloved team prepares for postseason play.
The ESPN College PR Team, wishes you wins aplenty on this special day!
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Spotlight:
Fran Fraschilla Storified
Last week, ESPN Front Row previewed ESPN college basketball analyst Fran Fraschilla’s hectic game schedule that took him from Texas to Arizona, back to Texas to Washington, D.C., in the span of five days.
Mostly through the magic of Fran’s Twitter account (@FranFraschilla), Storify captured his journey and relived the trip.
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On the 
Our Valentine’s Day gift to you: The chance to rekindle the flame of the week’s best basketball features, inside access to the schools you love and a look at one coach that brings passion to the game of basketball. Feel the love on ESPNU.
Wednesday (5:30 p.m.) – College Basketball Featured rewinds and looks at a Sports Science feature on Baylor’s Brittney Griner’s game, which might have you scratching your head. Jay Bilas and Kentucky’s John Calipari break down the X’s & O’s of the nation’s No. 1 team, while (Bob) “Knight Watch” zeroes in on players at Mizzou and Kansas.
https://youtu.be/KmIVlELzzeI
Wednesday (6 p.m.) – All-Access: Baylor goes inside the men’s basketball team as it prepares for its Rivalry Week matchup against then-No. 7 Kansas. Head coach Scott Drew is wired at practice, along with assistants Jerome Tang and Grant McCasland, while the cameras capture an impromptu dunk competition between players after practice. Fans will get a unique game vantage point when Terri Jones, mother of sophomore Perry Jones III, is wired during the team’s second home loss of the season.
https://youtu.be/CjhEAwZMkNM
Sunday (8 p.m.) – The Street Stops Here is a portrait of one of the most successful basketball coaches at any level, Bob Hurley Sr., and his career-long struggle to inspire and motivate his St. Anthony High School players. The documentary chronicles the team’s record-setting 25th state championship season and includes an exclusive post film roundtable discussion moderated by ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Williams.
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ESPN’s College GameDay Covered by State Farm will make a first-time visit to the campus of the University of Michigan – Saturday, Feb. 18 (10 a.m., ESPNU; 11 a.m. & 8 p.m., ESPN) and will also be on ESPN 3D. The weekly show originates from the site of ESPN’s Saturday Primetime Presented by DIRECTV telecast – this week showcasing No. 6 Ohio State at No. 19 Michigan (9 p.m., ESPN, ESPN3 & ESPN 3D).
Rece Davis serves as point guard for the College GameDay desk, and is joined by analysts Jay Bilas, Digger Phelps and Hubert Davis. Bilas, along with Dan Shulman and Erin Andrews, will have the call of the prime-time game.
This week’s College GameDay feature focuses on ESPN analyst Bob Knight returning home, and also everyone’s favorite game – Know Your Teammate!
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Weekly Game Highlights
No. 17 Wisconsin at No. 8 Michigan State
(Thursday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m., ESPN & ESPN3)
Dave O’Brien & Stephen Bardo
No. 6 Ohio State at No. 19 Michigan
(Saturday, Feb. 18, at 9 p.m., ESPN2 & ESPN3)
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas & Erin Andrews
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Several ranked women’s basketball teams are in action, including three top-25 games on Monday, Feb. 20, beginning with No. 2 Notre Dame at No. 17 Louisville (2 p.m., ESPN HD & ESPN3) as part of Big Monday Presented by Bud Light. Additional highlights:
- A Monday doubleheader on ESPN2 & ESPN3 as part of Big Monday Presented by Bud Light pitting No. 11 Ohio State at No. 17 Penn State (7 p.m.) and No. 24 Vanderbilt at No. 8 Kentucky (9 p.m.)
- Sunday’s lineup features five ranked teams, including a top-25 matchup between No. 5 Duke at No. 7 Maryland (3 p.m., ESPN2 HD & ESPN3)
- ESPN3 has five exclusive games starting on Tuesday with Davidson at UNC Greensboro (7 p.m.)
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ESPN’s extensive coverage of men’s lacrosse begins this weekend with several ranked teams:
Towson at No. 3 Johns Hopkins
(Friday, Feb. 17, at 5 p.m., ESPNU)
Mike Corey & Quint Kessenich
No. 2 Duke at No. 9 Notre Dame in a rematch of the 2010 NCAA National Championship title game
(Saturday, Feb. 18, at 1 p.m., ESPN3)
John Brickley & Jamie Munro
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Schedules & Announcers
Studio | Men’s Basketball | Women’s Basketball | Lacrosse
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The 10th annual Sears BracketBusters – a two-day men’s college basketball event pitting NCAA Championship hopefuls – tips off Friday, Feb. 17 and Saturday, Feb. 18 across ESPN networks with a slew of talented announcers. Hall of Fame analyst Dick Vitale, along with play-by-play veteran Dave O’Brien, will have the call of the No. 14 Murray State vs. No. 16 Saint Mary’s matchup Saturday, at 6 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN3. Also in the Sears BracketBusters field and receiving votes in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll are Creighton, Long Beach State, Nevada, Texas-Arlington and Wichita State.
I am thrilled to be going to Murray State,” said Vitale. “The Racer fans have been great to me on Twitter and it should be an exciting BracketBusters game against St. Mary’s. This features two talented top-20 teams, and I cannot wait to get there!
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