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Men’s College Basketball: Holiday Hoops presented by Zales continues; Hawaiian Diamond Head Classic Tips off Friday, December 22
ESPN’s Holiday Hoops presented by Zales continues this week across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, highlighted by several matchups, including UConn at No. 14 Arizona on Thursday, Dec. 21 (9 p.m., ESPN2) and Northwestern facing No. 17 Oklahoma on Friday, Dec. 22 (7 p.m. ET, ESPN2).
Additional Schedule Highlights
- The Basketball Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase will feature a doubleheader on Wednesday, Dec. 20, on ESPNU – Saint Joseph’s vs. St. John’s (4:30 p.m.) followed by Houston vs. Providence (6:30 p.m.)
- Hawaiian Diamond Head Classic Tips Off Friday, Dec. 22 at 5:30 p.m. on ESPNU. This year’s field includes No. 6 Miami, Akron, Davidson, Hawaii, Middle Tennessee State, New Mexico State, Princeton and USC
- A total of 11 ranked teams will play across ESPN networks: No. 4 Duke, No. 5 UNC, No. 6 Miami, No. 8 Texas A&M, No. 11 Wichita State, No. 13 Virginia, No. 14 Kansas, No. 17 Oklahoma, No. 19 Arizona, No. 21 Tennessee, No. 24 Florida State
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchups/Commentators | Network |
| Tue, Dec 19 | 6 p.m. | UCF at Stetson | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | South Carolina at Clemson Tom Werme, Dino Gaudio |
ESPN2 | |
| Dartmouth at Notre Dame Bob Wischusen, LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPNU | ||
| Texas A&M-CC at Ole Miss Richard Cross, Daymeon Fishback |
SEC Network | ||
| Robert Morris at NC State | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Delaware State at Pittsburgh | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Buffalo at Syracuse | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Savannah State at No. 13 Virginia | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Presbyterian at Virginia Tech | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Arkansas Pine Bluff at No. 20 Cincinnati | ESPN3 | ||
| Georgia Southern at Kennesaw State | ESPN3 | ||
| Elon at Canisius | ESPN3 | ||
| East Tennessee State at Detroit | ESPN3 | ||
| UNC Asheville at UNC Greensboro | ESPN3 | ||
| High Point at Western Carolina | ESPN3 | ||
| North Florida at Ball State | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Sam Houston State at LSU | SEC Network + | |
| Northern Kentucky at No. 8 Texas A&M | SEC Network + | ||
| Oral Roberts at Arkansas | SEC Network + | ||
| Arkansas State at No. 11 Wichita State | ESPN3 | ||
| Cal Poly at SMU | ESPN3 | ||
| Illinois-Chicago at Illinois State | ESPN3 | ||
| North Carolina A&T at Southern Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
| Wright State at Missouri State | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Georgia Tech at Georgia Mike Morgan, Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 | |
| Stephen F. Austin at Missouri Dave Neal, Jimmy Dykes |
ESPNU | ||
| Mercer at Alabama Kevin Fitzgerald, Mark Wise |
SEC Network | ||
| Wed, Dec 20 | 4:30 p.m. | Basketball Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase Saint Joseph’s vs. St. John’s Kevin Connors, Tim Welsh |
ESPNU |
| 6:30 p.m. | Basketball Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase Houston vs. Providence Kevin Connors, Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | Evansville at No. 4 Duke Doug Sherman, Jason Capel |
ESPN2 | |
| James Madison at Florida Tom Hart, Sean Farnham |
SEC Network | ||
| Houston Baptist at Vanderbilt | SEC Network + | ||
| Northern Arizona at Jacksonville | ESPN3 | ||
| Towson at Oakland | ESPN3 | ||
| Jackson State at Toledo | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Little Rock at Mississippi State | SEC Network + | |
| Siena at Memphis | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Wofford at No. 5 North Carolina John Brickley, Chris Spatola |
ESPN2 | |
| Albany at Louisville Jordan Bernfield, Dino Gaudio |
ESPNU | ||
| Furman at No. 21 Tennessee Courtney Lyle, Dane Bradshaw |
SEC Network | ||
| 11 p.m. | Kansas State at Washington State Eric Rothman, Caron Butler |
ESPN2 | |
| Thu, Dec 21 | 7 p.m. | Fairleigh Dickinson at Maryland Dave Leno, Tim Welsh |
ESPNU |
| Southern Miss at No. 24 Florida State | ACC Network Extra | ||
| SE Louisiana at Notre Dame | ACC Network Extra | ||
| South Carolina State at UCF | ESPN3 | ||
| Cleveland State at No. 20 Cincinnati | ESPN3 | ||
| Charlotte at South Florida | ESPN3 | ||
| Quinnipiac at Vermont | ESPN3 | ||
| Samford at Kennesaw State | ESPN3 | ||
| Arlington Baptist at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN3 | ||
| Bowling Green at Green Bay | ESPN3 | ||
| Oregon State at Kent State | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Longwood at Grand Canyon University | ESPN3 | |
| Cal Poly at UT Arlington | ESPN3 | ||
| UIC at Northern Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | UConn at No. 19 Arizona Dave Pasch, Bill Walton |
ESPN2 | |
| Alabama A&M at Michigan Mike Crispino, Mark Adams |
ESPNU | ||
| Buffalo at No. 8 Texas A&M Doug Bell, Pat Bradley |
SEC Network | ||
| Idaho State at BYU | ESPN3 | ||
| 11 p.m. | No. 14 Kansas at Stanford Sam Farber, PJ Carlesimo |
ESPN2 | |
| Fri, Dec 22 | Noon | IU-Kokomo at IUPUI | ESPN3 |
| 1 p.m. | Temple at Georgia Dari Nowkhah, Mark Wise |
SEC Network | |
| 2 p.m. | Bryn Athyn at NJIT | ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | Louisiana at Clemson | ACC Network Extra | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic: Quarterfinal #1 Middle Tennessee State vs. Princeton Kanoa Leahey, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU | |
| 6 p.m. | Elon at Indiana State | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Northwestern at No. 17 Oklahoma Mark Neely, Dan Dakich |
ESPN2 | |
| Incarnate Word at Florida Mike Morgan, Sean Farnham |
SEC Network | ||
| Bradley at Ole Miss | SEC Network + | ||
| Alcorn State at Vanderbilt | SEC Network + | ||
| Jacksonville at NC State | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Towson at Pittsburgh | ACC Network Extra | ||
| St. Bonaventure at Syracuse | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Hampton at No. 13 Virginia | ACC Network Extra | ||
| LIU Brooklyn at Binghamton | ESPN3 | ||
| Eastern Michigan at Oakland | ESPN3 | ||
| Murray State at Detroit | ESPN3 | ||
| Jacksonville State at Ball State | ESPN3 | ||
| Southern Illinois-Edwardsville at Central Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
| Holy Cross at Siena | ESPN3 | ||
| Georgia Southern at East Tennessee State | ESPN3 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinal #2 Akron at USC Kanoa Leahey, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU | |
| 8 p.m. | North Florida at LSU | SEC Network + | |
| Maryland-Eastern Shore at Drake | ESPN3 | ||
| Western Michigan at Milwaukee | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Texas at Alabama Rich Hollenberg, Seth Greenberg |
ESPN2 | |
| Wright State at Georgia Tech | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Loyola-Chicago at Missouri State | ESPN3 | ||
| 11 p.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinal #3 Davidson vs. New Mexico State Roxy Bernstein, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU | |
| Sat, Dec 23 | 1 a.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinal #4 No. 6 Miami (Fla.) vs. Hawaii Roxy Bernstein, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU |
| Noon | Grand Canyon at Louisville | ACC Network Extra | |
| Loyola (Md.) at Memphis | ESPN3 | ||
| 12:30 p.m. | No. 21 Tennessee at Wake Forest Mike Couzens, Jay Bilas |
ESPN2 | |
| 1 p.m. | Richmond at Boston College | ACC Network Extra | |
| Central Connecticut at UMass Lowell | ESPN3 | ||
| Georgia State at Chattanooga | ESPN3 | ||
| 2 p.m. | Illinois State at Evansville | ESPN3 | |
| Toledo at Cleveland State | ESPN3 | ||
| 2:30 p.m. | UConn at Auburn Kevin Fitzgerald, Daymeon Fishback |
ESPN2 | |
| 4 p.m. | Trinity Christian at UIC | ESPN3 | |
| 4:30 p.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Semifinal #1 Kanoa Leahey, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPN2 | |
| 7 p.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Consolation Round Kanoa Leahey, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Illinois at Missouri Jordan Bernfield, Tom Crean |
ESPN2 | |
| 9 p.m. | Texas Southern at BYU | ESPN3 | |
| 10 p.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Semifinal #2 Roxy Bernstein, Cory Alexander |
ESPN2 | |
| Sun, Dec 24 | 12:30 a.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Consolation Round Roxy Bernstein, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU |
| Mon, Dec 25 | 12:30 p.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic 7th Place Kanoa Leahey, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU |
| 2:30 p.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic 5th Place Kanoa Leahey, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU | |
| 6 p.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Championship Roxy Bernstein, Cory Alexander |
ESPN2 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Third Place Roxy Bernstein, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU |
