ESPN’s college basketball slate is highlighted by matchups featuring several top-25 teams, including No. 1 Villanova facing Temple this Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. Jason Benetti and Dan Dakich will call all the action from Philadelphia. Holiday Hoops presented by Zales begins Thursday, Dec. 14, with more than 60 games across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU through Dec. 21.
Additional Schedule Highlights
- Hitachi College Basketball Showcase includes a doubleheader on Saturday, Dec. 16 — Detroit vs. Michigan (noon), followed by No. 2 Michigan State vs. Oakland (2:30 p.m.) on ESPNU
- 3 Wichita State faces Oklahoma on Saturday at 4 p.m., ESPN2 – Rich Hollenberg and Tom Crean will be live from Intrust Bank Arena
- Boston College, who defeated then-No. 1 Duke over the weekend, will play two matchups on ACC Network Extra: vs. Columbia (Dec. 12, 7 p.m.), vs. Central Connecticut (Dec. 17, 1 p.m.)
- Houzz Gotham Classic to feature Louisville and Memphis on Dec. 16 (noon, ESPN2), with Ted Emrich and John Thompson III on the call
- A total of 13 ranked teams will play across ESPN networks: No. 1 Villanova, No. 2 Michigan State, No. 3 Wichita State, No. 7 UNC, No. 8 Kentucky, No. 9 Texas A&M, No. 12 Gonzaga, No. 13 Kansas, No. 16 Virginia, No. 19 Florida State, No. 20 Tennessee, No. 21 Baylor and No. 25 Cincinnati
Men’s College Basketball Schedule (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup/Commentators | Network |
| Tue, Dec 12 | 3 p.m. | Valley City State at North Dakota State | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Mississippi State at No. 25 Cincinnati Kevin Brown, John Thompson III |
ESPN2 | |
| Columbia at Boston College | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Yale at Iona | ESPN3 | ||
| Southeastern Louisiana at UCF | ESPN3 | ||
| Coppin State at UMBC | ESPN3 | ||
| Hofstra at Stony Brook | ESPN3 | ||
| Monmouth at Princeton | ESPN3 | ||
| Point University at Georgia State | ESPN3 | ||
| Yale at Iona | ESPN3 | ||
| Green Bay at Indiana State | ESPN3 | ||
| Mississippi State at Cincinnati | ESPN3 | ||
| Fordham at Rutgers Dave Leno, Julianne Viani |
ESPNU | ||
| 8 p.m. | North Dakota at South Dakota State | ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Michigan at Texas Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale |
ESPN2 | |
| Albany at Memphis Richard Cross, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU | ||
| Wed, Dec 13 | 5 p.m. | Boston University at UMass Lowell | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | No. 1 Villanova at Temple Jason Benetti, Dan Dakich |
ESPN2 | |
| Florida International at North Florida | ESPN3 | ||
| UNC-Wilmington at UNC Greensboro | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Sam Houston State at Ole Miss | SEC Network + | |
| Savannah State at No. 9 Texas A&M | SEC Network + | ||
| New Orleans at SMU | ESPN3 | ||
| Jackson State at Southern Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
| Little Rock at Bradley | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Houston at LSU Roy Philpott, Brooke Weisbrod |
SEC Network | |
| Holiday Hoops presented by Zales: Dec. 14 – 21 (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU) | |||
| Thu, Dec 14 | 12:30 p.m. | St. Edward’s at Rice | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Montreat at Furman | ESPN3 | |
| Southern Wesleyan at VMI | ESPN3 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Florida College at Lipscomb | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Prairie View A&M at Tulsa | ESPN3 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Texas Southern at No. 21 Baylor Jon Sciambi, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 | |
| Fri, Dec 15 | 8 p.m. | Dartmouth at UIC | ESPN3 |
| Thomas University at Samford | ESPN3 | ||
| Sat, Dec 16 | Noon | Houzz Gotham Classic Louisville at Memphis Ted Emrich, John Thompson III |
ESPN2 |
| Hitachi College Basketball Showcase Detroit vs. Michigan Clay Matvick, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU | ||
| UNC Greensboro at NC State | ACC Network Extra | ||
| 1 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin at LSU Matt Stewart, Sean Farnham |
SEC Network | |
| 2 p.m. | Virginia Tech at No. 8 Kentucky Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale |
ESPN2 | |
| McNeese at Pittsburgh | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Davidson at No. 16 Virginia | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Loyola at Milwaukee | ESPN3 | ||
| Wright State at Toledo | ESPN3 | ||
| Mississippi Valley State at Akron | ESPN3 | ||
| Robert Morris at Buffalo | ESPN3 | ||
| Louisiana Tech at Texas Lowell Galindo, Lance Blanks |
Longhorn Network | ||
| 2:30 p.m. | Hitachi College Basketball Showcase No. 2 Michigan State vs. Oakland Clay Matvick, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Illinois State at Ole Miss Richard Cross, Sean Harrington |
SEC Network | |
| 4 p.m. | Oklahoma at No. 3 Wichita State Rich Hollenberg, Tom Crean |
ESPN2 | |
| Fairleigh Dickinson at NJIT | ESPN3 | ||
| Austin Peay at Evansville | ESPN3 | ||
| 5 p.m. | Drexel at Temple | ESPN3 | |
| Georgia Southern at CSU Bakersfield | ESPN3 | ||
| 6 p.m. | Middle Tennessee at Auburn Mike Morgan, Daymeon Fishback |
SEC Network | |
| 7 p.m. | Manhattan at Tulsa | ESPN3 | |
| Canisius at Albany | ESPN3 | ||
| Lyndon State at New Hampshire | ESPN3 | ||
| Bethune-Cookman at Kennesaw State | ESPN3 | ||
| Elon at Canisius | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | UT Martin at Mississippi State | SEC Network + | |
| North Dakota State at No. 12 Gonzaga | ESPN3 | ||
| Southeast Missouri State at Kansas State | ESPN3 | ||
| 8:15 p.m. | Oral Roberts at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | North Florida at Missouri Tom Hart, Jon Sundvold |
SEC Network | |
| 11 p.m. | Utah at BYU Roxy Bernstein, Bill Walton |
ESPN2 | |
| Sun, Dec 17 | Noon | Northern Kentucky at UMBC | ESPN3 |
| 1 p.m. | Central Connecticut at Boston College | ACC Network Extra | |
| 2 p.m. | Abilene Christian at Lipscomb | ESPN3 | |
| Rio Grande at Miami (Ohio) | ESPN3 | ||
| 3 p.m. | No. 7 UNC at No. 20 Tennessee Doug Sherman, Jay Bilas |
ESPN | |
| 4 p.m. | Lamar at Southern Illinois | ESPN3 | |
| Midway at Evansville | ESPN3 | ||
| Florida A&M at Georgia Tech Matt Schick, Chris Spatola |
ESPNU | ||
| 6 p.m. | San Francisco at Stanford Roxy Bernstein, Corey Williams |
ESPNU | |
| Mon, Dec 18 | 11 a.m. | Coastal Georgia at South Carolina Upstate | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Omaha at No. 13 Kansas Jason Benetti, Dan Dakich |
ESPN2 | |
| Charlotte at East Carolina | ESPN3 | ||
| Idaho at Western Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
| Northeastern at Kent State | ESPN3 | ||
| Charleston Southern at No. 19 Florida State Dave Lamont, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU | ||
| 8 p.m. | Nicholls at Tulane | ESPN3 | |
| Rockford at Green Bay | ESPN3 | ||
| Asbury at Samford | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Tennessee State at Texas Lowell Galindo, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 | |
| Mississippi Valley State at Grand Canyon University | ESPN3 | ||
| Tennessee State at Texas | ESPN3 | ||
| Boise State at SMU Drew Fellios, Sean Harrington |
ESPNU | ||
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