ESPN’s upcoming men’s college basketball schedule of 49 games from Thursday, Jan. 17, to Sunday, Jan. 20, will include five matchups between ranked teams. The lineup is highlighted by two games pitting top ten teams against each other: No 6 Syracuse at No. 1 Louisville on Saturday, Jan. 19, at 4 p.m. ET on ESPN and No. 5 Michigan at No. 9 Minnesota on Thursday, Jan. 17, at 7 p.m. on ESPN.
ESPN will televise three additional games between ranked teams on Saturday, Jan. 19 — No. 17 Missouri at No. 10 Florida at 2 p.m., No. 11 Ohio State at No. 18 Michigan State at 6 p.m. and No. 8 Gonzaga at No. 13 Butler as
part of the season debut of the Saturday Primetime Presented by DIRECTV at 9 p.m., which will also be offered on ESPN 3D.
ESPN’s week-long “My Home Court” (Twitter #MyHomeCourt) initiative celebrating some of the best and most historic venues in the sport will continue through Saturday, Jan. 19. As part of the week, telecasts will include vignettes and discussion on the home-team venue. Topics include the history, notable moments, great athletes and coaches who appeared in the arena, a look at the past and present, records made and broken in the facility, best and most unique seats in the building, and notable and passionate team fans who attend games.
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 schedule through January 20
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup/Commentators | Network |
| Thu, Jan 17 | 7 p.m. | No. 5 Michigan at No. 9 Minnesota Joe Tessitore, Sean Farnham & Andy Katz |
ESPN |
| 7 p.m. | Florida at Texas A&M Rece Davis & Bob Knight |
ESPN2 | |
| 7 p.m. | Valparaiso at Detroit Dan Gutowsky & Adrian Branch |
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | East Tennessee State at Mercer | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Idaho at Louisiana Tech Trey Bender & Stephen Howard |
ESPN3 * | |
| 8 p.m. | Arkansas-Little Rock at Middle Tennessee | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Youngstown State at Green Bay | ESPN3 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Rider at St. Peter’s Doug Sherman & Rob Kennedy |
ESPN3 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Nicholls State at Northwestern State | ESPN3 | |
| 9 p.m. | Georgia Tech at No. 3 Duke Dave O’Brien & Doris Burke |
ESPN | |
| 9 p.m. | South Florida at Rutgers Bram Weinstein & Dereck Whittenburg |
ESPN2 | |
| 9 p.m. | Oregon State at No. 24 UCLA Dave Pasch & Bill Walton |
ESPNU | |
| 11 p.m. | No. 21 Oregon at USC Roxy Bernstein & Miles Simon |
ESPNU | |
| Fri, Jan 18 | 7 p.m. | Stony Brook at Vermont Jim Barbar & Malcolm Huckaby |
ESPNU |
| 9 p.m. | Fairfield at Iona Doug Sherman & Tim McCormick |
ESPNU | |
| Sat, Jan 19 | 11 a.m. | Virginia Military Institute at Coastal Carolina Adam Amin & Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU |
| Noon | Maryland at North Carolina Dave O’Brien & Doris Burke |
ESPN | |
| Noon | Connecticut at Pittsburgh John Saunders & Dereck Whittenburg |
ESPN2 | |
| Noon | St. John’s at DePaul Anish Shroff & Bob Wenzel |
ESPN3 * & BIG EAST Network | |
| 1 p.m. | Nebraska at Penn State Mike Crispino & Bob Valvano |
ESPNU | |
| 1 p.m. | Winthrop at Campbell | ESPN3 | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Iowa State at TCU Mitch Holthus & Reid Gettys |
ESPN3 * & Big 12 Network | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Arkansas at Ole Miss Dave Baker & Barry Booker |
ESPN3 & SEC Network | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Vanderbilt at South Carolina Dave Lamont & Kara Lawson |
ESPN3 & SEC Network | |
| 2 p.m. | No. 17 Missouri at No. 10 Florida Mark Jones & Jimmy Dykes |
ESPN | |
| 2 p.m. | Texas Tech at Oklahoma State Jon Sciambi & Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 | |
| 2 p.m. | Wake Forest at Virginia Tech | ESPN3 * & ACC Network | |
| 3 p.m. | Akron at Kent State Dan Gutowsky & Darrin Horn |
ESPNU | |
| 3:15 p.m. | Lipscomb at Stetson | ESPN3 | |
| 4 p.m. | No. 6 Syracuse at No. 1 Louisville Mike Patrick & Len Elmore |
ESPN | |
| 4 p.m. | No. 12 Creighton at Wichita State Rich Hollenberg & Mark Adams |
ESPN2 | |
| 4 p.m. | Florida State at Virginia | ESPN3 * & ACC Network | |
| 4 p.m. | Oklahoma at No. 16 Kansas State Dave Armstrong & Rich Zvosec |
ESPN3 * & Big 12 Network | |
| 4 p.m. | Mississippi State at Tennessee Clay Matvick & Joe Dean |
ESPN3 & SEC Network | |
| 4 p.m. | Villanova at Providence Don Orsillo & Ron Perry |
ESPN3 * & BIG EAST Network | |
| 5 p.m. | Pennsylvania at St. Joseph’s Scott Graham & Carolyn Peck |
ESPNU | |
| 6 p.m. | No. 11 Ohio State at No. 18 Michigan State Bob Wischusen & Dan Dakich |
ESPN | |
| 6 p.m. | Texas A&M at Alabama | ESPN3 * & FSN | |
| 6 p.m. | Georgetown at South Florida Jason Benetti & Mark Wise |
ESPN3 * & BIG EAST Network | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 25 Marquette at Cincinnati Beth Mowins & Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | Saint Peter’s at Marist Doug Sherman & Rob Kennedy |
ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | LSU at Georgia Matt Stewart & Daymeon Fishback |
ESPN3 * & CSS | |
| 8 p.m. | Rutgers at No. 20 Notre Dame Lou Canellis & Sean Kearney |
ESPN3 * & BIG EAST Network | |
| 9 p.m. | No. 8 Gonzaga at No. 13 Butler Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale & Shannon Spake |
ESPN & ESPN 3D | |
| 9 p.m. | Kentucky at Auburn Tom Hart & Matt Doherty |
ESPNU | |
| 11 p.m. | Utah at Washington Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham |
ESPNU | |
| Sun, Jan 20 | 3 p.m. | Drake at Northern Iowa | ESPN3 |
| 6 p.m. | Clemson at No. 14 NC State Carter Blackburn, Jay Williams & Allison Williams |
ESPNU | |
| 8 p.m. | Illinois State at Southern Illinois Mitch Holthus & Mark Adams |
ESPNU |
* Local blackout may apply
NCAA Men’s Basketball Coaches Put Their Fundraising Skills to Work in the Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge
ESPN kicks off the third annual Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge on Tuesday, Jan. 15, by debuting four new integrated content pieces promoting fans to vote for their favorite coach’s charity on ESPN.com/Infiniti. Voiced by Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski, the pieces feature a who’s who of top level college coaches, including: Roy Williams (UNC), Mark Go
ttfried (North Carolina State), Tubby Smith (Minnesota), Tom Crean (Indiana), Brad Stevens (Butler), Matt Painter (Purdue), Bob Huggins (West Virginia) and Ron Hunter (Georgia State). Fan voting among the 48 coaches from the nation’s top NCAA Division I men’s basketball programs begins today and runs over an eight-week period March 11, when the winning coach’s designated charity is announced. The winning charity will receive $100,000.
The first piece premieres Tuesday during the Tennessee vs. Kentucky game beginning at 7 p.m. on ESPN and will run during approximately 14 college hoops games on ESPN this season from now through early March. Each offers a humorous take on how great coaches can still struggle with things like fundraising. The pieces – available online at ESPN.com/Infiniti and Infiniti’s YouTube channel – shows the coaches selling cookies, hosting a car wash, running a marathon and playing a round of golf together. ESPN CreativeWorks collaborated with creative agency TBA\Chiat\Day New York for the pieces.
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