The ESPN Family of Networks will be utilized in full force this week as college basketball really gets into full gear and conference play heats up.
ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews and ESPNU will all air games tonight including a doubleheader on the Deuce.
Then on Saturday, all of the ESPN platforms will be used to air a plethora of games beginning at 11 a.m. ET and running until 1 a.m. on Sunday.
The featured game will be a Big Ten battle between Michigan and Michigan State live from East Lansing, MI. College GameDay will be live from the Michigan State campus for its shows both in the morning and in the evening.
Here is the schedule.
Men’s Hoops: No. 1 Arizona, Three Additional Ranked Teams on Thursday & No. 21 Michigan at No. 3 Michigan State on Saturday Primetime
ESPN’s upcoming men’s college basketball schedule will be highlighted by multiple ranked teams in action Thursday, Jan. 23, and Saturday, Jan. 25. Highlights:
- ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNEWS will combine to televise four ranked teams Thursday, Jan. 23:
- An ESPN2 doubleheader will include two of the top six teams, highlighted by unbeaten No. 1 Arizona against Pac-12 rival Colorado at 9 p.m. ESPN2’s first game at 7 p.m. will pit No. 6 Florida at Alabama;
- The ESPN Thursday Night Showcase Presented by Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups telecast at 7 p.m. will match No. 17 Ohio State against Illinois;
- ESPNEWS will televise No. 23 Memphis against Houston at 8 p.m.
- The lineup for Saturday, Jan. 25, will include eight of the top 21-ranked teams highlighted by No. 21 Michigan at No. 3 Michigan State in ESPN’s Saturday Primetime telecast at 7 p.m. Michigan defeated then-No. 3 Wisconsin 77-70 in its last game, while Michigan State’s only loss of the season was to North Carolina on December 4. Additional highlights:
- ESPNU will offer a prime time doubleheader with two of the top eight teams on the road: No. 8 Kansas at TCU at 9 p.m. followed by No. 7 San Diego State at Utah State at 11 p.m.
- ESPN2 will televise six games including two with ranked teams: No. 11 Oklahoma State against West Virginia at 2 p.m. and No. 20 Pittsburgh at Maryland at 6 p.m.
Date Time (ET) Game/Commentators Network Thu, Jan 23 7 p.m. Illinois at No. 17 Ohio State
Joe Tessitore & Sean FarnhamESPN No. 6 Florida at Alabama
Rece Davis & Bob KnightESPN2 Fairfield at Monmouth
Doug Sherman & Rob KennedyESPN3 UNC Greensboro at Samford ESPN3 Stetson at Kennesaw State ESPN3 7:30 p.m. Jacksonville at USC Upstate ESPN3 8 p.m. Houston at No. 23 Memphis
Dave O’Brien & Doris BurkeESPNEWS Nebraska at Penn State
Adam Amin & Brooke WeisbrodESPNU 8:30 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at Oral Roberts ESPN3 9 p.m. Colorado at No. 1 Arizona
Dave Pasch & Bill WaltonESPN2 10 p.m. San Diego at Gonzaga
Roxy Bernstein & Jarron CollinsESPNU Fri, Jan 24 7 p.m. Rider at Manhattan
Doug Sherman & Tim McCormickESPNU Quinnipiac at Iona
Bob Huessler & Rob KennedyESPN3 9 p.m. Vermont at Stony Brook
Bob Picozzi & Malcolm HuckabyESPNU Sat, Jan 25 11 a.m. Ohio at Eastern Michigan
Dan Gutowsky & Sean HarringtonESPNU Noon Florida State at No. 18 Duke
Dave O’Brien & Doris BurkeESPN VCU at LaSalle
John Saunders & Dan DakichESPN2 Florida Gulf Coast at Kennesaw State ESPN3 1 p.m. Vanderbilt at Texas A&M
Tom Hart & Jon SundvoldESPNU 2 p.m. West Virginia at No. 11 Oklahoma State
Jon Sciambi & Fran FraschillaESPN2 North Florida at USC Upstate ESPN3 4 p.m. Tennessee at No. 6 Florida
Mark Jones & Jimmy DykesESPN Western Kentucky at Louisiana-Lafayette
Rich Hollenberg & Mark AdamsESPN2 New Mexico at Colorado State
Trey Bender & Bill HerendaESPN3 VMI at Winthrop ESPN3 Sam Houston State at Abilene Christian ESPN3 6 p.m. No. 20 Pittsburgh at Maryland
Carter Blackburn & Sean FarnhamESPN2 7 p.m. No. 21 Michigan at No. 3 Michigan State
Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale & Shannon SpakeESPN Connecticut at Rutgers
Adam Amin & Brooke WeisbrodESPNU UNC Greensboro at Chattanooga ESPN3 8 p.m. LSU at Alabama
Dave Lamont & Darrin HornESPN2 9 p.m. No. 8 Kansas at TCU
Anish Shroff & Tim WelshESPNU 10 p.m. BYU at Gonzaga
Beth Mowins & Kara LawsonESPN2 11 p.m. No. 7 San Diego State at Utah State
Steve Quis & Dan DickauESPNU Hawaii at UC Irvine ESPN3 Sun, Jan 26 2 p.m. New Hampshire at Massachusetts-Lowell
Eric Frede & Frank SullivanESPN3 3 p.m. SMU at Houston
Mike Patrick & Len ElmoreESPNEWS 6 p.m. Clemson at North Carolina
Carter Blackburn, Jay Williams & Allison WilliamsESPNU 8 p.m. California at UCLA
Roxy Bernstein & Corey WilliamsESPNU
That will do it.