College Basketball Viewing Picks For 03/09 & 03/10/2013, All Times Eastern

Men’s Schedule Courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV

Announcing Assignments Courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports

Saturday, March 9

Pregame and Studio Shows
College GameDay live from Washington, DC — ESPNU, 10 a.m./ESPN, 11 a.m.
Big Ten Tip-Off Show — Big Ten Network, 11:30 a.m.
Big Ten Game Break — Big Ten Network, 2 p.m.
Inside College Basketball — CBS Sports Network, 4 p.m.
Big Ten Tip-Off Show — Big Ten Network, 4:45 p.m.
Big Ten Game Break — Big Ten Network, 7 p.m.
College GameDay live from Chapel Hill, NC — ESPN, 8 p.m.
Big Ten Finale ’12-’13 — Big Ten Network, 10:30 p.m.
Inside College Basketball — CBS Sports Network, 10:30 p.m.
College Basketball Live — ESPN2, 1:30 a.m. (Sunday)

Conference Tournaments
Men’s
Atlantic Sun Championship, Macon, GA
Mercer vs. Florida Gulf Coast — ESPN2, noon (Roy Philpott/Derek Whittenburg)

CAA Tournament, Richmond, VA
Quarterfinals
George Mason vs. Drexel — Comcast SportsNet (Houston/Mid-Atlantic/New England/NorthWest)/The Comcast Network, 3:30 p.m. (John Castleberry/John Feinstein)
Delaware vs. Hofstra — Comcast SportsNet (Bay Area/Houston/Mid-Atlantic Plus/New England), 6 p.m. (Al Koken/Ron Thompson)
James Madison vs. William & Mary — Comcast SportsNet (Houston/Mid-Atlantic Plus/New England)/The Comcast Network, 8:30 p.m. (Al Koken/Ron Thompson)

Horizon League Tournament, Valparaiso, IN
Semifinals
Detroit vs. Wright State — ESPN3, 6 p.m. (Jim Barber/Malcolm Huckaby)
Valparaiso vs. Green Bay — ESPNU, 8:30 p.m. (Jim Barber/Malcolm Huckaby)

Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, St. Louis, MO
Semifinals
Creighton vs. Indiana State — MVC TV/Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Midwest/Fox College Sports Pacific, 2:30 p.m. (John Rooney/Mark Adams)
Wichita State vs. Illinois State — MVC TV/Comcast SportsNet Chicago/Fox Sports Midwest/Fox College Sports Pacific, 5 p.m. (John Rooney/Mark Adams)

Northeast Conference Tournament
Semifinals
Mount St. Mary’s at Robert Morris — MSG2/Fox College Sports Central, noon (Dave Popkin/Tim Capstraw/Paul Dottino)
Long Island University-Brooklyn at Wagner — MSG 2/Fox College Sports Central, 2:30 p.m. (Dave Popkin/Tim Capstraw/Paul Dottino)

Ohio Valley Conference Championship, Nashville, TN
Belmont vs. Murray State — ESPN2, 7 p.m. (Rich Hollenberg/Adrian Branch)

Patriot League Tournament
Semifinals
Lehigh at Lafayette — CBS Sports Network, 2 p.m. (Don Criqui/Vince Curran)
Army at Bucknell — CBS Sports Network, 4:30 p.m. (Bob Socci/Chris Spatola)

Summit League Tournament, Sioux Falls, SD
Quarterfinals
South Dakota State vs. IUPUI — Fox College Sports Atlantic, 7 p.m. (Brad Niemann/Tom Newitt)
Western Illinois vs. South Dakota — Fox College Sports Atlantic, 9:30 p.m. (Brad Niemann/Tom Newitt)

Sun Belt Conference Tournament, Hot Springs, AR
Quarterfinals
Middle Tennessee vs. Louisiana-Lafayette/North Texas — CSS/Cox Sports Television, 7:30 p.m. (Tom Dore/Bob Donewald)
Arkansas State vs. Florida Atlantic/Troy — CSS/Cox Sports Television, 10 p.m. (Tom Dore/Bob Donewald)

West Coast Conference Tournament, Las Vegas, NV
Semifinals
Gonzaga vs. Loyola Marymount — ESPN2, 9 p.m. (Dave Flemming/Sean Farnham)
St. Mary’s vs. San Diego — ESPN2, 11:30 p.m. (Dave Flemming/Sean Farnham)

Women’s

ACC Tournament, Greensboro, NC
Semifinals
Florida State vs. Duke — Fox Sports Net-regional (Florida/South/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus), 1 p.m. (Mike Hogewood/Debbie Antonelli)
North Carolina vs. Maryland — Fox Sports Net (Florida/South/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic), 3:30 p.m. (Mike Hogewood/Debbie Antonelli)

Big East Tournament, Hartford, CT
Second Round
St. John’s vs. Seton Hall — Big East Network, noon (Bob Picozzi/Brooke Weisbrod/Allison Williams)
Rutgers vs. South Florida — Big East Network, 2:30 p.m. (Bob Picozzi/Broke Weisbrod/Allison Williams)
DePaul vs. Marquette — Big East Network, 6 p.m. (Bog Picozzi/LaChina Robinson/Allison Williams)
Villanova vs. Georgetown — Big East Network, 8:30 p.m. (Bob Picozzi/LaChina Robinson/Allison Williams)

Big Ten Tournament, Hoffman Estates, IL
Semifinals
Nebraska vs. Purdue — Big Ten Network, 5 p.m. (Kevin Kugler/Stephanie White/Lisa Byington)
Penn State vs. Michigan State — Big Ten Network, 7:30 p.m. (Kevin Kugler/Stephanie White/Lisa Byington)

Big 12 Tournament, Dallas, TX
Quarterfinals
Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma State — Fox Sports Net, noon (Ron Thulin/Brenda Van Lengen)
Baylor vs. Kansas State — Fox Sports Net, 2:30 p.m. (Ron Thulin/Brenda VanLengen)
Iowa State vs. Kansas — Fox Sports Net, 7 p.m. (Ron Thulin/Brenda Van Lengen)
Oklahoma vs. West Virginia — Fox Sports Net, 9:30 p.m. (Ron Thulin/Brenda Van Lengen)

Pac-12 Tournament, Seattle, WA
Semifinals
UCLA vs. Cal — Pac-12 Network, 9 p.m. (Anne Marie Anderson/Tammy Blackburn/Krista Blunk)
Stanford vs. Colorado — Pac-12 Network, 11:30 p.m. (Anne Marie Anderson/Tammy Blackburn/Krista Blunk)

SEC Tournament, Duluth, GA
Semifinals
Tennessee vs. Texas A&M — ESPNU, 4 p.m. (Cara Capuano/Nell Fortner)
Kentucky vs. Georgia — ESPNU, 6:30 p.m. (Cara Capuano/Nell Fortner)

noon
Georgia Tech at Boston College — ACC Network (Dwayne Ballen/Cory Alexander)
Minnesota at Purdue — Big Ten Network (Eric Collins/Jim Jackson)
Florida at Kentucky — CBS (Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel)
UAB at Memphis — CBS Sports Network (Dave Ryan/Pete Gillen)
Syracuse at Georgetown — ESPN (Sean McDonough/Jay Bilas/Bill Raftery)
Providence at UConn — ESPNU (Beth Mowins/Tim Welsh)

1:30 p.m.
Iowa State at West Virginia — Big 12 Network (Brad Sham/Rich Zvosec)
Kansas State at Oklahoma State — Big 12 Network (Mitch Holthus/Bryndon Manzer)
LaSalle at Saint Louis — NBC Sports Network (Mike Corey/Dave Kaplan)
Mississippi at LSU — SEC Network (Clay Matvick/Joe Dean)
South Carolina at Vanderbilt — SEC Network (Joe Davis/Barry Booker)

2 p.m.
Dayton at George Washington — A-10 Network (Todd Bell/Tony White)
Pittsburgh at DePaul — Big East Network (Anish Shroff/Bob Wenzel)
UCLA at Washington — CBS (Brian Anderson/Doug Gottlieb)
UMass at URI — Cox Sports RI (Mike Mancuso/Chris DiSano)
Marquette at St. John’s — ESPN (Mike Patrick/Len Elmore)
North Carolina State at Florida State — ESPN2 (Dave O’Brien/Doris Burke)
Texas A&M at Arkansas — ESPNU (Tom Hart/Matt Doherty)

2:15 p.m.
Nebraska at Iowa — Big Ten Network (Wayne Larrivee/Shon Morris)

2:30 p.m.
Clemson at Miami (FL) — ACC Network (Tim Brant/Bobby Cremins)
Oregon at Utah — Pac-12 Network (Ted Robinson/Ernie Kent)

3:30 p.m.
San Diego State at Boise State — NBC Sports Network (Paul Burmeister/Blaine Fowler)

4 p.m.
South Florida at Cincinnati — Big East Network (Mike Couzens/Sean Kearney)
Texas at Texas Tech — Big 12 Network (Dave Armstrong/Stephen Howard)
Notre Dame at Louisville — CBS (Verne Lundquist/Mike Gminski)
Missouri at Tennessee — ESPN (Mark Jones/Jimmy Dykes)
Georgia at Alabama — SEC Network (Dave Baker/Jon Sundvold)

4:30 p.m.
Arizona State at Arizona — Fox Sports Net-national (Justin Kutcher/Marques Johnson) (Clair Wyant forced me to include this)
Oregon State at Colorado — Pac-12 Network (Rich Cellini/Dan Belloumini)

5 p.m.
Oklahoma at TCU — Fox Sports Southwest/Fox Sports Arizona Plus (Brian Estridge/John Denton)

5:30 p.m.
Auburn at Mississippi State — Fox Sports Net-regional (Florida/South/Southwest) (Dave Neal/Larry Conley)
Cornell at Harvard — NBC Sports Network (Randy Moss/Dalen Cuff)

6 p.m.
Kansas at Baylor — ESPN (Jon Sciambi/Fran Fraschilla)

6:30 p.m.
Xavier at Butler — CBS Sports Network (Brad Johansen/John Griffin)
USC at Washington State — Pac-12 Network (JB Long/Lamar Hurd)

7 p.m.
Long Beach State at Pacific — Fox College Sports Pacific/Fox Sports West (Mike Pomeranz/Jud Buechler/Cheryl Gorman)

8:30 p.m.
Nevada at Colorado State — CBS Sports Network (Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas/Lauren Gardner)

9 p.m.
Duke at North North Carolina — ESPN/ESPN 3D (Dan Shulman/Jay Bilas/Dick Vitale/Samantha Ponder)

Sunday, March 10

Studio Shows
ACC Sunday Night — ESPNU, 5:30 p.m.
College Basketball Live — ESPNU, 8 p.m.

Conference Tournaments
Men’s

Big South Championship, Myrtle Beach, SC
Charleston Southern vs. Liberty — ESPN2, noon (Mark Neely/LaPhonso Ellis)

CAA Tournament, Richmond, VA
Semifinals
Northeastern vs. George Mason — NBC Sports Network, 2 p.m. (Todd Harris/Ron Thompson/Mike Corey)
Delaware vs. James Madison — NBC Sports Network, 4:30 p.m. (Todd Harris/Ron Thompson/Mike Corey)

Missouri Valley Conference Championship, St. Louis, MO
Creighton vs. Wichita State — CBS, 2 p.m. (Tim Brando/Bill Raftery)

Summit League Tournament, Sioux Falls, SD
Quarterfinals
Oakland vs. IFPW — Fox College Sports Atlantic, 7 p.m. (Brad Niemann/Tom Newitt)
North Dakota State vs. Missouri-Kansas City — Fox College Sports Atlantic, 9:30 p.m. (Brad Niemann/Tom Newitt)

Sun Belt Conference Tournament, Hot Springs, AR
Semifinals
Florida International vs. Middle Tennessee — CSS/Cox Sports Television, 7:30 p.m. (Tom Dore/Bob Donewald)
Western Kentucky vs. Arkansas State — CSS/Cox Sports Television, 10 p.m. (Tom Dore/Bob Donewald)

Women’s

ACC Championship, Greensboro, NC
Duke vs. North Carolina — ESPN2, 2 p.m. (Pam Ward/Debbie Antonelli)

A-10 Tournament, Philadelphia, PA
Semifinals
Dayton vs. St. Joseph’s — CBS Sports Network, 1:30 p.m. (John Sadak/Julianne Viani)
Temple vs. Fordham — CBS Sports Network, 4 p.m. (John Sadak/Julianne Viani)

Big East Tournament, Hartford, CT
Quarterfinals
Louisville vs. St. John’s — ESPNU, noon (Beth Mowins/Brooke Weisbrod/Allison Williams)
Notre Dame vs. South Florida — ESPNU, 2:30 p.m. (Beth Mowins/Brooke Weisbrod/Allison Williams)
UConn vs. DePaul — Big East Network/ESPN3, 6 p.m. (Bob Picozzi/LaChina Robinson/Allison Williams)
Syracuse vs. Villanova — ESPNU, 8:30 p.m. (Bob Picozzi/LaChina Robinson/Allison Williams)

Big Ten Championship, Hoffman Estates, IL
Purdue vs. Michigan State — ESPN2, 4 p.m. (Adam Amin/Stephanie White)

Big 12 Tournament, Dallas, TX
Semifinals
Oklahoma State vs. Baylor — Fox Sports Net-national, 2 p.m. (Ron Thulin/Brenda VanLengen)
Iowa State vs. Oklahoma — Fox Sports Net-national, 4:30 p.m. (Ron Thulin/Brenda VanLengen)

Pac-12 Championship, Seattle, WA
UCLA vs. Stanford — ESPN2, 8 p.m. (Roxy Bernstein/Mary Murphy)

SEC Championship, Duluth, GA
Kentucky vs. Texas A&M — ESPN2, 6 p.m. (Cara Capuano/Nell Fortner)

noon
Wisconsin at Penn State — Big Ten Network (Eric Collins/Sean Harrington)
VCU at Temple — CBS (Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner/Reggie Miller)

12:30 p.m.
Illinois at Ohio State — ESPN (Bob Wischusen/Dan Dakich)

2 p.m.
Virginia Tech at Wake Forest — ACC Network (Steve Martin/Cory Alexander)

4 p.m.
Indiana at Michigan — CBS (Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg)

6 p.m.
Northwestern at Michigan State — Big Ten Network (Kevin Kugler/Tim Doyle)
Maryland at Virginia — ESPNU (Carter Blackburn/Jay Williams)

About Ken Fang

Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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