College Basketball Viewing Picks for 11/28-30/2014

All Times Eastern

Schedule courtesy of Matt’s College Sports on TV
Announcing assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports

Friday, November 28

Men’s

Barclays Center Classic, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Semifinals
Rutgers vs. Vanderbilt — NBCSN, 7 p.m.
LaSalle vs. Virginia — NBCSN, 9:30 p.m.
Announcers: Terry Gannon/Ben Howland//Dalen Cuff

Battle 4 Atlantis, Atlantis Arena, Paradise Island, Bahamas
3rd Place Game
Georgetown vs. Butler — ESPN, 2 p.m. (Dan Shulman/Jay Bilas//Andy Katz)

Championship Game
Wisconsin vs. Oklahoma — ESPN, 4:30 p.m. (Dan Shulman/Jay Bilas//Andy Katz)

5th Place Game
North Carolina vs. Florida — AXS TV, 8 p.m. (Kenny Rice/Seth Davis//Tom Walsh)

7th Place Game
UCLA vs. UAB — AXS TV, 10:30 p.m. (Kenny Rice/Seth Davis//Tom Walsh)

CBE Classic
Monmouth at Maryland — Big Ten Network, 7 p.m.

Corpus Christi Coastal Classic, American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, TX
Semifinals
Bradley vs. TCU — CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m.
Mississippi State vs. Saint Louis — CBS Sports Network, 9:30 p.m.
Announcers: Sean Grande/Bob Wenzel

Great Alaska Shootout, Alaska Airlines Center, University of Alaska-Anchorage, Anchorage, AK
Semifinals
Pacific vs. Colorado State — CBS Sports Network, midnight (Ed Cohen/Pete Gillen//Rontina McCann)

Las Vegas Invitational, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV
3rd Place Game
Indiana State vs. Memphis — Fox Sports 1, 8 p.m.

Championship Game
Illinois vs. Baylor — Fox Sports 1, 10:30 p.m.

NIT Tip-Off Classic, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
3rd Place Game
Georgia vs. Minnesota — ESPNU, 4:30 p.m.
St. John’s vs. Gonzaga — ESPN2, 7 p.m.
Announcers: Ryan Ruocco/Bob Knight//Jeff Goodman

Orlando Classic, HP Field House, Orlando, FL
Semifinals
Tennessee vs. Kansas — ESPN, noon (Dave O’Brien/Sean Farnham)
Michigan State vs. Marquette — ESPN2, 9 p.m. (Rich Hollenberg/Tim Welsh)

Losers Bracket
Santa Clara vs. URI — ESPNU, 2:30 p.m. (Dave O’Brien/Sean Farnham)
Rider vs. Georgia Tech — ESPNU, 6:30 p.m. (Rich Hollenberg/Tim Welsh)

Wooden Legacy, Titan Gym, University of Cal State-Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
Semifinals
Texas-El Paso vs. Xavier — ESPN2, 3:30 p.m. (Steve Quis/Stan Heath)
Long Beach State vs. Washington/San Jose State — ESPN2, 11:30 p.m. (Roxy Bernstein/Corey Williams)

Losers Bracket
Princeton vs. San Diego — ESPN3, 6 p.m. (Steve Quis/Stan Heath)
Western Michigan vs. Washington/San Jose State — ESPN3, 9 p.m. (Roxy Bernstein/Corey Williams)

New Orleans at Texas A&M — SEC Network, 1 p.m. (Dave Baker/Dane Bradshaw)
James Madison at Ohio State — Big Ten Network, 4 p.m. (Tom Hamilton/Jim Jackson)
Yale at Providence — Fox Sports 1, 4 p.m. (Rich Ackerman/Vin Parise)
Samford at Louisiana Tech — American Sports Network, 8 p.m.
North Carolina-Greensboro at Indiana — Big Ten Network, 9 p.m.
North Texas at Arkansas — SEC Network, 9 p.m. (Doug Bell/Darrin Horn)
North Dakota at Utah — Pac-12 Networks, 10 p.m. (JB Long/Lamar Hurd)

Women’s

Nebraska at UCLA — Pac-12 Networks, 4 p.m.

Saturday, November 29

Men’s

Barclays Center Classic, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
3rd Place Game
LaSalle vs. Vanderbilt — NBCSN, 7 p.m.

Championship Game
Rutgers vs. Virginia — NBCSN, 9:30 p.m.
Announcers: Terry Gannon/Ben Howland//Chris Mannix

Corpus Christi Coastal Classic, American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, TX
Championship Game
Mississippi State vs. TCU — CBS Sports Network, 7 p.m. (Sean Grande/Bob Wenzel)

Emerald Coast Classic, The Arena at Northwest Florida State College, Niceville, FL
Championship Game
Cincinnati vs. Mississippi — CBS Sports Network, 9 p.m.

Great Alaska Shootout, Alaska Airlines Center, University of Alaska-Anchorage, Anchorage, AK
Championship Game
Colorado State vs. Cal-Santa Barbara — CBS Sports Network, 11:30 p.m. (Ed Cohen/Pete Gillen//Rontina McCann)

George Washington at Seton Hall — Fox Sports Net, 4 p.m. (Scott Graham/Donny Marshall)
McNeese State at LSU — SEC Network Plus, 8 p.m. (Lyn Rollins/Collis Temple III)
Alabama State at Utah — Pac-12 Networks, 9 p.m. (JB Long/Lamar Hurd)
Colgate at Arizona State — Pac-12 Arizona, 9 p.m. (Darron Sutton/Matt Muehlebach)
Eastern Kentucky at BYU — BYUtv, 9:30 p.m. (Dave McCann/Blaine Fowler//Lauren Francom)

Sunday, November 30

Men’s

Orlando Classic, HP Field House, Orlando, FL
7th Place Game
Santa Clara vs. Rider — ESPN3, 10:30 a.m. (Rich Hollenberg/Tim Welsh)

Championship Game
Kansas vs. Michigan State — ESPN, 1 p.m. (Dave O’Brien/Dick Vitale)

3rd Place Game
Tennessee vs. Marquette — ESPN2, 4 p.m. (Dave O’Brien/Sean Farnham)

5th Place Game
URI vs. Georgia Tech — ESPNU, 6:30 p.m. (Rich Hollenberg/Sean Farnham)

Wooden Legacy, Honda Center, Anaheim, CA
5th Place Game
San Diego vs. Western Michigan — ESPNU, 2 p.m. (Steve Quis/Stan Heath)

3rd Place Game
Xavier vs. Long Beach State — ESPNU, 4:30 p.m. (Steve Quis/Stan Heath)

7th Place Game
Princeton vs. San Jose State — ESPN3, 7:30 p.m. (Roxy Bernstein/Corey Williams)

Championship Game
Texas El-Paso vs. Washington — ESPN2, 10 p.m. (Roxy Bernstein/Corey Williams)

Texas at UConn — ESPN2, noon (Jon Sciambi/Kara Lawson//Andy Katz)
Army at Duke — ESPNU, noon (Mike Morgan/LaPhonso Ellis)
Providence at Kentucky — ESPN2, 2 p.m. (Dave Flemming/Fran Fraschilla)
Air Force at Texas Tech — Fox Sports Net, 2 p.m. (Robert Giovanetti/John Harris)
Lipscomb at Colorado — Pac-12 Networks, 2 p.m. (JB Long/Don MacLean)
Stanford at DePaul — Fox Sports 1, 2:30 p.m. (Eric Collins/Stephen Bardo)
Charlotte at North Carolina-Ashveille — American Sports Network, 3 p.m.
Iona at Arkansas — SEC Network, 3:30 p.m. (Doug Bell/Darrin Horn)
USC at New Mexico — CBS Sports Network, 4 p.m. (Brad Johansen/Steve Lappas)
Delaware at Villanova — Fox Sports 1, 4:30 p.m. (Jeff Levering/Tarik Turner)
Florida Gulf Coast vs. South Dakota State at Sioux Falls, SD — Fox College Sports Atlantic, 5 p.m.
Cal at Fresno State — CBS Sports Network, 6 p.m. (Jason Horowitz/Doug Gottlieb)
Portland State at Oregon — Pac-12 Networks, 8 p.m. (Rich Waltz/Kevin O’Neill)

Women’s

Duke at Texas A&M — SEC Network, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Texas — Fox Sports 1, 6:30 p.m.

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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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