College Basketball Viewing Picks for 12/21 & 12/22/2013

All Times Eastern

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

Women’s Schedule & Announcing Assignments courtesy of Eye on Sky and Air Sports

Saturday, December 21

Men’s

Braggin’ Rights, St. Louis, MO
Missouri vs. Illinois — ESPN2, 5;30 p.m. (Dave O’Brien/Jimmy Dykes)

Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival, Brooklyn, NY
Michigan vs. Stanford — Fox Sports 1, 8:30 p.m. (Gus Johnson/Bill Raftery)

Dickies Shootout, Houston, TX
Houston vs. Rice — CSS/Comcast SportsNet Houston, 4:30 p.m. (Dave Raymond/Damon Jones)

Gotham Classic, New York, NY
Ohio State vs. Notre Dame — ESPN2, 7:30 p.m.

Governor’s Holiday’s Hoops Classic, Richmond, VA
James Madison vs. Hampton — NBCSN, 3 p.m. (Terry Gannon/Stan Van Gundy)
Virginia Tech vs. VCU — NBCSN, 5:30 p.m. (Terry Gannon/Stan Van Gundy)

MGM Grand Showcase, Las Vegas, NV
Marquette vs. New Mexico — ESPNU, 9 p.m. (Dave Flemming/Fran Fraschilla//Andy Katz
Oklahoma State vs. Colorado — ESPN2, 11:30 p.m. (Dave Flemming/Fran Fraschilla//Andy Katz)

Orange Bowl Classic, Sunrise, FL
UMass vs. Florida State — Fox College Sports Atlantic/Fox Sports Net-Regional (Arizona Plus/Detroit Plus/Midwest Plus/North Plus/Wisconsin Plus/SportSouth/STO/Sun Sports/MASN2/MSG Plus/NESN/ROOT Sports Northwest/ROOT Sports Rocky Mountain), 2 p.m. (Rich Waltz/Mark Wise)
Fresno State vs. Florida — Fox Sports Net-Regional (Detroit Plus/Midwest Plus/North Plus/Wisconsin Plus/SportSouth/STO/Sun Sports/MASN2/MSG Plus/ROOT Sports Northwest/ROOT Sports Rocky Mountain), 4:30 p.m. (Rich Waltz/Mark Wise)

Wichita Wildcat Classic, Wichita, KS
Gonzaga vs. Kansas State — ESPN2, 3:30 p.m. (Carter Blackburn/Sean Farnham)

noon

Georgetown at Kansas — ESPN (Jon Sciambi/Jay Bilas)
Belmont at Kentucky — ESPNU (Dave Neal/LaPhonso Ellis)

Tulsa at TCU — Fox Sports Net-National (Brian Estridge/John Denton)
East Carolina at North Carolina State — Fox Sports Net-Regional (Detroit/Florida/Midwest/North Plus/Prime Ticket/San Diego/South/STO/YES/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus/NESN/Root Sports Northwest) (Wes Durham/Dan Bonner)

2 p.m.

Western Carolina at Georgia — CSS (Matt Stewart/Barry Booker)

Youngstown State at St. John’s — Fox Sports 1 (Justin Kutcher/Tarik Turner)
Maine at Providence — Fox Sports Net-National including Cox Ocean State Networks/WDCA/WPWR/WTXF (Gary Thorne/Vin Parise)

4 p.m.

Michigan State at Texas — CBS (Tim Brando/Greg Anthony)

Rider at Villanova — Fox Sports 1 (Scott Graham/Gary Williams)
Georgia Tech at Vanderbilt — Fox Sports Net-Regional (Florida/Midwest Plus/North/Prime Ticket/San Diego/South/Southwest Plus/Wisconsin) (Tom Werme/Larry Conley)
North Carolina A&T at Saint Louis — Fox College Sports Atlantic/Fox Sports Midwest (Pat Parris/Joe Wiley)

5 p.m.

Davidson at North Carolina — ESPNU (Mike Morgan/Jay Williams)

South Dakota State at North Dakota — Fox College Sports Pacific (Dan Hammer/Greg Stemen)

6 p.m.

Louisville at Florida International — Fox Sports 1 (Adam Alexander/Mike Gminski)

6:30 p.m.

Texas Tech at Arizona State — Pac-12 Networks (Paul Sunderland/Matt Muehlebach)

7 p.m.

Xavier at Alabama — CSS/Comcast SportsNet (Bay Area/Houston/Mid Atlantic Plus)/Cox Sports Television (Dave Baker/Kyle Macy)

8:30 p.m.

Texas-El Paso at Washington — Pac-12 Networks (Aaron Goldsmith/Lamar Hurd)

10:30 p.m.

BYU at Oregon — Pac-12 Networks (JB Long/Ernie Kent)

Women’s

2:30 p.m.

Miami at Arizona State — Pac-12 Networks (Anne Marie Anderson/Tammy Blackburn)
Gonzaga at Washington State — Pac-12 Washington/Pac-12 Oregon (Ann Schatz/Ros Gold-Onwude)

4 p.m.

Utah State at BYU — BYUtv (Dave McCann/Kristen Kozlowski//Spencer Linton)

4:30 p.m.

Tennessee at Stanford — Pac-12 Networks (Krista Blunk/Mary Murphy//Ashley Adamson)

7 p.m.

Providence at URI — Cox Ocean State Network (Mike Mancuso/Chris DiSano)

Sunday, December 22

Men’s

Diamond Head Classic, Honolulu, HI
Quarterfinals
Iowa State vs. George Mason — ESPNU, 5:30 p.m. (Kanoa Leahey/Dino Gaudio)
Oregon State vs. Akron — ESPNU, 8 p.m. (Kano Leahey/Dino Gaudio)South Carolina vs. St. Mary’s — ESPNU, 11 p.m. (Roxy Bernstein/Miles Simon)
Boise State vs. Hawaii — ESPNU, 1:30 a.m. (Monday) (Roxy Bernstein/Miles Simon)

noon

Kennesaw State at Indiana — Big Ten Network (Anonymous Big Ten Network announcers)

1 p.m.

Purdue at West Virginia — ESPNU (Mike Couzens/Bob Valvano)

2 p.m.

Mount St. Mary’s at Penn State — Big Ten Network (Eric Collins/Shon Morris)

Boston College at Auburn — CSS/Bright House Sports/Comcast SportsNet (Bay Area/Houston/Northwest/Philadelphia)/Cox Sports Television (Matt Stewart/Daymeon Fishback)

New Hampshire at URI — Cox Ocean State Network (Mike Mancuso/Chris DiSano)

USC at Dayton — Time Warner Cable SportsNet (New York/Los Angeles)/SNY/Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus (Jeff Piecoro/Steve Wolf)

3:30 p.m.

UConn at Washington — ESPNU (Mark Jones/Kara Lawson)

4 p.m.

Mercer at Mississippi — CSS/Comcast SportsNet (Bay Area/Houston/Northwest) (Richard Cross/Tony Delk)

5 p.m.

Eastern Washington at Seton Hall — Fox Sports 1 (Justin Kutcher/Tarik Turner)
Southern at Baylor — Fox Sports Net-National (John Morris/Jim Haller)

7 p.m.

Cal at Creighton — Fox Sports 1 (Cory Provous/Stephen Bardo)

Weber State at UCLA — Pac-12 Networks (Rich Waltz/Don MacLean)

Women’s

Maggie Dixon Classic, New York, NY
Texas A&M vs. St. John’s — ESPNU, 11 a.m. (Pam Ward/Carolyn Peck)
Cal vs. UConn — ESPN, 1:30 p.m. (Pam Ward/Carolyn Peck)

1 p.m.

South Carolina State at South Carolina — Fox College Sports Atlantic/Fox Sports Carolinas/Fox Sports South (Jenn Hildreth/Debbie Antonelli)

3 p.m.

Duke at Kentucky — Fox College Sports Atlantic (Garry Gupton/Christi Thomas//Carl Nathe)

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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