Plenty of college basketball this week as conferences will end their regular season schedules. Lots of games. We have ESPN’s entire schedule for the week including all platforms, on TV and online below.
Men’s College Basketball: Six of Top Nine in Action; Three Showdowns of Ranked Teams
ESPN’s men’s college basketball schedule for early this week includes six of the top nine teams in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, highlighted by two of them playing another ranked team: No. 2 Kansas against No. 17 Texas A&M on Wednesday, March 2, at 9 p.m. (on ESPN2) and No. 9 Notre Dame against No. 14 Villanova on Monday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. on ESPN. Highlights:
- ESPN will televise No. 5 Texas against Kansas State on Monday, Feb. 28, at 9 p.m.
- An ESPN doubleheader Tuesday, March 1 will include No. 8 Purdue against Illinois at 7 p.m. followed by No. 18 Vanderbilt at No. 22 Kentucky at 9 p.m.
- On Wednesday, March 2, ESPN will televise No. 1 Duke against Clemson at 9 p.m. and ESPNU will cover No. 6 Pittsburgh against South Florida at 9 p.m.
In addition, Dan Shulman and Dick Vitale will call ESPNU’s telecast of Alabama at No. 13 Florida Tuesday, March 1, at 7 p.m.
Date Time (ET) Game Network Mon, Feb 28 7 p.m. No. 14 Villanova at No. 9 Notre Dame
Sean McDonough, Jay Bilas & Bill RafteryESPN / ESPN3.com Morgan State at North Carolina A&T
Charlie Neal & Stan LewterESPNU 9 p.m. Kansas State at No. 5 Texas
Brent Musburger, Bob Knight & Holly RoweESPN / ESPN3.com Jackson State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Anthony Calhoun & Stephen HowardESPNU Tue, Mar 1 7 p.m. Illinois at No. 8 Purdue
Dave O’Brien, Dan Dakich & Jill MontgomeryESPN / ESPN3.com Baylor at Oklahoma State
Jon Sciambi & Doug GottliebESPN2 / ESPN3.com Alabama at No. 13 Florida
Dan Shulman & Dick VitaleESPNU 9 p.m. No. 18 Vanderbilt at No. 22 Kentucky
Brad Nessler, Jimmy Dykes & Shannon SpakeESPN / ESPN3.com Boston College at Virginia Tech
TBA & Len ElmoreESPNU Wed, Mar 2 7 p.m. No. 19 North Carolina at Florida State
Dan Shulman & Dick VitaleESPN / ESPN3.com No. 15 Connecticut at West Virginia
John Saunders & Fran FraschillaESPN2 / ESPN3.com Maryland at Miami
Carter Blackburn & LaPhonso EllisESPNU 8 p.m. Cincinnati at Marquette
Jim Barbar & Dickey SimpkinsESPN3.com 8:30 p.m. Rutgers at DePaul
David Kaplan & Brooke WeisbrodESPN3.com 9 p.m. Clemson at No. 1 Duke
Mike Patrick, Len Elmore & Jeannine EdwardsESPN / ESPN3.com No. 17 Texas A&M at No. 2 Kansas
Mark Jones & Hubert DavisESPN2 / ESPN3.com No. 6 Pittsburgh at South Florida
Dan McLaughlin & Kara LawsonESPNU 11 p.m. No. 23 Utah State at New Mexico State
Dave Flemming & Sean FarnhamESPN2 / ESPN3.com
And we check out the schedule for the latter part of the week after a jump break.
As promised, here’s the schedule for the second half of this week including where College GameDay is headed.
Men’s College Basketball: College GameDay at No. 8 Texas at Baylor
ESPN’s upcoming men’s college basketball schedule includes College GameDay originating from Waco, Texas for No. 8 Texas at Baylor Saturday, March 5. ESPN will televise the game at 9 p.m. The morning edition of College GameDay will air at 10 a.m. on ESPNU and continue on ESPN at 11 a.m. while the one-hour evening edition will be televised at 8 p.m. on ESPN. The show is hosted by Rece Davis with analysts Jay Bilas, Hubert Davis and Digger Phelps.
All five of ESPN’s telecasts Saturday, March 5, will involve at least one ranked team, including two games between ranked teams: No. 7 Notre Dame at No. 16 Connecticut at 2 p.m. and No. 14 Florida at No. 20 Vanderbilt at 6 p.m. In addition to No. 8 Texas at Baylor, Saturday’s ESPN schedule will include No. 11 Louisville at West Virginia at noon and No. 6 Purdue at Iowa at 4 p.m.
Date Time (ET) Game Network Thu, Mar 3 7 p.m. Tennessee at South Carolina
Rece Davis & Mark GottfriedESPN / ESPN3.com No. 15 St. John’s at Seton Hall
Dave Pasch & Doris BurkeESPN2 / ESPN3.com 9 p.m. No. 10 Wisconsin at Indiana
Bob Wischusen & Stephen BardoESPN / ESPN3.com UCLA at Washington
Dave Flemming, Sean Farnham & Miles SimonESPN2 / ESPN3.com Fri, Mar 4 7 p.m. Akron at Kent State
TBA & Kara LawsonESPN2 / ESPN3.com Sat, Mar 5 Noon No. 11 Louisville at West Virginia
Dave Pasch & Doris BurkeESPN / ESPN3.com Virginia Tech at Clemson
Mike Patrick & Len ElmoreESPN2 / ESPN3.com 2 p.m. No. 7 Notre Dame at No. 16 Connecticut
John Saunders & Fran FraschillaESPN / ESPN3.com South Carolina at Mississippi State
Carter Blackburn & Mark GottfriedESPN2 / ESPN3.com 4 p.m. No. 6 Purdue at Iowa
Dave O’Brien & Dan DakichESPN / ESPN3.com 6 p.m. No. 14 Florida at No. 20 Vanderbilt
Brad Nessler & Jimmy DykesESPN / ESPN3.com 7 p.m. Rutgers at Providence
Dave Weekly & Dereck WhittenburgESPN3.com 9 p.m. No. 8 Texas at Baylor
Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Bob Knight & Erin AndrewsESPN / ESPN3.com
And that will conclude this post