Let’s provide the college basketball games that will be seen on the ESPN family of networks and platforms through Christmas Eve. This weekend, it marks the return of holiday tournaments such as the Diamond Head Classic in Hawaii and the Las Vegas Classic.
Plenty of games. We have the list of games below.
Men’s College Basketball: Four of the Seven Remaining Undefeated Teams
ESPN’s Holiday Hoops men’s college basketball schedule for this week will showcase four of the seven remaining undefeated teams, including unbeaten No. 8 Missouri against one-loss No. 24 Illinois in the Braggin’ Rights game from St. Louis on Thursday, Dec. 22, at 9 p.m. on ESPN2 and ESPN3. Additional undefeated teams:
- No. 4 Louisville against Western Kentucky on Friday, Dec. 23, at 7 p.m. on ESPN2 and ESPN3
- No. 7 Baylor twice in the Las Vegas Invitational: against St. Mary’s (Calif.) on Thursday, Dec. 22, at 10:30 p.m. on ESPN3 and against West Virginia on Friday, Dec. 23, at 9 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN3
- No. 18 Indiana against UMBC on Thursday, Dec. 22, at 6 p.m. on ESPN3
In addition, ESPNU, ESPN2 and ESPN3 will offer exclusive coverage of the Diamond Head Classic from Honolulu December 22-25. The field includes three one-loss teams in No. 15 Xavier, Kansas State, Auburn as well as Clemson, Hawaii, Long Beach State, UTEP and Southern Illinois.
Date Time (ET) Game/Commentators Network Wed, Dec 21 7 p.m. Texas at No. 6 North Carolina
Dave O’Brien & Jay BilasESPN2 / ESPN3 9 p.m. Oklahoma State at Alabama
Bob Wischusen & Fran FraschillaESPN2 / ESPN3 Thu, Dec 22 2:30 p.m. Diamond Head Classic (Quarterfinal): UTEP vs. Clemson (Honolulu)
Roxy Bernstein & Doug GottliebESPNU 4:30 p.m. Diamond Head Classic (Quarterfinal): Kansas State vs. Southern Illinois (Honolulu)
Roxy Bernstein & Doug GottliebESPNU 6 p.m. UMBC at No. 18 Indiana
Steve Andress & Perry ClarkESPN3 * 7 p.m. Memphis at No. 16 Georgetown
Sean McDonough & Bill RafteryESPN2/ESPN3 Florida State at No. 12 Florida
Carter Blackburn & Jimmy DykesESPNU Mercer at Georgia Tech ESPN3 * Northeastern at NC State
Walter Storholt & Paul BiancardiESPN3 * Virginia Commonwealth at UNC Greensboro ESPN3 * Eastern Michigan at Virginia Tech
Quint Kessenich & Glenn ConsorESPN3 * 8 p.m. Las Vegas Classic: West Virginia vs. Missouri State (Las Vegas)
Joe Block & Steve ClevelandESPN3 * 9 p.m. Braggin’ Rights: No. 24 Illinois vs. No. 8 Missouri (St. Louis)
Dave Pasch & Bob KnightESPN2/ESPN3 Lehigh at No. 20 Michigan State
Jim Barbar & Tim McCormickESPNU 10:30 p.m. Las Vegas Classic: No. 7 Baylor vs. St. Mary’s (Calif.) (Las Vegas)
Joe Block & Steve ClevelandESPN3 * 11 p.m. Diamond Head Classic (Quarterfinal): Long Beach State vs. No. 15 Xavier (Honolulu)
Kanoa Leahy & Stephen BardoESPNU Fri, Dec 23 1 a.m. Diamond Head Classic (Quarterfinal): Auburn vs. Hawaii (Honolulu)
Kanoa Leahy & Stephen BardoESPNU 3 p.m. Diamond Head Classic (Consolation): TBD (Honolulu)
Kanoa Leahy & Doug GottliebESPNU 5 p.m. Diamond Head Classic (Semifinal): TBD (Honolulu)
Roxy Bernstein & Doug GottliebESPNU 7 p.m. Western Kentucky at No. 4 Louisville
Carter Blackburn & Jimmy DykesESPN2/ESPN3 8 p.m. Wagner at No. 13 Pittsburgh
Adam Amin & Tim WelshESPNU Radford at Maryland
Quint Kessenich & Glenn ConsorESPN3 * 9 p.m. Las Vegas Classic: No. 7 Baylor vs. West Virginia (Las Vegas)
Dave Fleming & Miles SimonESPN/ESPN3 11 p.m. Diamond Head Classic (Semifinal): TBD (Honolulu)
Roxy Bernstein & Stephen BardoESPN2/ESPN3 11:30 p.m. Las Vegas Classic: St. Mary’s (Calif.) vs. Missouri State (Las Vegas)
Joe Block & Steve ClevelandESPN3 * Sat, Dec 24 1:30 a.m. Diamond Head Classic (Consolation): TBD (Honolulu)
Kanoa Leahy & Stephen BardoESPNU * Exclusive
That’s it for this post.