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ESPN’s College GameDay Covered by State Farm launches its 15th season next week.
The network’s flagship college basketball program is scheduled to premiere at 11 a.m. on Jan. 19 with coverage of the Duke Blue Devils and the No. 4 Virginia Cavaliers. Live coverage of the game is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Rece Davis will anchor the morning broadcast. He will be joined by analysts Jay Bilas, Seth Greenberg and Jay Williams for additional commentary. The program will broadcast live from Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Next week’s season debut of College GameDay Covered by State Farm will mark the ninth time that the program will have aired live from the venue. That surpasses the program’s record, set at Kansas’ Phog Allen Fieldhouse.
Duke’s 2018 recruiting class features the top three-ranked players in the class, according to ESPN. Two of those players — Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett — currently sit fisrt and second in the 2019 mock NBA draft on ESPN.com.
Virginia comes into next weeks’ matchup with its own strengths. Three of the team’s top four scorers from last season are back this season, including All-ACC player Kyle Guy.
More information on ESPN’s coverage of next week’s game is available online now along with all of the latest college basketball headlines at:
Website: http://www.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ESPNCBB
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