College basketball is back!
The ESPN networks will kick off the 2020-2021 college basketball season at 2 p.m. Wednesday. The season opens with Illinois on the road against No. 23 Ohio State on ESPN and Kansas State hosting Drake on ESPNU. Memphis and St. Mary’s will face off in the Quarterfinal #2 of the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic on ESPN2.
Play continues at 4 p.m. ET as Louisville hosts Evansville on the ACC Network. Quarterfinal #1, featuring a matchup of Northern Iowa and Western Kentucky follows at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU. No. 10 Kentucky will host Morehead State at 6 p.m. ET on the SEC Network.
Over on ESPN+, Northwestern State will visit No. 14 Texas Tech. That game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. An hour later at 8 p.m. ET No. 19 Texas will host UT Rio Grande Valley on The Longhorn Network.
The opening day of ESPN’s college basketball opening day winds down at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2. Quarterfinal #4 of the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic, featuring a matchup of VCU and Utah State, finishes the day.
The full broadcast schedule for the ESPN networks’ first two weeks of the 2020-2021 college basketball season is noted below.
ESPN Networks Television Schedule (subject to change)
Please note: Due to the ongoing changes related to the college basketball season, ESPN will unveil TV and digital schedules on a week-to-week basis. Schedule changes will be reflected here, as well as @ESPNPR.
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup/Commentators | Network |
| Feast Week Presented by Lowe’s (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU) | |||
| Wed, Nov 25 | 2 p.m. | Illinois State at No. 23 Ohio State Anish Shroff, Cory Alexander | ESPN |
| Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Quarterfinal #2 Memphis vs. St. Mary’s Rich Hollenberg, Dan Dakich | ESPN2 | ||
| Drake at Kansas State Chuckie Kempf, Tim Welsh | ESPNU | ||
| 4 p.m. | Oklahoma State at UT Arlington Mark Neely, Fran Fraschilla | ESPN | |
| Bowling Green at No. 25 Michigan Jason Benetti, Robbie Hummel | ESPN2 | ||
| Evansville at Louisville Mike Couzens, David Padgett | ACCN | ||
| 4:30 p.m. | Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Quarterfinal #1 Northern Iowa vs. Western Kentucky Rich Hollenberg, Dan Dakich | ESPNU | |
| 6 p.m. | College of Charleston at No. 16 North Carolina Jay Alter, Malcolm Huckaby | ACCN | |
| Morehead State vs. No. 10 Kentucky Paul Sunderland, Jimmy Dykes | SEC Network | ||
| 7 p.m. | 2K Empire Classic Semifinal #1 No. 18 Arizona State vs. Rhode Island Jon Sciambi, Jay Bilas | ESPN | |
| Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Quarterfinal #3 South Dakota State vs. No. 15 West Virginia Doug Sherman, Chris Spatola | ESPN2 | ||
| Northwestern State at No. 14 Texas Tech | ESPN+ | ||
| 8 p.m. | Jacksonville State at Alabama Richard Cross, Mark Wise | SEC Network | |
| UT Rio Grande Valley at No. 19 Texas Lowell Galindo, Lance Blanks | Longhorn Network | ||
| Charleston Southern vs. NC State | ACCN | ||
| Houston Baptist at TCU | ESPN+ | ||
| 9:30 p.m. | 2K Empire Classic Semifinal #2 No. 3 Villanova vs. Boston College Jon Sciambi, Jay Bilas | ESPN | |
| Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Quarterfinal #4 VCU vs. Utah State Doug Sherman, Chris Spatola | ESPN2 | ||
| Thu, Nov. 26 | Noon | Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Semifinal #1 Rich Hollenberg, Dan Dakich | ESPN |
| 2:30 p.m. | Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Semifinal #2 Rich Hollenberg, Dan Dakich | ESPN | |
| 5 p.m. | Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Consolation Game Doug Sherman, Chris Spatola | ESPN or ESPN2 | |
| 7 p.m. | 2K Empire Classic Third Place Game Jon Sciambi, Jay Bilas | ESPN | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Consolation Game Doug Sherman, Chris Spatola | ESPN2 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | 2K Empire Classic Championship Jon Sciambi, Jay Bilas | ESPN | |
| Fri, Nov. 27 | 11:30 a.m. | HomeLight Classic | ESPN |
| 1:30 p.m. | Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Championship Rich Hollenberg, Dan Dakich | ESPN | |
| Sam Houston State vs. No. 14 Texas Tech Mark Neely, TBD | ESPNU | ||
| 3 p.m. | Bryant at Syracuse Jay Alter, Malcolm Huckaby | ACCN | |
| 4 p.m. | Seton Hall at Louisville Mike Couzens, Fran Fraschilla | ESPN2 | |
| Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Seventh Place Game Rich Hollenberg, Dan Dakich | ESPNU | ||
| 6:30 p.m. | Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Fifth Place Game Doug Sherman, Chris Spatola | ESPN2 | |
| 7 p.m. | Valparaiso at Vanderbilt | SEC Network | |
| Longwood at Wake Forest | ACCN | ||
| 8:30 p.m. | Colorado at Kansas State Chuckie Kempf, Tim Welsh | ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Third Place Game Doug Sherman, Chris Spatola | ESPN2 | |
| Sat, Nov. 28 | 4 p.m. | Hall of Fame Classic Powered by ShotTracker Semifinal #1 South Carolina vs. Liberty Chuckie Kempf, Mark Adams | ESPNEWS |
| 5:30 p.m. | Air Force Reserve Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic Rhode Island vs. South Florida Kevin Brown, Jon Crispin | ESPN3 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Hall of Fame Classic Powered by ShotTracker Semifinal #2 Tulsa vs. TCU Chuckie Kempf, Mark Adams | ESPN3 | |
| Texas Southern vs. Oklahoma State | ESPN+ | ||
| 8 p.m. | Air Force Reserve Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic Virginia Tech vs. Temple Kevin Brown, Jon Crispin | ESPNEWS | |
| Sun, Nov. 29 | 1 p.m. | Richmond vs. No. 10 Kentucky Dan Shulman, Jimmy Dykes | ESPN |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Iowa State | ESPN+ | ||
| Hall of Fame Classic Powered by ShotTracker Third Place Game Chuckie Kempf, Mark Adams | ESPN2 | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | Hall of Fame Classic Powered by ShotTracker Championship Chuckie Kempf, Mark Adams | ESPN2 | |
| 5:30 p.m. | No. 17 Houston vs. No. 14 Texas Tech Mark Neely, Fran Fraschilla | ESPN2 | |
| Air Force Reserve Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic Jon Sciambi, Jon Crispin | ESPNU | ||
| 6 p.m. | North Florida at Miami Dave O’Brien, Jordan Cornette | ACCN | |
| 8 p.m. | Air Force Reserve Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic South Florida vs. Virginia Tech Jon Sciambi, Jon Crispin | ESPN2 | |
| Mon, Nov. 30 | Noon | Camping World Maui Invitational Quarterfinal #1 No. 19 Texas vs. Davidson | ESPN2 |
| 2:30 p.m. | Camping World Maui Invitational Quarterfinal #2 Indiana vs. Providence | ESPN2 | |
| 6 p.m. | Bubbleville St. John’s vs. Boston College | ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | Camping World Maui Invitational Quarterfinal #3 No. 16 North Carolina vs. UNLV | ESPN2 | |
| William & Mary at NC State | ACCN | ||
| 8 p.m. | UM Kansas City vs. Kansas State | ESPNU | |
| Texas State at Mississippi State | SEC Network | ||
| 9:30 p.m. | Camping World Maui Invitational Quarterfinal #4 Stanford vs. Alabama | ESPN2 | |
| Tue, Dec. 1 | 1:30 p.m. | Camping World Maui Invitational Semifinal #1 | ESPN |
| 2:30 p.m. | Roman Legends Classic Semifinal #1 USC vs. BYU | ESPN2 | |
| 4 p.m. | Camping World Maui Invitational Semifinal #2 | ESPN | |
| Saint Francis at No. 4 Virginia | ACCN | ||
| 5 p.m. | Roman Legends Classic Semifinal #2 UConn vs. Vanderbilt | ESPN2 | |
| 6 p.m. | Western Kentucky at Louisville | ACCN | |
| 7 p.m. | Camping World Maui Invitational Consolation Game | ESPN2 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | State Farm Champions Classic No. 13 Michigan State vs. No. 9 Duke | ESPN | |
| 9:30 p.m. | State Farm Champions Classic No. 6 Kansas vs. No. 10 Kentucky | ESPN | |
| Camping World Maui Invitational Consolation Game | ESPN2 | ||
| Wed, Dec. 2 | 1:30 p.m. | Camping World Maui Invitational Third Place Game | ESPN |
| 4 p.m. | Camping World Maui Invitational Championship | ESPN | |
| Troy at Wake Forest | ACCN | ||
| 5 p.m. | Florida vs. Oklahoma | ESPN2 | |
| 6 p.m. | South Carolina State at Clemson | ACCN | |
| 7 p.m. | Jimmy V Men’s Classic Presented by Corona No. 12 Tennessee vs. No. 1 Gonzaga | ESPN | |
| Camping World Maui Invitational Fifth Place Game | ESPN2 | ||
| Tarleton State at Texas A&M | SEC Network | ||
| 8 p.m. | North Florida at No. 21 Florida State | ACCN | |
| 9 p.m. | UT Arlington at Arkansas | SEC Network | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Camping World Maui Invitational Seventh Place Game | ESPN2 | |
| 10 p.m. | Jimmy V Men’s Classic Presented by Corona No. 8 Illinois vs. No. 2 Baylor | ESPN | |
| 7 p.m. | South Dakota State vs. Iowa State | ESPN+ | |
| Youngstown State vs. No. 15 West Virginia | ESPN+ | ||
| Thu, Dec. 3 | 7 p.m. | Roman Legends Classic Championship | ESPN |
| 9 p.m. | St. John‘s vs. No. 14 Texas Tech | ESPN | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Roman Legends Classic Third Place Game | ESPN2 | |
| 8 p.m. | VMI vs. Virginia Tech | ACCN | |
| Northwestern State vs. TCU | ESPN+ | ||
| Fri, Dec. 4 | 2 p.m. | UNCG at Louisville | ACCN |
| 4 p.m. | Rhode Island at Boston College | ACCN | |
| 6 p.m. | Kent State at No. 4 Virginia | ACCN | |
| 7 p.m. | Jacksonville at Georgia | SEC Network | |
| 8 p.m. | No. 12 Tennessee at Notre Dame | ACCN | |
| 9 p.m. | South Alabama at Auburn | SEC Network | |
| Sat, Dec. 5 | Noon | Bubbleville NC State vs. UConn | ESPNU |
| TBD | Oakland vs. Oklahoma State | ESPN+ | |
| 8 p.m. | UNLV vs. Kansas State | ESPN+ | |
| Sun, Dec. 6 | Noon | Elon at No. 9 Duke | ACCN |
| 1 p.m. | No. 3 Villanova at No. 19 Texas | ESPN | |
| 2 p.m. | Missouri at Wichita State | ESPN2 | |
| Grambling State at No. 14 Texas Tech | ESPNU | ||
| Stetson at Florida | SEC Network | ||
| 3 p.m. | Xavier at Cincinnati | ESPN | |
| 4 p.m. | Oklahoma at TCU | ESPN2 | |
| UTRGV at Texas A&M | SEC Network | ||
| 5 p.m. | Hoopsgiving No. 10 Kentucky at Georgia Tech | ESPN | |
| 6 p.m. | DePaul at Iowa State | ESPNU | |
| Louisiana Tech at LSU | SEC Network | ||
| 8 p.m. | Oklahoma at TCU | ESPN+ |
ACC/Big Ten Challenge Presented by Continental Tire
| Date | Time | Matchup | Network |
| Tue, Dec. 8 | 5 p.m. | Purdue at Miami | ESPN2 |
| 7 p.m. | Boston College at Minnesota | ESPNU | |
| 7:30 p.m. | North Carolina at Iowa | ESPN | |
| Ohio State at Notre Dame | ESPN2 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Penn State at Virginia Tech | ESPNU | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Illinois at Duke | ESPN | |
| Syracuse at Rutgers | ESPN2 | ||
| Wed, Dec. 9 | 5 p.m. | Maryland at Clemson | ESPN2 |
| 7:15 p.m. | Louisville at Wisconsin | ESPN | |
| NC State at Michigan | ESPN2 | ||
| Georgia Tech at Nebraska | ESPNU | ||
| 9:15 p.m. | Michigan State at Virginia | ESPN | |
| Indiana at Florida State | ESPN2 | ||
| Pittsburgh at Northwestern | ESPNU |
More information on the ESPN networks’ men’s college basketball coverage is available online now along with all of the latest men’s college basketball headlines at:
Website: http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ESPNCBB
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