BasketballCollege Basketball - Men's
Men’s College Basketball: Jimmy V Men’s Classic to Feature No. 4 Villanova vs. No. 12 Gonzaga, Syracuse vs. UConn as part of V Week
ESPN’s V Week continues with a number of men’s basketball games across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, including the Jimmy V Men’s Classic presented by Corona on Tuesday, Dec. 5. The Classic will feature No. 4 Villanova facing No. 12 Gonzaga (7 p.m., ESPN), followed by an old BIG EAST rival game between Syracuse and UConn. Both games will be played from Madison Square Garden in New York City. Dan Shulman and Jay Bilas will call the matchup between the Wildcats and Bulldogs, with Holly Rowe reporting from the sidelines. Shulman and Rowe will work the Huskies-Orange game with analyst Dick Vitale.
As part of V Week, Rowe shared how the V Foundation helped her while she was battling cancer.
College GameDay covered by State Farm will originate from the Garden with a 30-minute show beginning at 6:30 p.m., and coverage between the doubleheader. Host Rece Davis will be joined by analysts Bilas, Seth Greenberg and Jay Williams to preview the matchups and discuss the latest news in college basketball.
Schedule highlights
- A total of 20 ranked teams will play across ESPN networks – No. 1 Duke, No. 2 Kansas, No. 4 Villanova, No. 5 Florida, No. 6 Wichita State, No. 7 Texas A&M, No. 8 Kentucky, No. 9 Notre Dame, No. 10 Miami (Fla.), No. 11 UNC, No. 12 Gonzaga, No. 14 Minnesota, No. 15 Virginia, No. 16 Arizona State, No. 17 Cincinnati, No. 18 WVU, No. 20 TCU, No. 22 Nevada, No. 24 Tennessee and No. 25 USC
- Five top-25 matchups: Tuesday, Dec. 5 – No. 4 Villanova vs. No. 12 Gonzaga (7 p.m., ESPN), No. 15 Virginia at No. 18 West Virginia (7 p.m., ESPNU); Saturday, Dec. 9 – No. 22 Nevada at No. 20 TCU (1 a.m., ESPNU), No. 5 Florida vs. No. 17 Cincinnati (6 p.m., ESPN2); Sunday, Dec. 10 – No. 16 Arizona State at No. 2 Kansas (2 p.m., ESPN)
- The duo of Dave Pasch and Bill Walton make their season debut for No. 7 Texas A&M vs. Arizona on Tuesday, Dec. 5 (9 p.m., ESPN2)
Men’s College Basketball Schedule (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchups/Commentators | Network |
| Tue, Dec 5 | 6 p.m. | James Madison at The Citadel | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | V Week: Jimmy V Men’s Classic presented by Corona: A Sonic Blockbuster No. 4 Villanova vs. No. 12 Gonzaga Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas, Holly Rowe Note: Above the Rim coverage available on ESPN3 |
ESPN | |
| V Week: Texas at VCU Mark Neely, Chris Spatola |
ESPN2 | ||
| V Week: No. 15 Virginia at No. 18 West Virginia Jason Benetti, Dino Gaudio |
ESPNU | ||
| Winthrop at Georgia Dave Neal, Sean Farnham |
SEC Network | ||
| Boston University at No. 10 Miami (Fla.) | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Ball State at No. 9 Notre Dame | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Mount St. Mary’s at Pittsburgh | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Niagara at New Hampshire | ESPN3 | ||
| Milwaukee at Jacksonville | ESPN3 | ||
| Marian at Indiana Wesleyan | ESPN3 | ||
| Ohio Valley at Wright State | ESPN3 | ||
| Evansville at Bowling Green | ESPN3 | ||
| Montana State at Central Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Maine Presque Isle at Maine | ESPN3 | |
| Florida Atlantic at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | ||
| UNC Asheville at Furman | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Colorado State at Arkansas | SEC Network + | |
| South Dakota State at No. 6 Wichita State | ESPN3 | ||
| Samford at Memphis | ESPN3 | ||
| St. Thomas at Lamar | ESPN3 | ||
| UAB at Troy | ESPN3 | ||
| USC – Upstate at Kansas State | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | V Week: Jimmy V Men’s Classic presented by Corona: A Sonic Blockbuster Syracuse vs. UConn Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale, Holly Rowe Note: Above the Rim coverage available on ESPN3 |
ESPN | |
| V Week: Valley of the Sun Showcase No. 7 Texas A&M vs. Arizona Dave Pasch, Bill Walton |
ESPN2 | ||
| V Week: St. Francis (Pa.) at No. 1 Duke Anish Shroff, Jason Capel, Kris Budden |
ESPNU | ||
| Miami (Ohio) at Missouri Dari Nowkhah, Jon Sundvold |
SEC Network | ||
| 11:30 p.m. | V Week: Valley of the Sun Showcase St. John’s vs. Grand Canyon Chuckie Kempf, Adrian Branch |
ESPNU | |
| Wed, Dec 6 | Noon | Fairfield at Houston | ESPN3 |
| 1 p.m. | Southern at Tulane | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | Radford at Virginia Tech | ACC Network Extra | |
| 7 p.m. | V Week: Siena at Louisville Mike Couzens, Deb Antonelli |
ESPN2 | |
| V Week: Wisconsin at Temple Dave Leno, Julianne Viani |
ESPNU | ||
| Wyoming at South Carolina | SEC Network + | ||
| Western Carolina at No. 11 North Carolina | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Loyola (Md.) at Florida State | ACC Network Extra | ||
| St. Bonaventure at Canisius | ESPN3 | ||
| Army at Binghamton | ESPN3 | ||
| Bryant at Albany | ESPN3 | ||
| Hofstra at Monmouth | ESPN3 | ||
| Richmond at Old Dominion | ESPN3 | ||
| Toledo at Detroit | ESPN3 | ||
| SIU-Edwardsville at IUPUI | ESPN3 | ||
| Georgia Tech at Wofford | ESPN3 | ||
| Northern Kentucky at East Tennessee State | ESPN3 | ||
| Oakland at Eastern Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
| Cleveland State at Western Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
| Fort Wayne at Akron | ESPN3 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Colgate at Marist | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Loyola-Chicago at No. 5 Florida Mike Morgan, Dane Bradshaw |
SEC Network | |
| Gardner-Webb at Auburn | SEC Network + | ||
| Middle Tennessee State at Vanderbilt | SEC Network + | ||
| Rhode Island at Alabama | SEC Network + | ||
| Drake at South Dakota | ESPN3 | ||
| Wisconsin-Parkside at UIC | ESPN3 | ||
| Eastern Illinois at Green Bay | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Washington at No. 2 Kansas Rich Hollenberg, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 | |
| San Diego at New Mexico State | ESPN3 | ||
| 9:30 p.m. | Illinois State at BYU | ESPN3 | |
| Thu, Dec 7 | 6 p.m. | Michigan Tech at Grand Valley State | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Quinnipiac at Hartford | ESPN3 | |
| Elon at UNC Greensboro | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | V Week: Iowa at Iowa State Rich Hollenberg, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 | |
| UT Arlington at Northern Iowa | ESPN3 | ||
| Fri, Dec 8 | 7 p.m. | Army at Wake Forest | ACC Network Extra |
| Dartmouth at Maine | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Hampton at Missouri State | ESPN3 | |
| 10:30 p.m. | V Week: Basketball Hall of Fame Classic Oklahoma at No. 25 USC Roxy Bernstein, Bill Walton |
ESPN2 | |
| Sat, Dec 9 | 1 a.m. | V Week: Basketball Hall of Fame Classic No. 22 Nevada at No. 20 TCU Sam Farber, Sean Farnham |
ESPNU |
| Noon | No. 1 Duke at Boston College Mike Couzens, Mark Plansky |
ESPN | |
| Citi Hoops Classic Monmouth at No. 8 Kentucky Doug Sherman, LaPhonso Ellis, Jill Montgomery |
ESPNU | ||
| Coastal Carolina at South Carolina Mike Morgan, Brooke Weisbrod |
SEC Network | ||
| 1 p.m. | Southern at UCF | ESPN3 | |
| Bryant at Memphis | ESPN3 | ||
| Stetson at Marist | ESPN3 | ||
| Longwood at VMI | ESPN3 | ||
| Fort Wayne at Miami (Ohio) | ESPN3 | ||
| Central Connecticut at Northern Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
| Tennessee Tech at Central Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
| 2 p.m. | Indiana at Louisville Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas |
ESPN | |
| Yale at St. Bonaventure Eric Gallanty, Malcolm Huckaby |
ESPNU | ||
| Coppin State at UConn Eric Frede, Julianne Viani |
ESPNEWS | ||
| Colgate at Syracuse | ACC Network Extra | ||
| UMKC at NC State | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Montana at Georgia State | ESPN3 | ||
| Canisius at Evansville | ESPN3 | ||
| Western Michigan at Detroit | ESPN3 | ||
| Central State at Eastern Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
| Appalachian State at Akron | ESPN3 | ||
| Valparaiso at Ball State | ESPN3 | ||
| Central Penn at Buffalo | ESPN3 | ||
| 2:15 p.m. | Lipscomb at No. 24 Tennessee Matt Stewart, Deb Antonelli |
SEC Network | |
| 3 p.m. | Samford at Clemson | ACC Network Extra | |
| Florida Gulf Coast at UT Arlington | ESPN3 | ||
| Rice at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN3 | ||
| Northern Michigan at Grand Valley State | ESPN3 | ||
| Kent State at Wright State | ESPN3 | ||
| Chicago State at Oakland | ESPN3 | ||
| 4 p.m. | No. 6 Wichita State at Oklahoma State Mark Neely, Mark Adams |
ESPN2 | |
| Iona at NJIT | ESPN3 | ||
| Murray State at Illinois State | ESPN3 | ||
| Indianapolis at Indiana State | ESPN3 | ||
| Norfolk State at Loyola-Chicago | ESPN3 | ||
| DePaul at UIC | ESPN3 | ||
| South Carolina State at Furman | ESPN3 | ||
| Florida A&M at Mercer | ESPN3 | ||
| 4:30 p.m. | UAB at Auburn Doug Bell, Daymeon Fishback |
SEC Network | |
| Prairie View A&M at No. 7 Texas A&M | SEC Network + | ||
| 5 p.m. | North Georgia at Mississippi State | SEC Network + | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Howard Payne at Lamar | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | Never Forget Tribute Classic presented by GEICO No. 5 Florida vs. No. 17 Cincinnati Jon Sciambi, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 | |
| Florida National at Jacksonville | ESPN3 | ||
| Omaha at Drake | ESPN3 | ||
| 6:45 p.m. | No. 14 Minnesota at Arkansas Matt Schick, Pat Bradley |
SEC Network | |
| 7 p.m. | Marshall at Toledo | ESPN3 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Albany at Siena | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | No. 18 West Virginia at Pittsburgh Jason Benetti, Cory Alexander |
ESPN2 | |
| Tulsa at Kansas State | ESPN3 | ||
| Southeast Missouri State at Southern Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Green Bay at Missouri Dave Neal, Jon Sundvold |
SEC Network | |
| New Mexico State at New Mexico | ESPN3 | ||
| Grambling at Grand Canyon University | ESPN3 | ||
| 10 p.m. | Alabama at Arizona
Dave Pasch, Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 | |
| Idaho at CSU Bakersfield | ESPN3 | ||
| Sun, Dec 10 | Midnight | Neon Hoops Showcase Illinois at UNLV Eric Rothman, Tom Crean |
ESPN2 |
| Noon | Tulane at Florida State Kevin Fitzgerald, Dino Gaudio |
ESPNU | |
| 1 p.m. | Charlotte at Chattanooga | ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | No. 16 Arizona State at No. 2 Kansas Roxy Bernstein, Bill Walton |
ESPN | |
| Maine-Machias at Maine | ESPN3 | ||
| Notre Dame (Ohio) at Cleveland State | ESPN3 | ||
| Hiawassee College at East Tennessee State | ESPN3 | ||
| Western Kentucky at Ohio | ESPN3 | ||
| 3 p.m. | Maryland-Eastern Shore at Virginia Tech | ACC Network Extra | |
| Eastern Washington at South Dakota | ESPN3 | ||
| 4 p.m. | Missouri State at Oral Roberts | ESPN3 | |
| 5 p.m. | UNC-Wilmington at LSU | SEC Network + | |
| Dubuque at Northern Iowa | ESPN3 | ||
| 6 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky at Northern Kentucky | ESPN3 | |
| Mon, Dec 11 | 7 p.m. | Bryant at Louisville Kevin Fitzgerald, Dino Gaudio |
ESPNU |
| Florida International at South Florida | ESPN3 | ||
| Sacred Heart at Hartford | ESPN3 | ||
| Siena at Vermont | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | North Carolina Central at Grand Canyon University | ESPN3 |
-30-
