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Men’s College Basketball: Armed Forces Classic Tips Off ESPN’s 2017-2018 Season Coverage
ESPN’s college basketball season coverage tips off Friday, Nov. 10, with the Armed Forces Classic from Ramstein Air Base in Germany (6 p.m. ET, ESPN). Just one day before Veterans Day, No. 11 West Virginia and No. 25 Texas A&M will meet for the second consecutive season – the Mountaineers defeated the Aggies 81-77 in last year’s SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The matchup will be called by Karl Ravech and college basketball analysts Seth Greenberg and Jay Williams. Leading up to the game, Ravech, Greenberg and Williams will participate in a number of activities on the base, including the gun range, rappel tower, military-working dog experiences, parachute simulator and vehicle rollover training. Their training experiences will be highlighted during the telecast. The student-athletes will also have an opportunity to interact with servicemen and servicewomen, including a bowling social, a coaches’ pick-up game and a youth clinic with 100 kids.
ESPN’s opening weekend coverage includes more than 90 games across television and digital platforms, all available via the ESPN app.
Schedule Highlights
- Ten ranked teams will play across ESPN networks during the first weekend of the 2017-18 season: No. 1 Duke, No. 4 Kansas, No. 5 Kentucky, No. 8 Florida, No. 9 UNC, No. 11 West Virginia, No. 12 Cincinnati, No. 13 Miami, No. 14 Notre Dame and No. 21 UCLA
- Michael Porter Jr., the No. 2 recruit in the Class of 2017, is expected to make his debut with Missouri when the Tigers face Iowa State on Friday, Nov. 10 (9 p.m., SEC Network). Mike Morgan, Jimmy Dykes and Myron Medcalf are on the call
- Friday’s slate also includes reigning champion UNC facing Northern Iowa (7 p.m., ESPNU), No. 5 Kentucky playing Utah Valley (7 p.m., SEC Network), No. 4 Kansas hosting Tennessee State (9 p.m., ESPNU), and Georgia Tech faces No. 21 UCLA (11:30 p.m., ESPN)
- Caron Butler makes his debut as a game analyst alongside Eric Rothman on Monday, Nov. 13, for Rhode Island at Nevada (11:30 p.m., ESPNU)
Men’s College Basketball Schedule (Subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
| Fri, Nov 10 | 10:30 a.m. | Spring Arbor at Eastern Michigan | ESPN3 |
| Noon | Weber International at Stetson | ESPN3 | |
| 1 p.m. | Wheelock College at New Hampshire | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | No. 25 Texas A&M vs. No. 11 West Virginia Karl Ravech, Seth Greenberg/Jay Williams |
ESPN | |
| Detroit Mercy at Virginia Tech | ACC Network Extra | ||
| 6:30 p.m. | Alabama State at Mississippi State | SEC Network + | |
| 7 p.m. | Northern Iowa at No. 9 UNC Kevin Fitzgerald, Dino Gaudio, Tara Petrolino |
ESPNU | |
| Utah Valley at No. 5 Kentucky Rich Hollenberg, Sean Farnham, Brooke Weisbrod |
SEC Network | ||
| Presbyterian at Tennessee | SEC Network + | ||
| Bryant at Georgia | SEC Network + | ||
| Western Carolina at Clemson | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Elon at No. 1 Duke | ACC Network Extra | ||
| VMI at NC State | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Cornell at Syracuse | ACC Network Extra | ||
| UNC Greensboro at Virginia | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Morgan State at Binghamton | ESPN3 | ||
| Iona at Albany | ESPN3 | ||
| Carver Bible College at Georgia State | ESPN3 | ||
| East Tennessee State at Northern Kentucky | ESPN3 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Maine at Boston College | ACC Network Extra | |
| Georgia Southern at Wake Forest | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Emory at Lipscomb | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Northwestern State at Texas Lowell Galindo, Lance Blanks, Tyler Denning |
Longhorn Network | |
| Alcorn State at LSU | SEC Network + | ||
| Norfolk State at Auburn | SEC Network + | ||
| Gardner-Webb at No. 13 Miami | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Samford at Arkansas | SEC Network + | ||
| Mercer at Central Florida | ESPN3 | ||
| LIU Brooklyn at Tulane | ESPN3 | ||
| Florida Atlantic at USF | ESPN3 | ||
| UMBC at SMU | ESPN3 | ||
| McNeese State at Houston | ESPN3 | ||
| Central Connecticut at Hartford | ESPN3 | ||
| Arkansas State at Evansville | ESPN3 | ||
| Wright State at Loyola-Chicago | ESPN3 | ||
| North Park at Valparaiso | ESPN3 | ||
| NC Central at UIC | ESPN3 | ||
| LA Crosse at Milwaukee | ESPN3 | ||
| 8:30 p.m. | Louisiana at Ole Miss | SEC Network + | |
| Bucknell at Monmouth | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Iowa State at Missouri Mike Morgan, Jimmy Dykes, Myron Medcalf |
SEC Network | |
| Tennessee State at No. 4 Kansas Mitch Holthus, Fran Fraschilla, Jeff Goodman |
ESPNU | ||
| Florida A&M at Grand Canyon University | ESPN3 | ||
| 9:30 p.m. | Austin Peay at Vanderbilt | SEC Network + | |
| 11:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech at No. 21 UCLA Roxy Bernstein, Bill Walton |
ESPN | |
| Sat, Nov 11 | 1 p.m. | Illinois State at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 |
| 1 p.m. | Canisius at Buffalo | ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | IUPUI at Bradley | ESPN3 | |
| Siena Heights at Western Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
| Alabama A&M at Ohio | ESPN3 | ||
| Dartmouth at Quinnipiac | ESPN3 | ||
| 3 p.m. | Coe at Drake | ESPN3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Toccoa Falls at Appalachian State | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | Wagner at NJIT | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Utah Valley at No. 1 Duke | ACC Network Extra | |
| Saint Joseph’s at Toledo | ESPN3 | ||
| Cleveland State at Akron | ESPN3 | ||
| Lehigh at Marist | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Loyola Marymount at UT Arlington | ESPN3 | |
| St. Mary’s-Minnesota at Western Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Kent State at Youngstown State | ESPN3 | |
| Sun, Nov 12 | 1 p.m. | South Carolina State at Boston College | ACC Network Extra |
| UMass Boston at UMass Lowell | ESPN3 | ||
| Wilmington College at Northern Kentucky | ESPN3 | ||
| 2 p.m. | North Carolina A&T at Clemson | ACC Network Extra | |
| UM Dearborn at Eastern Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
| Taccoa Falls at Mercer | ESPN3 | ||
| 3 p.m. | Allen University at South Carolina Upstate | ESPN3 | |
| Eureka at Loyola-Chicago | ESPN3 | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | Vermont at No. 5 Kentucky Doug Sherman, Jimmy Dykes |
ESPN | |
| Bridgewater College at Appalachian State | ESPN3 | ||
| 4 p.m. | Navy at No. 13 Miami | ACC Network Extra | |
| Charleston Southern at NC State | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Texas State at Air Force | ESPN3 | ||
| Louisiana-Monroe at SMU | ESPN3 | ||
| Gordon College at Hartford | ESPN3 | ||
| 6 p.m. | Tennessee-Martin at Illinois Jim Barbar, Sean Harrington |
ESPNU | |
| Bucknell at Arkansas Dave Neal, Pat Bradley |
SEC Network | ||
| Morehead State at Lipscomb | ESPN3 | ||
| 7 p.m. | The Citadel at Virginia Tech | ACC Network Extra | |
| Mon, Nov 13 | Noon | North Carolina Central at Evansville | ESPN3 |
| 6:30 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky at Ole Miss | SEC Network + | |
| 7 p.m. | Gardner-Webb at No. 8 Florida Roy Philpott, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU | |
| Mount St. Mary’s at No. 14 Notre Dame | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Montana at Pittsburgh | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Austin Peay at Virginia | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Morgan State at USF | ESPN3 | ||
| Western Carolina at No. 12 Cincinnati | ESPN3 | ||
| South Dakota at Bowling Green | ESPN3 | ||
| Anderson University (SC) at IUPUI | ESPN3 | ||
| UM Dearborn at Detroit Mercy | ESPN3 | ||
| Saint Joseph’s at UIC | ESPN3 | ||
| Brown at Quinnipiac | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Western Michigan at South Carolina Dari Nowkhah, Jon Sundvold |
SEC Network | |
| Trinity Christian at Valparaiso | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Wagner at Missouri Beth Mowins, Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 | |
| Robert Morris at Grand Canyon University | ESPN3 | ||
| 11:30 p.m. | Rhode Island at Nevada Eric Rothman, Caron Butler |
ESPNU |
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