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Athens, GA (Dec 29, 2007) - The following is the comprehensive 2007-2008 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Television broadcast schedule. This is presented in a way that will allow you to scroll through games, from December 30, 2007 through the remainder of the season, 30 games at a time. Please note that this information is based on schedules published by the NCAA and that Eye on Sports Media is not responsible for any errors or omissions.

Update March 16, 2008: The 2007-2008 regular season and conference tournaments are complete. Please see our NCAA Tournament Schedule for information on those games.

Twenty-Five years ago the unthinkable happened when the tiny NAIA Catholic college of Chaminade stunned the college basketball world by upsetting the Ralph Sampson-led , number one ranked Virginia Cavaliers 77-72. Over on the Sports Illustrated web site, Alexander Wolff writes:

Islanders and mainlanders alike still talk about what happened on the night of Dec. 23, 1982, in the Neal Blaisdell Center, even if -- or perhaps because -- fewer than 4,000 people witnessed it. "It still gives you the chicken skin," says Lopes, using an Islandism for goose bumps. And it has given college basketball much more. The game helped usher in an era of upsets and parity, heralding the astonishing NCAA title won that spring by North Carolina State. It led to the creation of what has become the Maui Invitational, the sport's most prestigious in-season tournament. And it assured that ESPN and its cable spawn would henceforth permit virtually no game to go untelevised.

For those readers who are too young to remember this game, or may not even have been born yet, hop on over to the SI web site and read about "The Greatest Upset Never Seen."

Athens, GA (Dec 28, 2007) - Longtime University of Georgia Radio Play-By-Play Announcer Larry Munson will not be calling the 2008 Sugar Bowl game to the Bulldog Nation. Although he had planned to call the game as reported in the December 17, 2007 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, health issues this past week caused Munson to change his mind.

In today's online edition of the Athens Banner-Herald, Marc Weiszer reports:

The 85-year old Munson had planned to call his first game this season outside the state of Georgia for Tuesday night's Georgia-Hawaii matchup here, but has scrapped those plans and won't make the trip.

"Larry decided not to go do the game," Georgia associate athletic director Claude Felton said this morning.

Declining health forced Munson to work only home games this season and the game at Georgia Tech. Scott Howard and Eric Zeier, the team that called road games this season, will be the broadcast team for the Sugar Bowl along with sideline reporter Loran Smith.

"He was having some second thoughts on Wednesday," Howard said this morning. "He apparently had some issues this week where he wasn't able to get around very well. He told my wife that the doctor was sitting on his head. I guess it's just a mobility issue and his ability to get in and out of places with ease. It's harder and harder for him."

The fans of the Bulldog Nation will be very sad to hear this news, as it is one more step towards Munson's full retirement after 40+ years in the booth.

Related Link(s)

A College Football Radio Legend Begins To Say Goodbye
AJC: Munson to call Sugar Bowl (Dec 17, 2007)
ABH: Munson won't make trip to Sugar Bowl (Dec 28, 2007)

Photograph courtesy of the University of Georgia Athletic Association Sports Communications Department

When you grow up on Big Ten Football, or become a part of it in some way, there is one game you aspire to be a part of, and that is the Rose Bowl. For the Brian Barnhart (pictured left), the voice of University of Illinois Football and Basketball, this year is a dream come true. In the December 26, 2007 edition of the Chicago Tribune, sports media reporter Ed Sherman writes about the journey Barnhart has taken to become the voice of the Illini.

In the article, Sherman starts out with the basic story of Sherman and the the rise of this year's Illini team:

The play-by-play voice of Illinois football and basketball was raised just down the road from Memorial Stadium in Tolono. He was an Illini fan almost from Day One.

Barnhart grew up listening to previous Illinois voices: Larry Stewart, Dick Martin and Jim Turpin. Now he is following in their footsteps by calling Illinois' biggest football game in 24 years when the Illini face USC in the Rose Bowl on Tuesday.

Although you need a user account to read the full story, you might want to visit the Tribune web site to read Barnhart's story.

Related Link(s)

Brian Barnhart profile from WHMS 95.7
Ed Sherman Profile

Editors Note: Ed Sherman is a sportswriter for the Chicago Tribune that covers golf and sports media. This is his profile as posted on the Chicago Tribune web site.

I always said if the over-the-top move led to the ideal golf swing, they would be writing about me on the PGA Tour. Unfortunately, I've never shed that killer fault, so I am a golf writer instead. I've played poorly since the age of 12, but I still love the game--most of the time, at least. I learned to play at Chick Evans Golf Course. After attending the University of Illinois, I joined the Tribune in 1981.

I've covered a variety of sports at the Tribune, ranging from high school girls volleyball to the White Sox to covering the Bears run to the Super Bowl in 1985. I took over the golf beat in 1997. Thinking I could establish my credentials right away, I explained why Tiger Woods wouldn't win the Masters in his first major as a pro. One epic title later, I wrote, "Tiger won't tame Augusta" was the worst headline in the Tribune since "Dewey defeats Truman."

Thankfully, things improved since my first tournament. I have seen many memorable moments at majors and Ryder Cups. Woods makes it a great ride. I have an inside the ropes look at his run to history. My wife, Ilene, puts up with my obsessive passion for golf and the White Sox. I've already introduced the game to my sons, Matthew and Sammy. Hopefully, they'll forgive me.

Related Link(s)
(Note that the Chicago Tribune web site requires user registration)

Ed Sherman's Chicago Tribune Columns
Ed Sherman's Golf Blog: Bunker Mentality

Athens, GA (Dec 26, 2007) - Now that the NFL Network has entered into an agreement to allow CBS and NBC to televise this Saturday's New England Patriots vs. New York Giants game, the fallout has begun. WWOR-TV in New York paid for the right to carry the over-the-air broadcast for the New York Metro market, as did WCVB-TV for the Boston market.

The investment that has been made by these stations is now essentially worthless as NBC and CBS now have the right to broadcast the games live. It is not known whether or not the two networks had to pay for these rights. Meanwhile WWOR-TV is not taking this well. In a statement, WWOR-TV said,

“The NFL is in clear violation of their agreement with WWOR/My9. We fully expect the league to honor their commitment to My9 as the exclusive free over-the-air broadcaster for Saturday’s telecast of the New England Patriots at New York Giants game.”

If it does go to court, it is not clear what the outcome will be. One unnamed sports journalist has speculated that at most, the network broadcasts will be blacked out in those two markets only so that the local stations would be made whole on their investment. In a statement, NFL Network spokesman Seth Palansky said that the NFL network is "in the process of reviewing the situation as it relates to Channel 9. [WWOR-TV]."

It is also not known why Fox and ESPN are not part of this "historic" deal. Eye on Sports Media sent an e-mail inquiry on this question to Mr. Palansky shortly after the announcement. A reply has not yet been received. It is not likely that one will be received as the NFL has said there would be no further comment on the matter.

It will be interesting to see which network brings in the higher ratings outside of the New York and Boston markets. It will be more interesting to see if those people who already have access to the NFL Network will watch it on NBC or CBS.

Athens, GA (Dec 26, 2007) - Even though you will still have to suffer through Bryant Gumbel, the NFL Network has come to an agreement with CBS and NBC for a multicast of Saturday night's game between the NY Giants and the New England Patriots:

Editors Note: Matt Goukas, former coach of the NBA's Orlando Magic and the Philadelphia 76ers is the color analyst for Orlando Magic broadcasts on Sun Sports and FSN Florida. This is his profile as published by the networks. (last updated 12/22/2007)

Matt Guokas is analyst for Orlando Magic games on Sun Sports and FSN Florida. Guokas joins David Steele and Paul Kennedy on each of the Magic game broadcasts on Sun Sports and FSN Florida.

Guokas spent eight seasons as an analyst for FSN's local coverage of the Cleveland Cavaliers. He also served as an analyst for CBS's coverage of NCAA Basketball. Guokas was also an analyst for NBC's coverage of the NBA. In addition, he handled the analyst duties for the network's basketball coverage during the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

No stranger to The City Beautiful, Guokas was the head coach of the Magic from their inaugural season in 1989-90 through the 1992-93 campaign. He compiled a 111-217 (.338) record with Orlando and led them to their first-ever .500 season in 1992-93 (41-41). Guokas also served as head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers from 1985-88. His best season was in 1985-86, where he led the Sixers to a 54-28 regular season mark. In six-plus seasons as a head coach, Guokas had a 230-305 record (.430). He was also an assistant coach in Philadelphia under Billy Cunningham for three-and-a-half seasons and helped the Sixers capture the NBA Championship in 1982-83.

The Philadelphia native was an All-American basketball player at St. Joseph's University and was the 76er's first round draft choice in 1966. Guokas played in Philadelphia for four seasons and helped the Sixers win the 1967 NBA title. During his 10-year career, Guokas also played with Chicago, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Houston and Buffalo.

Guokas has an extensive broadcasting background. In 1977, he began a five-year stint as part of the 76ers radio and television broadcast team. During that time, he handled both play-by-play and analyst assignments on local over-the-air and cable television. His father, Matt Sr., was a play-by-play announcer for the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1950's, following his playing career.

Guokas and his wife, Barbara, have four children.

Photograph courtesy of Sun Sports/FSN Florida.

Editors Note: I have only worked with David Steele for one or two basketball games over the years. The Sun Sports/FSN Florida Play-by-Play Announcer is definitely a class gentleman. This is his profile as published by Sun Sports/FSN Florida. (last updated 12/22/2007)

David Steele, is Sun Sports' play-by-play announcer for all Florida Gator football games and Orlando Magic basketball games on Sun Sports and FSN Florida as well as an analyst for a variety of sports aired on the regional sports networks.

Steele previously was the radio play-by-play voice for all Magic games for the team's first nine seasons before joining Sun Sports for Magic telecasts in March of 1998.

The former longtime voice of the University of Florida, Steele arrived in Orlando after serving as network coordinator and football/basketball play-by-play announcer for the University of Florida for seven seasons. This season, he will once again be teamed in the broadcast booth with longtime color analyst Nat Moore for all Gator telecasts on Sun Sports.

Previously, Steele also served as the host of the UF football and basketball television coaches/highlight shows as well as coaches' radio talk shows. He handled play-by-play duties for Florida Gator football on television from 1982-1999.

A native of Jacksonville, Steele joined the Gator staff in 1982 after stints as sports director at WJHG-TV in Panama City, Fla. and WLOS-TV in Asheville, N.C. He has also served as the football and basketball play-by-play announcer at Western Carolina University.

One of Florida's premier sportscasters, Steele has been named "Sportscaster of the Year" in both Florida and North Carolina. He is also a past president of the Florida Sportscasters Association. Steele and his wife, Sally, have three children, Luke, Emily, and Betsy. They reside in Winter Park, Florida.

Photograph courtesy of Sun Sports/FSN Florida

Editors Note: Whit Watson survived the frigid winters along Cayuga Lake and the gorge at Cornell University to return home to his home in Florida to become one of the more prominent faces on Sun Sports and FSN Florida. This is his profile as published by the Network. (last updated 12/22/2007)

Whit Watson is the primary studio host for Sun Sports and FSN Florida. Since returning to Florida in 2003, he has anchored many of the networks' most popular series, including Sun Sports' daylong CHEVY TAILGATE WEEKEND block of college football programming, including REC WAREHOUSE COLLEGE KICKOFF, SEMINOLE & GATOR POSTGAMES PRESENTED BY GEICO and TAILGATE OVERTIME PRESENTED BY AT&T on Sun Sports, and the Emmy Award-winning CHEVY FLORIDA FISHING REPORT, which he co-hosts with Capt. Rick Murphy. Watson also hosts a variety of specialty shows from the Sun Sports/FSN Florida studios, including the all-access series, UNDER THE LIGHTS, and IN MY OWN WORDS.

As a play-by-play announcer, he has called and continues to call the action on numerous games/events on Sun Sports and FSN Florida, including college basketball, college baseball, the FHSAA High School Basketball and Football Finals, Arena League Football, and more. In addition, he has served as a sideline reporter and pre-game host for select Orlando Magic and Miami Heat games on Sun Sports. Watson also contributes his own entertaining and informative blog on the Sun Sports & FSN Florida website commenting on the latest sports news in Florida.

Watson joined Sun Sports after nearly seven years as an anchor at ESPN in Bristol, Connecticut (April 1997-August 2003). There, he hosted evening and overnight editions of SportsCenter, and was featured during prime news hours on ESPNews, including intermission and halftime reports for hockey and college football/basketball. He also hosted a variety of specialty shows, including RPM2Night, NBA2Night, and NBA Matchup, and filled in as a host for ESPN Radio.

A native of Winter Park, Florida, Watson was both a National Merit Scholar and a Cornell National Scholar at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, where his broadcasting career began in radio at WVBR-FM (1990-1993). Having served as the station's sports director and morning sports anchor, Watson moved back home to Orlando upon graduation and joined the broadcasting department of the Orlando Magic as an intern. Later hired by the team as a television producer and radio reporter, he created special features for Magic TV programming, worked on the Magic's local weekly magazine show, and was the sideline reporter and secondary host for Magic Radio Network game broadcasts (1993-1997).

Watson's diverse freelance broadcasting background includes stints with several Orlando radio stations, play by play in minor league baseball, radio coverage of PGA and LPGA tour events, and production support for soccer's World Cup. A 1989 graduate of Trinity Preparatory School in Winter Park and a current member of that school's Board of Trustees, Watson was the 2007 recipient of the school's Distinguished Alumni Award. He currently resides in his hometown with his wife Tracey and their two children.

Photograph courtesy of Sun Sports/FSN Florida.

Editor's Note: Bryan Burns is ESPN's Vice-President of Strategic Business Planning and Development. This is his profile as published by the ESPN Networks. (last updated 12/21/2007)

Bryan Burns was named vice president, strategic business planning and development in April 2000. With ESPN since 1996, he most recently served as vice president, distribution development.

Burns currently serves as the head of the company’s high-definition services, ESPN HD and ESPN2 HD. Burns has been an integral part of creation of the two services from the business planning prior to the announcement of ESPN HD in 2002 to the flip of the switch of ESPN2 HD in January 2005. Burns is also charged with directing the growth of high definition telecasts within ABC Sports programming.

During his time with ESPN, Burns has been responsible for the conception of a wide variety of ESPN’s video products, including ESPN Game Plan, the company’s pay per view product for college football, ESPN FULL COURT for college basketball, and MLS/ESPN Shootout for Major League Soccer. He also designed ESPN Today, ESPN NOW and ESPN EXTRA, video and interactive channels that are designed for digital cable and the expanded capacity of Direct Broadcast Satellite carriers. Burns also was responsible for ESPN’s special markets efforts to non-residential distributors such as commercial establishments and hotels plus the company’s overall relationships with DIRECTV and Echostar.

Burns came to ESPN from The Paragon Alliance, a consulting firm he founded in 1992, after sixteen years in professional sports team management. His 16-year Major League Baseball career included seven years as Senior Vice President of MLB, where his responsibilities included handling worldwide television operations and overseeing special events such as the World Series, League Championship Series, and the All Star Game. Burns also served as Director of Marketing and Broadcasting for the Kansas City Royals from 1974-1983. At Comsat Video Enterprises from 1990-1992, Burns oversaw negotiations for the major sporting and special events included in the company’s Satellite Cinema and On Command Video pay-per-view services.

Burns has been recognized three times by CableFAX as one of the CableFAX 100, profiling “cable’s 100 heavy hitters.” In 2004, Burns was inducted into the Academy of Digital Television Pioneers (DTV Academy), a select group of individuals who have made a significant contribution to the development, success and promotion of digital television.

Burns is a graduate of Central Missouri State University, where he received a bachelor of science in Communications.

Photograph courtesy of the ESPN Networks.

Athens, GA (Dec 20, 2007) - Anchor Stuart Scott will return to ESPN Friday night to host the network’s NBA doubleheader and will also host the new NBA studio show on ABC Christmas Day. Scott had to leave the Miami at Pittsburgh NFL game Monday, Nov. 26, to have an emergency appendectomy.

After the surgery it was revealed that his appendix was malignant, and a second, precautionary surgery took place to remove surrounding tissue. Scott’s doctors are confident that they eliminated the cancerous tissue, but have prescribed preventative chemotherapy to ensure a full recovery. Scott will undergo the chemotherapy this winter. Mark Jones will be his primary on-air replacement when needed.

"Talk about a shocker," Scott said. "But I feel good, am in great hands medically and the doctors are confident they got all the bad stuff. I’m not the type of guy to let this eat up my life. I’ve got strong faith and family and friends who are tackling this with me. I can’t find the words to express how much I appreciate everyone’s thoughts and prayers. I probably won’t be able to get back to you all; but know it means a ton."

ESPN President George Bodenheimer added: " Stuart is approaching this fight with the same passion and energy we see on air. We're all encouraged that he is feeling so strong . He knows he has our full support and we look forward to the day when this is all behind him."

You can find out more about Scott Stuart in his profile.

Photograph Copyright 2007 by Rich Arden/ESPN. All Rights Reserved. Used with Permission.

Editor's Note: Stuart Scott is a SportsCenter Anchor for ESPN. This is his profile as published by the ESPN Networks. Last updated 12/20/2007.

Since joining ESPN in 1993 for the launch of ESPN2 as a host of short sports update segments, Stuart Scott’s role and visibility on studio shows have consistently grown. His primary roles are on SportsCenter – often anchoring the 11 p.m. ET edition – and on NFL and NBA programming.

For the 2006 season with Monday Night Football moving to ESPN, Scott succeeded Chris Berman as host of NFL PrimeTime. It actually represented a return to the show from Scott, having appeared with Berman and Tom Jackson on NFL PrimeTime during the 1997 season. His other NFL roles have included hosting ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown from 2002-2005, and working on Sunday NFL Countdown during the 1999 to 2001 seasons.

On the NBA, Scott serves as a courtside reporter, including during the NBA Finals on ABC. Scott has also hosted ESPN’s Dream Job series (2004-05). His unique style and vocabulary – including “Boo-yah!” and “He must be buttah ‘cause he’s on a roll” – have made him one of the network’s most popular and recognized anchors.

After serving as an original SportSmash anchor on ESPN2’s SportsNight, Scott has served as host of Edge NFL Matchup, a weekly 30-minute show which previews select NFL games; ESPN2’s NBA 2Night, an NBA news and highlight program; and ESPN2’s SportsNight: College Football Edition.

He has also covered the MLB playoffs and NCAA Final Four in 1995, and the NBA Finals for SportsCenter since 1997. In the 1997 and 1998 NBA Finals, Scott coverage included exclusive, one-on-one interviews with Michael Jordan. He has also interviewed Tiger Woods, Sammy Sosa and President Clinton. One personal highlight was being requested by U.S. soldiers to be part of ESPN’s SportsCenter: Salute the Troops effort in which a week of programs originated from Kuwait in September 2004.

Prior to joining ESPN, Scott worked for WESH-TV in Orlando, Fla., as a sports reporter and sports anchor from 1990 to 1993. While at WESH, he earned first place honors from the Central Florida Press Club for a feature on rodeo.

Scott also worked as a news reporter at WRAL-TV in Raleigh, N.C. (1988-90), and as a news reporter and weekend sports anchor at WPDE-TV in Florence, S.C. (1987-88).

Scott was graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1987 with a bachelor of arts degree in speech communications and radio, television and motion pictures. At North Carolina he worked at a student radio station WXYC-FM as a sports and news reporter and played wide receiver and defensive back for a club football team.

Photograph Copyright 2007 by Joe Faraoni/ESPN. All Rights Reserved. Used with Permission.

Bristol, CT (Dec 20, 2007) - ESPN has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire SchoolSports Inc., a leading high school-focused sports and lifestyle media company. SchoolSports reaches teen athletes and fans through RISE, Gridiron, Hardwood and GIRL magazines; RISE Events, which produces the Boost Mobile Elite 24 Hoops Classic, one of the nation’s premier high school basketball events; and RISEMAG.com, an online destination for teen athletes and fans that provides updated high school sports news.

SchoolSports CEO Jim Kaufman will continue to run SchoolSports, and will report to ESPN’s James Brown, senior vice president, New Program Development and Gary Hoenig, editor in chief, ESPN The Magazine and general manager, ESPN Publishing. The business will continue to operate from Boston, Mass. and New York, N.Y.

“ESPN’s acquisition of SchoolSports and its assets represents our continued commitment to providing our core fans with compelling high school sports content which will be used across all ESPN platforms,” said Brown. “We plan to grow our 12- to 17-year-old audience with a complementary fan base of student-athletes and their fans."

RISE Magazine, SchoolSports’ core asset, is one of the nation’s largest high school sports publications. RISE publishes 25 regionally customized issues nine times a year; featuring more than 200 cover stories, as well as athlete profiles, lifestyle content and one of the largest collections of photographs of the nation’s top athletes. The magazine has a circulation of 910,000 and a readership of 1.9 million.

“It is an exciting time for SchoolSports, its assets and ESPN,” said Kaufman. “We are thrilled to be joining the ESPN family and look forward to growing our properties and sharing our unique high school content with a larger fan base.”

Hoenig said: “The addition of RISE and SchoolSports’ other assets will be a great complement to our publishing offerings and will seamlessly translate across ESPN’s platforms. These assets present compelling content and have a unique community of fans that fits in organically with ESPN The Magazine’s ‘Next’ brand.”

Athens, GA (Dec 20, 2007) - Mike Bair is the president of MSG Media, which includes MSG Network, Fox Sports Net New York, MSG Radio, MSG Interactive, the Knicks, Rangers and Liberty. I was not aware that they also hold the rights to the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, probably the best Christmas stage show of all time. This is his profile as published by MSG Media.

Mike Bair is President, MSG Media where he is responsible for the strategic direction, operational, and financial performance for major divisions at Madison Square Garden: MSG Network, Fox Sports Net New York, MSG Radio, as well as day-to-day operating responsibilities for MSG Interactive; and sponsorship and ad sales for all of MSG’s properties, including the Knicks, Rangers, Liberty, Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Wintuk, and The Beacon Theatre.

Mike’s career at Cablevision began when he launched SportsChannel Bay Area in 1990. He was promoted to executive vice president of sports for Rainbow Media, where he oversaw Rainbow’s national sports networks, as well as SportsChannel’s eight regional sports networks; consolidated and re-marketed the networks into a single SportsChannel brand; upgraded productions, created new programming ventures and developed innovative sponsorships for advertisers. He was part of the negotiating team that created the FOX/Cablevision partnership, and was responsible for the transition of SportsChannel to FOX. During his tenure at SportsChannel, the network received an unprecedented 100 Emmy nominations, won the prestigious Beacon Award for community service and experienced the greatest distribution gains in its history. Mike was also involved in major rights negotiations with the NHL, NBA, MLB and the NCAA.

After Rainbow, Mike served as president, product management & marketing for Cablevision’s cable division, where he was responsible for product strategy; programming; marketing and advertising, as well as brand management for the company’s video, voice and on-line services. He’s held executive positions at HBO, Showtime Networks and Ogilvy and Mather Advertising; served as the CEO of Resorts Sports Network, an outdoor sports media company and was CEO of Dsports, the on-line retail operation of Dick’s Sporting Goods.

Photograph courtesy of MSG Media.

Athens, GA (Dec 20, 2007) - Lydia Murphy-Stephans, a former US Olympic Team speed skater, is Executive Vice President, Programming and Production for the MSG Network and Fox Sports New York. This is her profile as published by MSG Media.

Lydia Murphy-Stephans, is Executive Vice President, Programming and Production and responsible for all of MSG and FSNY’s programming, development, acquisitions, scheduling, remote and studio productions, and technical operations and facilities.

A former Olympian with more than twenty years experience in network and cable television, Stephans came to MSG from Peace Tree Inc., a media consulting company she founded that specializes in executive producing, strategic planning, content development, programming and production. Prior to that, she enjoyed stellar careers at ABC Sports and Oxygen Media.

Stephans started her network television career at ABC Sports in 1986. While there, she served as an on-air analyst and held several positions in the production and programming departments before being named vice president of programming and acquisitions in 1993, becoming the first female vice president in the history of ABC Sports. As vice president, she was responsible for the strategic planning, acquisition, programming and scheduling of sports content for the network. Her programming portfolio included the acclaimed anthology series Wide World of Sports, as well as golf, tennis, auto racing, figure skating, gymnastics, horse racing, Olympic related sports, women’s sports and special events.

In 1999, Stephans created the entire sports operation at Oxygen Media, as president and executive producer for Sports. There, she developed and managed the sports department for Oxygen Media’s cable channel, as well as developed and implemented the strategic plan for Oxygen Media’s sports investments. In 2002, she was promoted to executive vice president of production, Oxygen Media. Stephans started her television career in 1985 in Marquette, Michigan, where she was the Senior News Producer for WLUC-TV.

A member of the U.S. National Speed Skating Team from 1976-1985, Stephans won three National Championships and several other national and international competitions. She competed in the 1984 Olympic Games in Sarajevo Yugoslavia, before being named head coach of the U.S. National Short Track Team in 1985. In 1994, Stephans was inducted into the Speed Skating Hall of Fame.

Photograph Courtesy of MSG Media

Laurie Orlando is the Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning at ESPN. This is her profile as published by MSG Media. Created Dec 20, 2007. Last Updated Mar 6, 2008)

Laurie Orlando is Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning at ESPN. In this position, Orlando (pictured left) oversees the newly created Talent Office and the relationships with the on-air personalities who represent the ESPN brand across all multimedia platforms. Orlando is focused on negotiation and facilitation of contracts; identification and recruitment of new talent; and establishing development, communication, coaching and feedback processes. Orlando is based in Bristol, Conn., and reports to Steve Anderson, executive vice president, news, talent & content operations.

Orlando joins ESPN from MSG & Fox Sports New York where she was senior vice president, executive producer. Prior to that, she spent nearly five years at College Sports Television (CSTV) as vice president of programming, original programming and development, and vice president of remote & feature production. She has also held significant production and programming roles at Oxygen Media and Classic Sports Network.

This is the second ESPN stint for Orlando, who worked for ESPN Classic as a coordinating producer in 1999. In her earlier role, Orlando oversaw the development, supervision and execution of all original, documentary and long-form programming, including the Sweet Science documentary series and other critically-acclaimed original programs.

Orlando was graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor of science degree in international relations, as well as a bachelor of arts in television and film writing from the University's Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Orlando started her television career in 1989 as an associate producer with HBO’s Comedy Channel.

Photograph Courtesy of MSG Media.

Athens, GA (Dec 19, 2007) - "All I need for the game is a couple of lemons cut in eighths," Dick Vitale said before a University of Kentucky-University of Georgia (UGA) game some years ago at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA. As far as talent requests go, this was one of the more bizarre ones I have had to fill over the years. And if you have ever tried to find lemons in a basketball arena an hour before tip-off, you can understand the challenge. But this request was for Dickie V., and I was more than happy to oblige the man.

Why? Because he IS college basketball and one of the most enthusiastic, energetic color analysts I have ever worked for in 26+ years of working in television sports. Unlike another big-name analyst, who, in my experience, has got to be one of the most miserable, sexist people to wear a basketball announcer's headset, Vitale exudes a genuine, child-like enthusiasm for the game that cannot be matched. To watch him jump up and lead the University of Georgia pep band is one of the most enjoyable moments I have experienced at a game. This is the type of man you would climb Mount Everest for to get those lemons.


Photograph Courtesy of Zach Klein

Unfortunately, his voice has been silenced until at least February. For a man who has never missed an assigned game in 29 years on the air, this has to be the biggest psychological challenge he has had to face as a broadcaster. ESPN, in a release issued yesterday, said

ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale had successful surgery today to treat ulcers on his left vocal chord. Vitale plans to return to the air in early February. He will continue to provide his college basketball observations on ESPN.com and dickvitaleonline.com while he recuperates.

"College basketball fans will miss Dick's enthusiasm in the coming weeks. But we are delighted to learn his surgery was a success and we all wish him a speedy recovery," said ESPN President George Bodenheimer.

No broadcast analyst connects with the crowd better or in a more genuine way than Dick Vitale.
Photograph Copyright ESPN, All Rights Reserved. Used With Permission.

Besides the knowledge and history carried in the brain, the voice is the most valuable asset an announcer brings to the game. When he as with CBS Sports, I observed John Madden's ritual with bemused amusement. His stage manager carefully laid out what Madden needed for the game in a precise order: cigars, honey, and lemons. Being young and naive, I asked why the honey and lemons. The answer was to protect his voice during the game. So when Vitale made the request, I knew why. In one of those "other tasks as required" statements in a job description, UGA Sports Information Director Claude Felton and Associate SID for Men's Basketball Tim Hix, going well above and beyond the call of duty, helped me out and we got the lemons.

On his website, Vitale wrote his fans:

During the past month and a half, I have had a very difficult time with discomfort in my throat. Personally, I want to apologize to all of the fans and all of the beautiful people at ESPN who have been fantastic to me during my 29 years working at the network.

I have been blessed to have the opportunity to work with so many wonderful people, especially my current teammates, Dan Shulman, Doris Burke, coordinating producer Dan Steir and director Doug Holmes, whom have all been so understanding and supportive.

Vitale has never asked for anything from his fans except to share his love for college basketball. As Dick Vitale lit a votive candle, offering a prayer, at the Notre Dame Grotto (picture left), we at Eye on Sports Media say a prayer for his speedy recovery and look forward to his return. Without Vitale, college basketball viewing just has a sour taste that is so...so wrong.

Notre Dame Grotto Photograph courtesy of Dick Vitale Online.

Athens, GA (Dec 18, 2007) - The following is the broadcast information for the 2007 Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl:

2007 Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl

Teams: Georgia Tech (7-5, 4-4 ACC) vs. Fresno State (8-4, 6-2 WAC)
Date: December 31, 2007
Time: 2:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. PST
Location: Bronco Stadium, Boise ID ( 30,000, Blue Astro Play Turf)

Television Network: ESPN2 / ESPN360.com / ESPN Mobile TV
Play-By-Play/Color/Sideline: Dave Lamont, James Hasty and Heather Cox
ESPNU Replay: Jan. 1 at 3 a.m.

Radio
Georgia Tech: TBD
Fresno State: TBD

Athens, GA (Dec 18, 2007) - The following is the broadcast information for the 2007 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl:

2007 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl

Teams: California (6-6, 3-6 PAC 10) vs. Air Force (9-3, 6-2 Mountain West)
Date: December 31, 2007
Time: 12:30 p.m. EST/9:30 a.m. EST
Location: Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth TX ( 44,008, 419 Bermuda Grass)

Television Network: ESPN / ESPN360.com / ESPN Mobile TV
Play-By-Play/Color/Sideline: Dan Fouts, Tim Brant and Todd Harris
ESPNU Replay: Jan. 1 at midnight

Radio
ESPN Radio - Clay Matvick, Larry Coker and Sarah Kustok
California: TBD
Air Force: TBD

Athens, GA (Dec 18, 2007) - The following is the broadcast information for the 2007 PetroSun Independence Bowl:

2007 PetroSun Independence Bowl

Teams: Alabama (6-6, 4-4 SEC) vs. Colorado (6-6, 4-4 Big 12)
Date: December 30, 2007
Time: 8:30 p.m. EST/5:30 p.m. EST
Location: Independence Stadium, Shreveport, LA ( 50,832, grass)

Television Network: ESPN / ESPN360.com / ESPN Mobile TV
Play-By-Play/Color/Sideline: Mark Jones, Bob Davie and Stacey Dales
ESPNU Replay: Dec. 31 at 2 a.m.

Radio
Alabama: TBD
Colorado: TBD

Athens, GA (Dec 18, 2007) - The following is the broadcast information for the 2007 Valero Alamo Bowl:

2007 Valero Alamo Bowl

Teams: Penn State (8-4, 4-4 Big Ten) vs. Texas A&M (7-5, 4-4 Big 12)
Date: December 29, 2007
Time: 8:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. PST
Location: The Alamodome, San Antonio TX (65,000, SportField - an in-fill turf installed November 2004)

Television Network: ESPN / ESPN360.com / ESPN Mobile TV
Play-By-Play/Color/Sideline: Chris Fowler, Craig James, Doug Flutie and Erin Andrews
ESPNU Replay: Dec. 30 at 11 p.m.

Radio
ESPN Radio - Pam Ward, Ray Bentley and Rob Simmeljkaer
Penn State: TBD
Texas A&M: TBD
Local Radio: 1200 WOAI-AM

Athens, GA (Dec 18, 2007) - The following is the broadcast information for the 2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl:

2007 AutoZone Liberty Bowl

Teams: Central Florida (10-3, 7-1 C-USA) vs. Mississippi State (7-5, 4-4 SEC)
Date: December 29, 2007
Time: 4:30 p.m. EST/1:30 p.m. PST
Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium , Memphis TN (62,380, Field Turf)

Television Network: ESPN / ESPN360.com / ESPN Mobile TV
Play-By-Play/Color/Sideline: Terry Gannon, David Norrie and Vince Welch
ESPNU Replay: Dec. 30 at 4 p.m.

Radio
ESPN Radio - Eric Collins, Bill Curry and Joe Schad
UCF: TBD
MSU: TBD

Athens, GA (Dec 18, 2007) - The following is the broadcast information for the 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl:

2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl

Teams: #25 Connecticut (9-3, 5-2 Big East) vs. Wake Forest (8-4, 5-3 ACC)
Date: December 29, 2007
Time: 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. EST
Location: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte NC (73,504, Bermuda Grass)

Television Network: ESPN / ESPN360.com / ESPN Mobile TV
Play-By-Play/Color/Sideline: Dave Pasch, Andre Ware and Quint Kessenich
ESPNU Replay: Dec. 30 at 11 a.m.

Radio
UCONN: TBD
Wake Forest: TBD

Athens, GA (Dec 18, 2007) - The following is the broadcast information for the 2007 Emerald Bowl:

2007 Emerald Bowl

Teams: Oregon State (8-4, 6-3 PAC 10) vs. Maryland (6-6, 3-5 ACC)
Date: December 28, 2007
Time: 8:30 p.m. EST/5:30 p.m. EST
Location: AT&T Park, San Francisco ( 40,184, Sports Turf—a blend of five low-growing bluegrass hybrid turf grasses.)

Television Network: ESPN / ESPN360.com / ESPN Mobile TV
Play-By-Play/Color/Sideline: Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman and Rob Stone
ESPNU Replay: Dec. 29 at 2:30 a.m.

Radio
ESPN Radio - Dave Barnett, Rod Gilmore and Dave Ryan
Oregon State: TBD
Maryland: TBD

Athens, GA (Dec 18, 2007) - The following is the broadcast information for the 2007 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl:

2007 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl

Teams: #11 Arizona State (10-2, 7-2 PAC 10) vs. #19 Texas (9-3, 5-3 Big 12)
Date: December 27, 2007
Time: 8:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. PST
Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA (66,000, Natural Grass)

Television Network: ESPN / ESPN360.com / ESPN Mobile TV
Play-By-Play/Color/Sideline: Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit and Lisa Salters
ESPNU Replay: Dec. 28 at 2:30 a.m.

Radio
ESPN Radio - Dan Fouts, Tim Brant and Todd Harris
Arizona State: TBD
Texas: TBD

Athens, GA (Dec 18, 2007) - The following is the broadcast information for the 2007 Champs Sports Bowl:

2007 Champs Sports Bowl

Teams: #14 Boston College (10-3, 6-3 ACC) vs. Michigan State (7-5, 3-5 Big Ten)
Date: December 28, 2007
Time: 5:00 p.m. EST/4:00 CST
Location: Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium, Orlando FL (65,438, 419 Bermuda Grass)

Television Network: ESPN / ESPN360.com / ESPN Mobile TV
Play-By-Play/Color/Sideline: Mike Patrick, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe
ESPNU Replay: Dec. 28 at 11:30 p.m.

Radio
ESPN Radio - Dave Lamont, Jim Donnan and Shannon Spake
Boston College: TBD
Michigan State: TBD

Athens, GA (Dec 18, 2007) - The following is the broadcast information for the 2007 Motor City Bowl:

2007 Motor City Bowl

Teams: Purdue (7-5, 3-5 Big Ten) vs. Central Michigan (8-5, 6-1 MAC)
Date: December 26, 2007
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST
Location: Ford Field, Detroit MI (65,000, Fieldturf)

Television Network: ESPN / ESPN360.com / ESPN Mobile TV
Play-By-Play/Color/Sideline: Dave Pasch, Andre Ware and Quint Kessenich
ESPNU Replay: Dec. 27 at 7:30 a.m.

Radio
Purdue: TBD
Central Michigan: TBD

Athens, GA (Dec 18, 2007) - Suzy Shuster is a Sideline Reporter for ESPN/ABC Sports. This is his profile as published by the ABC.

Suzy Shuster, an Emmy Award-winning sportscaster, joined ABC Sports as a sideline reporter in the fall of 2004. A 10-year veteran of sports broadcasting, Shuster is currently a member of the broadcast team for NCAA Football National Champions USC Trojans Pre-Game show on KMPC radio 154O The Ticket. She also works as the West Coast correspondent with NBA-TV.

For three years, from 2000-02, Shuster served as a lead reporter/anchor for Fox Sports Net, where she reported on the Los Angeles Lakers during their three-year championship run and on the Anaheim Angels' World Series team. She also covered college football and basketball extensively. In 2002 she won a regional Emmy for her feature on the impact of the September 11 attacks on the sporting world.

Before joining FSN, Shuster was a producer and associate producer on the acclaimed series "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" on HBO. Her features included the Emmy-nominated investigative report, "Pedophile Coaches: Who's Coaching Your Kids?," as well as a report on the Salt Lake City Olympic Committee voting scandal. She also produced profiles of such stars as Kobe Bryant, Andre Agassi, John McEnroe and Jason Williams.

Shuster spent two years as an associate producer at ESPN, where she produced a weekly feature on "SportsCenter." She began her career at Fox News, working with executive producer Emily Rooney. She worked as a field producer for the 1996 Presidential election coverage, and as a breaking news producer, covering stories such as TWA Flight 800.

A graduate of Columbia University in New York, Shuster is married to NFL Network and CBS Sports anchor and veteran sportscaster Rich Eisen.

Athens, GA (Dec 18, 2007) - The sports sites and blogs are buzzing with the news. Last spring, Philadelphia News Anchor Alycia Lane gets everybody laughing and possibly excited about a possible catfight with ABC Sideline Reporter Suzy Shuster after sending bikini pictures of herself to Rich Eisen. Now she has to go and punch a cop in the wee hours of the morning. There is nothing like a little felony count of assaulting a police officer to get the media buzzing.

The sad thing is that this all shows the human side of everybody, warts and all. And of course the media is jumping all over it. This publication is no exception...with one difference. We are not going to post or link to the original pictures. No, this post will go to show just how many people out there are searching for the photos. We will keep track of our referrer log and let our readers know later on.

There is one good thing about this story. At least she was not driving to see Eisen while wearing a diaper. In the meantime, GameOn, am image consulting company that Shuster works for, might be able to expand their service offerings to help Lane with the image problem she is facing. How would they do this? According to their web site:

Athletes are continually placed in the public eye by the media. Strong and lasting impressions are created every day. Whether those impressions are positive or negative is largely up to the athlete. With the proper guidance and training from professionals, we teach athletes or public figures the communication skills necessary to manage his/her own public image. They do this through Engaging clients rather than lecturing to them. Implementing one-on-one and group exercises that allow the participant to rehearse and polish their communication skills in a simulated yet controlled environment.

Shuster should be able to do this well as she has already engaged Lane in such an exercise, as you can see in the email she sent Lane:

“Boy, do you look amazing in a bikini . . . congrats! Whatever you’re doing, (Pilates? yoga?) keep doing it - it’s working for you. Anyway, sorry but those seven e-mails you sent to my husband, Rich, well, oops, they came to the e-mail address we both use from time to time, but no worries, I’ll forward the beach shots as well as the ones of you dancing with your friends on to his main address. Do you have it?”

Game on!

Athens, GA (Dec 17, 2007) - All televised sporting events have on-air graphics of some kind. One of the commonly used tools is the Duet and Lyric systems manufactured by the Chyron Corporation. Chyron products are systems widely used in mobile production units. Despite the fact that Chyron is a de facto industry standard, they have had a bankruptcy filing in their history and their stock has been very low priced.

These images are of a Chyron Duet and Lyric System used by one production company.







You can learn more about the company and their products at http://www.chyron.com/.

Photographs copyright 2007 by Christopher Byrne/Eye On Sports Media. All Rights Reserved.

Athens, GA (Dec 16, 2007) - Last year, Niagara University suspended then Junior Guard/Forward Charron Fisher (pictured left) for the first 6 games of the season. He had been involved in a beatdown of a pitcher for the Purple Eagles baseball team. In my November 21, 2007 column on NewsVine, I wrote:

Despite winning 14 of their last 15 games, the NCAA selection committee put Niagara into the NCAA Tournament Play-in Game against Florida A&M. This game was considered a slap in the face by many Niagara fans. For others, who portrayed Niagara as a team of "thugs", this was a "just reward". In a span of 2 years, Niagara had gone from being the "feel good" story of the 2005 NCAA Tournament to being viewed as either victim or thugs, depending on the which point of view you looked at.

The media played a large part in their portrayal of Fisher and the rest of the Niagara team. But it is unclear when or if the media will pick up on the fact that Fisher is now the leading scorer in NCAA Division I basketball this year, averaging 27.4 points per game. Yesterday, he had his third consecutive 30-point game in Niagara's upset of St. John's. In the meantime, Fisher is writing a blog for the Niagara Gazette, entering the brave new world of new media and citizen journalism.

Related Link(s)

Newsvine: Niagara Opens Hoops Season With Many Questions
Niagara Gazette: Charron Fisher Blog (Bloggin' in the Paint)

Photograph Courtesy of Niagara University

Athens, GA (Dec 16, 2007) - One does not usually expect a person who majored in History and Political Science to become a major face in the world of college basketball. Andy Katz of ESPN has done this, and here is his profile as published by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) and ESPN.

Andy Katz, a senior college basketball writer for ESPN.com, is the 2007-2008 President of the United States Basketball Writers Association. In addition to covering college basketball on a daily basis and breaking news for the site, Katz pens the “Daily Word” and “Weekly Word,” popular columns covering a variety topics and issues from around the sport.

A regular analyst on ESPN's College Hoops Tonight and ESPN2's College Hoops 2Night, Katz also serves as a reporter for ESPN at the Final Four and other major tournaments. He also contributes to ESPN The Magazine and ESPN Radio and provides in-studio college basketball analysis for ESPN and ESPNEWS Network, ESPN's 24-hour sports news cable network.

Prior to joining ESPN. com in January 2000, Katz served as the national basketball writer for the Fresno Bee from 1995-99. He also has had stints at the Albuquerque Journal (1990-95) and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1989-90).

Photograph Courtesy of ESPN.

Athens, GA (Dec 16, 2007) - Steve Hummer (pictured below) and Maria Saporto of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution are above the fold on the front page of in today's edition as they write about Atlanta Falcon's Owner Arthur Blank and his blind faith in people, and how it led to his being burned by Michael Vick and Bobby Petrino. Note that they did not call him a Pollyanna. This was done by some creative headline writer.

Arthur Blank, the vulnerable billionaire, paused to consider the source of his trusting nature.

It's a trait that has been sorely tested recently. But not broken, he quickly added. Even after the fall of his franchise quarterback and the desertion of his coach, the Falcons owner insisted he will continue to believe the majority of mankind is not out to embarrass him on "Monday Night Football."...

...His very nature, in concert with his very hands-on ownership style, is under review now, given the state of his football team. He stayed with Mike Vick — handing him a 10-year, $130 million contract — through a compounding series of incidents until finally felony dog fighting dragged the quarterback under. On Monday, Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison.

The night of the sentencing, Blank was extolling the virtues of his coach to the "Monday Night Football" audience while his team was getting kneecapped by New Orleans. Twenty-four hours later, Petrino was accepting the Arkansas job, he and his family celebrating with a rousing, "Wooooo, pig, sooooey!"

Blank could not have read two people any worse, and now his football season seems to be playing out like a Shakespearean tragedy.

It imight be hard to conceive how the man who led the Home Depot empire could be as successful as he has been (well except with the Falcons) with this kind of approach in business. But he has been, and now he needs to move forward.

Related Link(s)

AJC: Blank's bowed, not broken

Photograph courtesy of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Athens, GA (Dec 16, 2007) - The following is the broadcast information for the 2007 Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl:

2007 Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl

Teams: Boise State (10-2, 7-1 Wac) vs. East Carolina (7-5, 6-2 C-USA)
Date: December 23, 2007
Time: 8 p.m. EST/3 p.m. HST
Location: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI (50,000, Fieldturf)

Television Network: ESPN / ESPN360.com / ESPN Mobile TV
Play-By-Play/Color/Sideline: Terry Gannon, David Norrie, and Jeannine Edwards
ESPNU Replay: Dec. 24 at 1 a.m.

Radio
ESPN Radio - Terry Gannon, David Norrie, and Jeannine Edwards (simulcast)
Boise State: KBOI (670 AM) - Paul J. Schneider, Jeff Caves, Todd Miles
East Carolina: Pirate ISP Sports Network - Jeff Charles, Kevin Monroe (Find stations)

Athens, GA (Dec 15, 2007) - The following is the 2007-2008 ESPN College basketball broadcast schedule as of December 3, 2007:

Date Time (ET) Network Matchup

Sat., Dec. 15	noon	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Oklahoma State at Pittsburgh
	noon	ESPNU	Temple at Drexel
	2 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	UAB at Kentucky
	3 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Arkansas at Oklahoma
	5 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Ohio at Kansas
	5:30 p.m.	ESPNU	Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne at Michigan State
	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Memphis at Middle Tennessee State
	7:30 p.m.	ESPNU	Southern Illinois at Saint Louis
	9:30 p.m.	ESPNU	Tennessee at Western Kentucky
Sun., Dec. 16	8 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	North Carolina at Rutgers
Mon., Dec. 17	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Albany at Duke
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Texas Southern at Purdue
Tue., Dec. 18	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Kansas at Georgia Tech
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Kentucky at Houston
Wed., Dec. 19	7 p.m.	ESPN2/ ESPN360.com	Memphis at Cincinnati
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Wofford at Purdue
	9 p.m.	ESPNU	Nicholls State at North Carolina
Thu., Dec. 20	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Pittsburgh vs. Duke (New York, N.Y.)
	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	All College Classic: Oral Roberts vs. Oklahoma State (Oklahoma City)
	9 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	All College Classic: Gonzaga vs. Oklahoma (Oklahoma City)
Sat., Dec. 22	noon	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Georgetown at Memphis
	2 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Tennessee at Xavier
	4:30 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series: Stanford at Texas Tech
	6:30 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Dick’s Sporting Goods Spartan Clash: Texas vs. Michigan State (Auburn Hills, Mich.)
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Santa Clara at Minnesota
	8:30 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Busch Braggin’ Rights: Illinois vs. Missouri
	9 p.m.	ESPNU	Dick’s Sporting Goods Spartan Clash: Oregon vs. Oakland (Auburn Hills, Mich.)

Date Time (ET) Network Matchup

Sun., Dec. 23	2 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Colgate at Penn State
Thu., Dec. 27	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Nevada at North Carolina
	7:30 p.m.	ESPNU	N.C. State at Seton Hall
Fri., Dec. 28	9 p.m.	ESPNU	Butler at Southern Illinois
Sat., Dec. 29	noon	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Wisconsin at Texas
	noon	ESPN360.com	Florida International at Purdue
	2 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	San Diego at Kentucky
	4 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Tennessee at Gonzaga
	6 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Oklahoma at West Virginia
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	LaSalle at Villanova
	8 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Pittsburgh at Dayton
	10 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Arizona at Memphis
Mon., Dec. 31	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Kansas State at Xavier
Tue., Jan. 1	2:30 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Cincinnati at Louisville
Wed., Jan. 2	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Rutgers at South Florida
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Lafayette at Pittsburgh
	8 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Kent State at North Carolina
	9 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Penn State at Northwestern
Thu., Jan. 3	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	West Virginia at Notre Dame
	8 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Ohio State at Illinois
	9 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Villanova at DePaul
Fri., Jan. 4	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Fairfield at Loyola (Md.)
Sat., Jan. 5	noon	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Kansas at Boston College
	noon	ESPNU	Maryland at Charlotte
	2 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Michigan at Purdue
	2 p.m.	ESPNU	UTEP at Texas Tech
	4 p.m.	ESPNU	Robert Morris at Quinnipiac
	6 p.m.	ESPN Classic / ESPN360.com	Cincinnati at St. John’s
	8 p.m.	ESPNU	LSU at Texas A&M
	8 p.m.	ESPN Classic / ESPN360.com	Providence at DePaul
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Connecticut at Notre Dame
Mon., Jan. 7	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Coppin State at North Carolina A&T
	9 p.m.	ESPNU	Alabama State at Jackson State
Tue., Jan. 8	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Indiana at Michigan
	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Wichita State at Missouri State
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Bradley at Southern Illinois
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Florida at Alabama
	9 p.m.	ESPNU	Georgetown at DePaul
Wed., Jan. 9	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Duke at Temple
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	UNC-Asheville at North Carolina
	7:30 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Pittsburgh at South Florida
Thu., Jan. 10	7 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	West Virginia at Louisville
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Hofstra at UNC-Wilmington
	9 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Illinois at Wisconsin
	9 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Arkansas at Auburn
Fri., Jan. 11	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Navy at Bucknell
	9 p.m.	ESPNU	Siena at Niagara
Sat., Jan. 12	noon	ESPN / ESPN360.com	North Carolina State at North Carolina
	2 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Connecticut at Georgetown
	3 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Arizona at Houston
	3 p.m.	ESPNU	Morehead State at Tennessee-Martin
	6 p.m.	ESPN Classic / ESPN360.com	Iowa State at Baylor
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Villanova at Cincinnati
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Kansas at Nebraska
Sun., Jan. 13	2 p.m.	ESPNU	Syracuse at West Virginia
Mon., Jan. 14	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Georgetown at Pittsburgh
	7 or 9 p.m.	ESPNU	Morgan at Norfolk State
	7 or 9 p.m.	ESPNU	Mississippi Valley State at Alabama A&M
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Oklahoma at Kansas
	11 p.m.	ESPNU	Portland at Loyola Marymount
	11:59 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Gonzaga at Pepperdine
Tue., Jan. 15	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Ohio State at Michigan State
	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Creighton at Northern Iowa
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Cincinnati at Notre Dame
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Kentucky at Mississippi State
Wed., Jan. 16	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Duke at Florida State
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Virginia Tech at Virginia
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	North Carolina at Georgia Tech
	9 p.m.	ESPNU	DePaul at Villanova
	9:30 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Texas A&M at Texas Tech
Thu., Jan. 17	7 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Marquette at Louisville
	7 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Vanderbilt at Tennessee
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	George Mason at Hofstra
	9 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Indiana at Minnesota
	9 p.m.	ESPNU	Ohio at Akron
Fri., Jan. 18	6:30 p.m.	ESPNU	Niagara at Canisus
	9 p.m.	ESPNU	Bucknell at Holy Cross
Sat., Jan. 19	noon	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Villanova at Syracuse
	2 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Illinois at Purdue
	2 p.m.	ESPNU	Rutgers at DePaul
	3:30 p.m.	ABC	Maryland at North Carolina
	4 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Texas A&M at Kansas State
	5:30 p.m.	ESPNU	Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State
	6 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Clemson at Duke
	6 p.m.	ESPN Classic / ESPN360.com	Kent State at Ohio
	8 p.m.	ESPNU	Kansas at Missouri
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Kentucky at Florida
Mon., Jan. 21	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Syracuse at Georgetown
	7 or 9 p.m.	ESPNU	Hampton at Winston-Salem State
	7 or 9 p.m.	ESPNU	Alcorn State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Texas at Oklahoma State
	11 p.m.	ESPNU	Pepperdine at Santa Clara
	11:59 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	San Francisco at Gonzaga
Tue., Jan. 22	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Michigan at Wisconsin
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Central Michigan at Western Michigan
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Tennessee at Kentucky
Wed., Jan. 23	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Iowa State at Kansas
	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Georgia Tech at North Carolina State
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Villanova at Rutgers
	9 p.m.	ESPNU	Kansas State at Colorado
Thu., Jan. 24	7 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Duke at Virginia Tech
	7 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Seton Hall at Providence
	9 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Michigan State at Northwestern
	9 p.m.	ESPNU	Austin Peay at Jacksonville State
Fri., Jan. 25	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Canisus at Fairfield
	9 p.m.	ESPNU	Vermont at Boston University
Sat., Jan. 26	noon	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Gonzaga at Memphis
	2 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Texas A&M at Oklahoma State
	3 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Southeast Missouri State at Murray State
	4 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Wisconsin at Purdue
	4 p.m.	ESPNU	Loyola (Md.) at Manhattan
	6 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Utah State at New Mexico State
	6 p.m.	ESPNU	St. Joseph’s at Temple
	6 p.m.	ESPN Classic / ESPN360.com	Rutgers at Pittsburgh
	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Georgetown at West Virginia
	8 p.m.	ESPNU	DePaul at Marquette
	9 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Creighton at Southern Illinois
	9 p.m.	ESPN Classic / ESPN360.com	Arkansas at LSU
Sun., Jan. 27	noon	ESPNU	Army at Navy

Student Spirit Week

Date Time Network Matchup

Mon., Jan. 28	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Louisville at Connecticut
	7 or 9 p.m.	ESPNU	Coppin State at Howard
	7 or 9 p.m.	ESPNU	Alabama State at Southern
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Oklahoma State at Oklahoma
	11 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Cal Poly at Pacific
Tue., Jan. 29	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Ohio State at Penn State
	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Virginia Commonwealth at George Mason
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Austin Peay at Southeast Missouri State
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Tennessee at Alabama
	9 p.m.	ESPNU	Missouri State at Wichita State
Wed., Jan. 30	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Virginia at Maryland
	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Cincinnati at West Virginia
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Villanova at Pittsburgh
	9 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Texas at Texas A&M
Thu., Jan. 31	7 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Boston College at North Carolina
	7 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Providence at Notre Dame
	9 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Indiana at Wisconsin
	9 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	N.C. State at Duke *
Fri., Feb. 1	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Iona at Saint Peter’s
Sat., Feb. 2	noon	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Syracuse at Villanova
	noon	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Maryland at Georgia Tech
	noon	ESPNU	Lehigh at Holy Cross
	2 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Oklahoma State at Texas Tech
	2 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Rider at Siena
	2 p.m.	ESPNU	Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee Tech
	3:30 p.m.	ABC / ESPN360.com	Kansas at Colorado
			Miami at Duke
	4 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	South Alabama at Louisiana-Monroe
	6 p.m.	ESPNU	Harvard at Princeton
	6 p.m.	ESPN Classic / ESPN360.com	DePaul at Notre Dame
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Arizona at UCLA
Sun., Feb. 3	noon	ESPNU	Army at Bucknell

Rivalry Week Presented by Cisco

Date Time Network Matchup

Mon., Feb. 4	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Louisville at Marquette
	7 or 9 p.m.	ESPNU	Hampton at North Carolina A&T
	7 or 9 p.m.	ESPNU	Grambling at Mississippi Valley State
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Missouri at Kansas
	11 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Gonzaga at St. Mary’s (Calif.)
	11 p.m.	ESPNU	Portland at Santa Clara
Tue., Feb. 5	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Michigan at Ohio State
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Virginia Tech at North Carolina State
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Florida at Tennessee
	9 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Butler at Valparaiso
	9 p.m.	ESPNU	Northern Iowa at Creighton
Wed., Feb. 6	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Connecticut at Syracuse
	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Texas at Oklahoma
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Maryland at Boston College
	7:30 p.m.	ESPN360.com	St. John’s at Rutgers
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Duke at North Carolina *
	9 p.m.	ESPNU	Texas Tech at Baylor
Thu., Feb. 7	7 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	West Virginia at Pittsburgh
	7 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Clemson at Virginia
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	George Mason at Drexel
	9 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Indiana at Illinois
	9 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Xavier at Saint Louis
	9 p.m.	ESPNU	Murray State at Eastern Kentucky
Fri., Feb. 8	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Siena at Marist
Sat., Feb. 9	noon	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Marquette at Notre Dame
	2 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Iowa at Minnesota
	2 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Southern at Grambling
	2 p.m.	ESPNU	South Florida at DePaul
	3:30 p.m.	ABC / ESPN360.com	Texas at Iowa State
			USC at Washington State
			Virginia at Wake Forest
	4 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Georgia Tech at Connecticut
	4 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Delaware State at Norfolk State
	4 p.m.	ESPNU	Oklahoma at Colorado
	6 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Oklahoma State at Kansas State
	6 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Hawaii at Nevada
	6 p.m.	ESPNU	Seton Hall at Villanova
	6 p.m.	ESPN Classic / ESPN360.com	Cincinnati at Rutgers
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Georgetown at Louisville
Sun., Feb. 10	noon	ESPNU	Lehigh at American
	4 p.m.	ESPNU	Toledo at Bowling Green
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Southern Illinois at Creighton

Date Time Network Matchup

Mon., Feb. 11	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Villanova at Georgetown
	7 or 9 p.m.	ESPNU	Howard at Delaware State
	7 or 9 p.m.	ESPNU	Southern at Jackson State
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Kansas at Texas
	11 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	West Coast Wildcard Game
	11 p.m.	ESPNU	West Coast Wildcard Game
Tue., Feb. 12	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Michigan State at Purdue
	8 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	North Carolina at Virginia *
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Kentucky at Vanderbilt
	9 p.m.	ESPNU	Louisville at DePaul
Wed., Feb. 13	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Maryland at Duke
	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	St. John’s at Cincinnati
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Notre Dame at Connecticut
	9 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Kansas State at Texas Tech
Thu., Feb. 14	7 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	North Carolina State at Boston College
	7 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Rutgers at West Virginia
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Drexel at Old Dominion
	9 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Michigan at Iowa
	9 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Fordham at Massachusetts
Fri., Feb. 15	7:30 p.m.	ESPNU	Marist at Manhattan
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Pittsburgh at Marquette
Sat., Feb. 16	noon	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Georgetown at Syracuse
	2 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Louisville at Providence
	3:30 p.m.	ABC / ESPN360.com	Stanford at Arizona
			Oklahoma State at Texas A&M
	4 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Arkansas at Mississippi State
	6 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Texas at Baylor
	6 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Holy Cross at Bucknell
	6 p.m.	ESPNU	Colonial Wildcard Game
	6 p.m.	ESPN Classic / ESPN360.com	Norfolk State at South Carolina State
	8 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Colonial Wildcard Game
	8 p.m.	ESPNU	Gonzaga at San Francisco
	8 p.m.	ESPN Classic / ESPN360.com	Villanova at St. John’s
	9 p.m.	ESPN	Michigan State at Indiana
Sun., Feb. 17	noon	ESPNU	American at Colgate
Mon., Feb. 18	4 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Georgetown at Providence
	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Syracuse at Louisville
	7 or 9 p.m.	ESPNU	Delaware State at North Carolina A&T
	7 or 9 p.m.	ESPNU	Grambling at Prairie View
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Texas A&M at Texas
	11 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Gonzaga at San Diego
Tue., Feb. 19	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Purdue at Indiana
	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	UNC-Greensboro at Davidson
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	DePaul at Connecticut
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Georgia at Kentucky
	9 p.m.	ESPNU	Missouri State at Creighton
Wed., Feb. 20	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	North Carolina at North Carolina State
	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Marquette at St. John’s
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	South Florida at Cincinnati
	9 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Kansas State at Nebraska
	9 p.m.	ESPNU	Eastern Michigan at Western Michigan
Thu., Feb. 21	7 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Pittsburgh at Notre Dame
	7 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Massachusetts at Rhode Island
	9 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Michigan at Minnesota
Fri., Feb. 22	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters
	9 p.m.	ESPNU	O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters
Sat., Feb. 23	11 a.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters
	noon	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Connecticut at Villanova
	noon	ESPN360.com	O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters
	1 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters
	2 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Big Ten Wildcard Game
	2 p.m.	ESPNU	O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters
	2 p.m.	ESPN Classic / ESPN360.com	Jackson State at Grambling
	3 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters
	3:30 p.m.	ABC / ESPN360.com	Oklahoma at Texas
			Oregon at UCLA
	4 p.m.	ESPNU	O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters
	5 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters
	6 p.m.	ESPNU	O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters
	6 p.m.	ESPN Classic / ESPN360.com	O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters
	7 p.m.	ESPN360.com	O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters
	8 p.m.	ESPNU	O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Tennessee at Memphis
	11:59 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	O’Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters

Judgment Week

Date Time Network Matchup

Mon., Feb. 25	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Marquette at Villanova
	7 or 9 p.m.	ESPNU	Bethune-Cookman at Maryland Eastern Shore
	7 or 9 p.m.	ESPNU	Texas Southern at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Texas at Kansas State
	11 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Gonzaga at Portland
Tue., Feb. 26	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Ohio State at Indiana
	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Southern Illinois at Bradley
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Boston College at Virginia Tech
	7 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Seton Hall at South Florida
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Tennessee at Vanderbilt
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Oklahoma State at Missouri
Wed., Feb. 27	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Kansas at Iowa State
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Florida State at North Carolina State
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Georgia Tech at Duke
	9 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	West Virginia at DePaul
	9 p.m.	ESPNU	St. John’s at Georgetown
Thu., Feb. 28	7 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Notre Dame at Louisville
	7 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Saint Louis at St. Joseph’s
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Murray State at Tennessee Tech
	9 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	USC at Arizona
	9 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Michigan State at Wisconsin
Fri., Feb. 29	6:30 p.m.	ESPNU	Saint Peter’s at Rider
	9 p.m.	ESPNU	Holy Cross at Lehigh
Sat., March 1	noon	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Pittsburgh at Syracuse
	noon	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Horizon League Wildcard Game
	2 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Texas A&M at Oklahoma
	2 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Missouri Valley Wildcard Game
	3:30 p.m.	ABC	North Carolina at Boston College
	4 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Big Ten Wildcard Game
	6 p.m.	ESPN Classic / ESPN360.com	Iowa State at Colorado
	7:30 p.m.	ESPN360.com	South Florida at Rutgers
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Kansas State at Kansas
Sun., March 2	noon	ESPNU	Providence at Cincinnati
	4 p.m.	ESPNU	Central Connecticut State at Sacred Heart

Date Time Network Matchup

Mon., March 3	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Pittsburgh at West Virginia
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	South Carolina State at Florida A&M
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Texas Tech at Kansas
	10 p.m.	ESPNU	Loyola Marymount at San Diego
	11:30 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Santa Clara at Gonzaga
Tue., March 4	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Big Ten Wildcard Game
	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Mid-American Wildcard Game
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Arkansas at Mississippi
Wed., March 5	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Duke at Virginia
	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Syracuse at Seton Hall
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Boston College at Miami (Fla.)
	9 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Texas A&M at Baylor

Championship Week Presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods (regular-season games not part of Championship Week)

Date Time Network Matchup

Thu., March 6	6 p.m.	ESPNU	Big South Conference: Semifinal #1
	7 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Connecticut at Providence
	7 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Clemson at Georgia Tech
	7:30 p.m.	ESPN360.com	DePaul at Cincinnati
	8 p.m.	ESPNU	Big South Conference: Semifinal #2
	9 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Big Ten Wildcard Game
	9 p.m.	ESPN or ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Xavier at St. Joseph’s
Fri., March 7	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Ohio Valley Conference: Semifinal #1
	9 p.m.	ESPNU	Ohio Valley Conference: Semifinal #2
Sat., March 8	11:30 a.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Big South Conference: Championship
	1:30 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Atlantic Sun Conference: Championship
	2 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Marquette at Syracuse
	3:30 p.m.	ABC / ESPN360.com	Missouri at Oklahoma
			Georgia Tech at Boston College
			Pac-10 Wildcard Game
	4 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Ohio Valley Conference: Championship
	4:30 p.m.	ESPNU	Horizon League: Semifinal #1
	6 p.m.	ESPN Classic / ESPN360.com	SEC Wildcard Game
	6:30 p.m.	ESPNU	Horizon League: Semifinal #2
	7 p.m.	ESPN360.com	Notre Dame at South Florida
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	North Carolina at Duke
Sun., March 9	2 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Big Ten Wildcard Game
	4 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Oklahoma State at Texas
	9:30 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	West Coast Conference: Semifinal #1
	11:30 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	West Coast Conference: Semifinal #2
Mon., March 10	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Colonial Athletic Association: Championship
	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference: Championship
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	West Coast Conference: Championship
	9 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Southern Conference: Championship
Tue., March 11	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Summit League: Championship
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	Pennsylvania at Princeton
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Horizon League: Championship
	9 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Sun Belt Conference: Championship
Wed., March 12	noon	ESPN / ESPN360.com	BIG EAST Championship Presented by Aeropostale: First Round
	2 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	BIG EAST Championship Presented by Aeropostale: First Round
	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	BIG EAST Championship Presented by Aeropostale: First Round
	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Northeast Conference: Championship
	9 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Big Sky Conference: Championship
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	BIG EAST Championship Presented by Aeropostale: First Round
Thu., March 13	noon	ESPN / ESPN360.com	BIG EAST Championship Presented by Aeropostale: Quarterfinal #1
	12:30 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship: First Round
	2 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	BIG EAST Championship Presented by Aeropostale: Quarterfinal #2
	2:30 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Big Ten Conference: First Round
	3 p.m.	ESPNU	Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship: First Round *
	4:30 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Big Ten Conference: First Round
	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	BIG EAST Championship Presented by Aeropostale: Quarterfinal #3
	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	ACC: First Round
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	BIG EAST Championship Presented by Aeropostale: Quarterfinal #4
	9:30 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship: First Round
Fri., March 14	noon	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Big Ten Conference: Quarterfinal #1
	noon	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	ACC: Quarterfinal #1 **
	12:30 p.m.	ESPNU	Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship: Quarterfinal #1 *
	2 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Big Ten Conference: Quarterfinal #2
	2 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	ACC: Quarterfinal #2 **
	3 p.m.	ESPNU	Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship: Quarterfinal #2 *
	4:45 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Patriot League: Championship
	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	BIG EAST Championship Presented by Aeropostale: Semifinal #1
	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	ACC: Quarterfinal #3 **
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	BIG EAST Championship Presented by Aeropostale: Semifinal #2
	9 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	ACC: Quarterfinal #4 **
	11 p.m.	ESPNU	Big West Conference: Semifinal #2
Sat., March 15	1 a.m.	ESPNU	Big West Conference: Semifinal #1 ^
	noon	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	America East: Championship
	1:30 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	ACC: Semifinal #1 **
	2 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship: Semifinal #1 **
	3:30 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	ACC: Semifinal #2 **
	4 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship: Semifinal #2 **
	6 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Atlantic 10 Conference: Championship
	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Mid American Conference: Championship
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	SWAC: Championship
	8 p.m.	ESPN Classic / ESPN360.com	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Championship
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	BIG EAST Championship Presented by Aeropostale: Championship
	9 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Western Athletic Conference: Championship
	11 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Big West Conference: Championship
Sun., March 16	1 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	ACC: Championship
	1 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	Southland Conference: Championship
	3 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship: Championship

Date Time Network Matchup

Tue., March 18	6 p.m.	ESPNU	MasterCard NIT: First Round
	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	MasterCard NIT: First Round
	7:30 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	NCAA Tournament: Opening Round Game
	8 p.m.	ESPNU	MasterCard NIT: First Round
	9 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	MasterCard NIT: First Round
	9 p.m.	ESPN Classic / ESPN360.com	MasterCard NIT: First Round
	9:30 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	MasterCard NIT: First Round
	10 p.m.	ESPNU	MasterCard NIT: First Round
	11 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	MasterCard NIT: First Round
Wed., March 19	6 p.m.	ESPNU	MasterCard NIT: First Round
	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	MasterCard NIT: First Round
	7 p.m.	ESPN Classic / ESPN360.com	MasterCard NIT: First Round
	8 p.m.	ESPNU	MasterCard NIT: First Round
	9 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	MasterCard NIT: First Round
	9 p.m.	ESPN Classic / ESPN360.com	MasterCard NIT: First Round
	10 p.m.	ESPNU	MasterCard NIT: First Round
	11 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	MasterCard NIT: First Round
Thu., March 20	7 p.m.	ESPNU	MasterCard NIT: Second Round
	11:59 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	MasterCard NIT: Second Round
Fri., March 21	9:30 p.m.	ESPNU	MasterCard NIT: Second Round
Sat., March 22	11 a.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	MasterCard NIT: Second Round
Mon., March 24	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	MasterCard NIT: Second Round
	7 p.m.	ESPNU	MasterCard NIT: Second Round
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	MasterCard NIT: Second Round
	9 p.m.	ESPNU	MasterCard NIT: Second Round
Tue., March 25	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	MasterCard NIT: Quarterfinal #1
	9 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	MasterCard NIT: Quarterfinal #2
Wed., March 26	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	MasterCard NIT: Quarterfinal #3
	11 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	MasterCard NIT: Quarterfinal #4
Tue., April 1	7 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	MasterCard NIT: Semifinal #1
	9 p.m.	ESPN2 / ESPN360.com	MasterCard NIT: Semifinal #2
Thu., April 3	7 p.m.	ESPN / ESPN360.com	MasterCard NIT: Championship

* Blacked out in ACC or Big 12 markets

** Co-exist in Big 12 markets

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