ESPN’s men’s college basketball schedule continues Thursday, Dec. 18, through Sunday, Dec. 21, with Holiday Hoops Presented by Kay Jewelers showcasing several ranked teams: No. 2 Duke, No. 6 Virginia, No. 9 Texas, No. 15 Oklahoma, No. 14 Utah, No. 16, Washington, No. 17 Maryland, No. 18 Miami, No. 22 West Virginia and No. 25 Michigan State.
Schedule highlights:
- No. 6 Virginia is featured twice on ESPNU – Thursday against Cleveland State at 7 p.m. and Sunday against Harvard at noon.
- No. 2 Duke plays defending national champion UConn on Thursday, on ESPN at 8 p.m., from East Rutherford, N.J.
- A top-25 matchup Saturday featuring No. 15 Oklahoma vs. No. 16 Washington at 9 p.m. on ESPNU at the MGM Grand Showcase in Las Vegas, followed by No. 14 Utah playing UNLV at 11:30 p.m. on ESPN2.
- No. 22 West Virginia plays NC State on Saturday, at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN2 from the Gotham Classic in NYC City.
ESPN Men’s College Basketball Schedule with Ranked Teams (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Games / Commentators | Network |
| Thu, Dec. 18 | 7 p.m. | Cleveland State at No. 6 Virginia Tom Hart & Cory Alexander |
ESPNU |
| Wright State at Western Carolina | ESPN3 | ||
| Georgia Southern at Stetson | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Connecticut vs. No. 2 Duke (East Rutherford, N.J.) Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas & Andy Katz |
ESPN | |
| Coastal Carolina at Ole Miss Matt Stewart & Dane Bradshaw |
SEC Network | ||
| Fri, Dec 19 | 1:30 p.m. | Wilberforce at Youngstown State | ESPN3 |
| 2 p.m. | Jackson State at Tulane Tim Grubbs & Daymeon Fishback |
ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Clemson at South Carolina Mike Morgan & Will Perdue |
SEC Network | |
| Stillman at Alabama | SEC Network + | ||
| Eastern Kentucky at No. 18 Miami Kevin Corke & Drew Nicholas |
ESPN3 | ||
| Bethune-Cookman at Mercer | ESPN3 | ||
| Niagara at Buffalo | ESPN3 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Furman at Florida Gulf Coast | ESPN3 | |
| Sat, Dec 20 | Noon | SMU at Michigan Dave O’Brien & Dan Dakich |
ESPN2 |
| VCU at Cincinnati Tom Gelehrter & Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | ||
| 1 p.m. | Citadel at Virginia Tech | ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | Bud Light Braggin’ Rights: Missouri vs. Illinois (St. Louis, Mo.) Jon Sciambi & Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 | |
| Drexel at Penn State (Allentown, Pa.) Tim Neverett & Brian Allen |
ESPN3 | ||
| Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech | ESPN3 | ||
| South Carolina State at Houston Brett Dolan & Reid Gettys |
ESPN3 | ||
| 3 p.m. | UMBC at Kennesaw State | ESPN3 | |
| 5 p.m. | Texas Southern at No. 25 Michigan State Clay Matvick & Sean Harrington |
ESPNU | |
| 6 p.m. | Xavier at Auburn Rich Hollenberg & Joe Dean |
SEC Network | |
| 7 p.m. | Texas A&M vs. Kansas State (Kansas City, Mo.) Dave Armstrong & Rich Zvosec |
ESPNU | |
| Gotham Classic: Richmond vs. Pepperdine (New York) Doug Sherman & Bob Knight |
ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Long Beach State at No. 9 Texas Lowell Galindo & Lance Blanks |
Longhorn Network | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State vs. Arkansas (Little Rock, Ark.) Roy Philpott & Darrin Horn |
SEC Network | |
| 9 p.m. | MGM Grand Showcase: No. 15 Oklahoma vs. No. 16 Washington (Las Vegas, Nev.) Dave Pasch & Sean Farnham |
ESPNU | |
| 9:30 p.m. | Gotham Classic: NC State vs. No. 22 West Virginia (New York City) Doug Sherman & Bob Knight |
ESPN2 | |
| 11 p.m. | Stanford at BYU Rich Cellini & Miles Simon |
ESPNU | |
| 11:30 p.m. | MGM Grand Showcase: No. 14 Utah vs. UNLV (Las Vegas, Nev.) Dave Pasch & Sean Farnham |
ESPN2 | |
| Sun, Dec 21 | Noon | Harvard at No. 6 Virginia Mike Couzens & Dan Dakich |
ESPNU |
| 1 p.m. | San Francisco at Cleveland State | ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | No. 17 Maryland at Oklahoma State Dave Armstrong & Bryndon Manzer |
ESPNU | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Goshen at Valparaiso | ESPN3 | |
| 3 p.m. | Austin Peay at Lipscomb | ESPN3 | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Coker College at South Carolina | SEC Network + | |
| 4 p.m. | USC at Boston College Bob Picozzi & Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | |
| 6 p.m. | Seton Hall at Georgia Matt Stewart & Mark Wise |
ESPNU | |
| Appalachian State at Alabama Doug Bell & Joe Dean |
SEC Network |