The annual Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic – a field that consists of No. 3 Oklahoma and Northern Iowa, which stunned then-No. 5 Iowa State on Dec. 19 – headlines ESPN’s men’s college basketball coverage this week. The Diamond Head Classic quarterfinal rounds (Dec. 23) through the title game (Dec. 25) can be seen across ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3.
Additional highlights:
- 16 Louisville hosts Utah Valley on Wednesday, Dec. 30, on ESPNU at 7 p.m.
- An ESPNU doubleheader Monday, Dec. 28, beginning at 6 p.m. showcases No. 7 North Carolina at home against UNC Greensboro, followed by No. 15 Duke hosting Elon.
- A Tuesday, Dec. 29, ESPN2 doubleheader pits No. 22 Cincinnati against Temple at 3 p.m., followed by No. 18 SMU at Tulsa.
- Also on Tuesday, No. 23 Baylor hosts Texas-Southern at 3 p.m. and at 9 p.m. No. 2 Kansas will host UC Irvine — both on ESPNU.
Full weekly schedule (Wednesday-Tuesday)
Weekly Men’s College Basketball Key Matchups (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Games / Commentators | Networks |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 1 a.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Classic – Quarterfinal: Northern Iowa vs. Hawaii (Honolulu, Hawaii) Roxy Bernstein, Brad Daugherty |
ESPNU |
| 2:30 p.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Classic – Consolation Game (Honolulu, Hawaii) Kanoa Leahey, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU | |
| 4:30 p.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Classic – Semifinal (Honolulu, Hawaii) Kanoa Leahey, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | Utah Valley at No. 16 Louisville Mike Couzens, Len Elmore |
ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Classic – Semifinal (Honolulu, Hawaii) Roxy Bernstein, Brad Daugherty |
ESPN2 | |
| 11:30 p.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Classic – Consolation Game (Honolulu, Hawaii) Roxy Bernstein, Brad Daugherty |
ESPNU | |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 1 p.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Classic – 7th-place Game (Honolulu, Hawaii) Kanoa Leahey, Cory Alexander |
ESPN3 |
| 3:30 p.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Classic – 5th-place Game (Honolulu, Hawaii) Kanoa Leahey, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Classic – 3rd-place Game (Honolulu, Hawaii) Roxy Bernstein, Brad Daugherty |
ESPN2 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Classic – Championship Game (Honolulu, Hawaii) Roxy Bernstein, Brad Daugherty |
ESPN2 | |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 6 p.m. | UNC Greensboro at No. 7 North Carolina Roy Philpott, Dino Gaudio |
ESPNU |
| 8 p.m. | Elon at No. 15 Duke Anish Shroff, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU | |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 3 p.m. | Temple at No. 22 Cincinnati Doug Sherman, Len Elmore |
ESPN2 |
| Texas-Southern at No. 23 Baylor Ted Emrich, Reid Gettys |
ESPNU | ||
| 5 p.m. | No. 18 SMU at Tulsa Mark Neely, Jason Capel |
ESPN2 | |
| 7 p.m. | Princeton at No. 13 Miami (Fla.) | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Cal Poly at No. 21 Texas A&M | SEC Network+ | |
| 9 p.m. | UC Irvine at No. 2 Kansas Dave Armstrong, Tim Welsh |
ESPNU |
Weekly Men’s College Basketball Schedule (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Games / Commentators | Networks |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 1 a.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Classic – Quarterfinal: Northern Iowa vs. Hawaii (Honolulu, Hawaii) Roxy Bernstein, Brad Daugherty |
ESPNU |
| 12:30 p.m. | Central Connecticut at UConn Bob Picozzi, Seth Greenberg |
ESPNU | |
| 1 p.m. | Bowling Green at Cleveland State | ESPN3 | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Classic – Consolation Game (Honolulu, Hawaii) Kanoa Leahey, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU | |
| 4:30 p.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Classic – Semifinal (Honolulu, Hawaii) Kanoa Leahey, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | Braggin’ Rights: Illinois vs. Missouri (St. Louis, Mo.) Bob Wischusen, Dan Dakich |
ESPN2 | |
| Utah Valley at No. 16 Louisville Mike Couzens, Len Elmore |
ESPNU | ||
| Colgate at Georgia Tech | ESPN3 | ||
| IU-Kokomo at Northern Kentucky | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Northern Colorado at Mississippi State (Jackson, Miss.) Dave Neal, Jon Sundvold |
SEC Network | |
| Milwaukee at Minnesota Clay Matvick, Mac McCausland |
ESPN3 | ||
| TCU at Bradley | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Classic – Semifinal (Honolulu, Hawaii) Roxy Bernstein, Brad Daugherty |
ESPN2 | |
| Pepperdine at Portland Roy Philpott, Adrian Branch |
ESPNU | ||
| 11:30 p.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Classic – Consolation Game (Honolulu, Hawaii) Roxy Bernstein, Brad Daugherty |
ESPNU | |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 1 p.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Classic – 7th-place Game (Honolulu, Hawaii) Kanoa Leahey, Cory Alexander |
ESPN3 |
| 3:30 p.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Classic – 5th-place Game (Honolulu, Hawaii) Kanoa Leahey, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Classic – 3rd-place Game (Honolulu, Hawaii) Roxy Bernstein, Brad Daugherty |
ESPN2 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Classic – Championship Game (Honolulu, Hawaii) Roxy Bernstein, Brad Daugherty |
ESPN2 | |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 2 p.m. | Texas Southern at Syracuse John Brickley, Mo Casera |
ESPNU |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 2 p.m. | Nicholls State at Houston Brett Dolan, Reid Gettys |
ESPN3 |
| 6 p.m. | UNC Greensboro at No. 7 North Carolina Roy Philpott, Dino Gaudio |
ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | Stony Brook at NJIT | ESPN3 | |
| Detroit at Eastern Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Elon at No. 15 Duke Anish Shroff, Cory Alexander |
ESPNU | |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 1 p.m. | Tulane at Memphis Alex Faust, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU |
| Tennessee State at Tennessee Mike Morgan, Chris Spatola |
SEC Network | ||
| 3 p.m. | Temple at No. 22 Cincinnati Doug Sherman, Len Elmore |
ESPN2 | |
| Texas-Southern at No. 23 Baylor Ted Emrich, Reid Gettys |
ESPNU | ||
| 5 p.m. | No. 18 SMU at Tulsa Mark Neely, Jason Capel |
ESPN2 | |
| Liberty at Notre Dame Jim Barbar, LaPhonso Ellis |
ESPNU | ||
| Jacksonville State at Alabama | SEC Network+ | ||
| 7 p.m. | Wake Forest at LSU Mike Couzens, Barry Booker |
ESPNU | |
| Robert Morris at Georgia Matt Stewart, John Pelphrey |
SEC Network | ||
| Florida State at Florida Mark Jones, Dick Vitale |
ESPN2 | ||
| Duquesne at Georgia Tech | ESPN3 | ||
| Princeton at No. 13 Miami (Fla.) | ESPN3 | ||
| Marist at Jacksonville | ESPN3 | ||
| Cedarville University at Cleveland State | ESPN3 | ||
| Delaware at Buffalo | ESPN3 | ||
| Alabama A&M at Ball State | ESPN3 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Chattanooga at Lipscomb | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Northern Illinois at UIC | ESPN3 | |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Missouri | SEC Network+ | ||
| Cal Poly at No. 21 Texas A&M | SEC Network+ | ||
| 9 p.m. | UConn at Texas Jon Sciambi, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 | |
| UC Irvine at No. 2 Kansas Dave Armstrong, Tim Welsh |
ESPNU |
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