CBS, ESPN detail hardwood catalogs

CBS Sports laid out its plans for the college basketball season, with both CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network delivering their most extensive schedule ever, featuring 270 total games and match-ups from 18 different conferences. CBS Sports tips off a slate of 39 games on Dec. 3 with UCLA/Kentucky while CBS Sports Network’s lineup 231 games begins with the third annual Veterans Classic at the US Naval Academy on Nov. 11 featuring Vanderbilt/ Marquette and Ohio State/Navy. For the first time this year, CBS Sports Network will also air the Conference USA Men’s Basketball Championship. Overall, featured conferences will include the ACC, American Athletic Conference, Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Conference USA, Missouri Valley, Mid-American, Mountain West, Ohio Valley Conference, Pac 12, Patriot League and SEC. Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery and reporter Tracy Wolfson return as CBS Sports’ lead college basketball broadcast team.

Meanwhile, ESPN announced that its college basketball lineup will see approximately 1,100 exclusive games across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, SEC Network and Longhorn Network. The season begins from Honolulu on Nov. 11, with the fifth annual State Farm Armed Forces Classic pitting Arizona/Michigan State and Indiana/Kansas on ESPN. College GameDay Covered by State Farm is on deck to visit a slew of early-season games, including Honolulu on November 11, the State Farm Champions Classic from Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 15, the Jimmy V Men’s Classic presented by Corona, also from MSG, on December 6 and the Kentucky at Louisville matchup on December 21.

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