First Annual College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon

Hey folks just wanted to bring to everyones attention the amazing kick off event the ESPN family of networks are hosting starting tonight at midnight. (All games will be featured on ROGERS College Basketball channels, for those of you Canadians.)

ESPN’s coverage will include a game played in five different United States time zones — Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific and Hawaiian — and teams from at least 14 different conferences and leagues (Big Ten, Big 12, Big East, SEC, ACC, Atlantic 10, Conference USA, WAC, WCC, Big Sky, Ivy, Colonial, Big South and Summit.)

Here’s a look at the impressive slate of games.

2008 College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
Time (ET)	Network	Event
Midnight	ESPN/ESPN360.com	UMass vs. #12 Memphis
2 a.m.	ESPN/ESPN360.com	Fresno State vs. Saint Mary’s
4 a.m.	ESPN/ESPN360.com	Idaho State vs. Hawaii
6 a.m.	ESPN	SportsCenter Special: College Hoops Tip-Off
10 a.m.	ESPN/ESPN360.com	Penn vs. Drexel
Noon	ESPN/ESPN360.com	Iowa vs. Kansas (women)
2 p.m.	ESPN/ESPN360.com	Liberty vs. UNC-Asheville
4 p.m.	ESPN/ESPN360.com	Centenary vs. Baylor
6 p.m.	ESPN/ESPN360.com	CBE Classic: Richmond vs. Syracuse
7 p.m.	ESPNU	NIT Regional Final (from Purdue)
7:30 p.m.	ESPN2/ESPN360.com	NIT Regional Final (from Boston College)
8 p.m.	ESPN	College GameDay (from Chapel Hill)
9 p.m.	ESPN/ESPN360.com	Kentucky vs. #1 North Carolina
9 p.m.	ESPNU	CBE Classic: Florida Gulf Coast vs. Kansas
9:30 p.m.	ESPN2/ESPN360.com	NIT Regional Final (from Oklahoma)
11:30 p.m.	ESPN2/ESPN360.com	NIT Regional Final (from Arizona)

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