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The ESPN men's college basketball broadcast teams are listed in the table below. These are weekly regular-season pairings for men's College Basketball on ESPN , including games broadcast on ESPN and ESPN2.
Game | Conference | Play- by- Play | Analyst(s) | Sideline Reporter |
---|---|---|---|---|
Big Monday | ACC | Dave O'Brien | Cory Alexander | Andraya Carter |
Big 12 | Jon Sciambi | Fran Fraschilla | Kris Budden | |
Super Tuesday | Big Ten | Brian Custer | Robbie Hummel | Myron Medcalf |
SEC | Karl Ravech | Jimmy Dykes | Marty Smith | |
ACC | Rece Davis | Debbie Antonelli | ||
Big 12 | Rich Hollenberg | Chris Spatola | ||
Wednesday Night Hoops | Big 12 | Mark Neely | Fran Fraschilla | |
SEC | Tom Hart | Jimmy Dykes | ||
Thursday Night Showcase | American or Big Ten | Kevin Brown | Jon Crispin | |
Pac-12 | Dave Pasch | Bill Walton | ||
WCC | Dave Flemming | Sean Farnham | ||
Friday Night Showcase | A-10 | Mike Corey | Dalen Cuff | |
ESPN/ABC Weekends | various | Dave O'Brien | Dick Vitale | Kris Budden |
ACC | Doug Sherman | Cory Alexander | ||
American | Kevin Brown | Mark Adams | ||
Big 12 | Rich Hollenberg | Fran Fraschilla | ||
Big Ten | Kevin Brown | Robbie Hummel | ||
Pac-12 | Dave Pasch | Bill Walton | ||
SEC | Tom Hart | Jimmy Dykes | ||
WCC | Dave Flemming | Sean Farnham | ||
Saturday Primetime | various | Dan Shulman | Jay Bilas | Holly Rowe |
Game | Conference | Play- by- Play | Analyst(s) | Sideline Reporter |
---|---|---|---|---|
Big Monday | ACC | Dan Shulman | Cory Alexander | Andraya Carter |
Big 12 | Jon Sciambi | Fran Fraschilla | Kris Budden | |
Super Tuesday | Big Ten | Jason Benetti | Robbie Hummel | Myron Medcalf |
SEC | Karl Ravech | Jimmy Dykes | Marty Smith | |
ACC | Rece Davis | Debbie Antonelli | Brooke Weisbrod | |
Big 12 | Mark Neely | Chris Spatola | ||
Wednesday Night Hoops | ACC | Anish Shroff | Jordan Cornette | |
Big 12 | Jon Sciambi | Fran Fraschilla | ||
SEC | Tom Hart | Jimmy Dykes | ||
Thursday Night Showcase | American | Kevin Brown | Mark Adams | |
Big Ten | Brian Custer | Jon Crispin | ||
Pac-12 | Dave Pasch | Bill Walton | Molly McGrath | |
WCC | Dave Flemming | Sean Farnham | ||
Friday Night Showcase | A-10 | Mike Corey | Seth Greenberg or Dalen Cuff | |
ESPN/ABC Weekends | ACC | Dave O'Brien | Cory Alexander | |
American | Kevin Brown | Jon Crispin | ||
Big 12 | Bob Wischusen | Fran Fraschilla | ||
Big Ten | Jason Benetti | Robbie Hummel | ||
Pac-12 | Dave Pasch | Bill Walton | ||
SEC | Karl Ravech | Jimmy Dykes | ||
WCC | Dave Flemming | Sean Farnham | ||
Saturday Primetime | various | Dan Shulman | Jay Bilas | Holly Rowe |
Game | Conference | Play- by- Play | Analyst(s) | Sideline Reporter |
---|---|---|---|---|
Big Monday | ACC | Sean McDonough | Jay Bilas | |
Big 12 | Bob Wischusen | Fran Fraschilla | ||
Super Tuesday | Big Ten | Dave Flemming | Dan Dakich | |
SEC | Karl Ravech | Jimmy Dykes | ||
ACC | Rece Davis | Jon Crispin | ||
Big 12 | Kevin Connors | Chris Spatola | ||
Wednesday Night Hoops | Big 12 | Rich Hollenberg | Fran Fraschilla | |
SEC | Tom Hart | Jimmy Dykes | ||
Pac-12 | Roxy Bernstein | Adrian Branch | ||
Thursday Night Showcase | American | Kevin Brown | Mark Adams | |
Big Ten | Jason Benetti | Robbie Hummel | ||
Pac-12 | Dave Pasch | Bill Walton | ||
WCC | Dave Flemming | Sean Farnham | ||
Friday Night Showcase [4] | A-10 | Mike Corey | Seth Greenberg | |
ESPN/ABC Weekends | various | Bob Wischusen | Dick Vitale | |
ACC | Doug Sherman | Cory Alexander | ||
American | Kevin Brown | Jon Crispin | ||
Big 12 | Jon Sciambi | Fran Fraschilla | ||
Big Ten | Jason Benetti | Dan Dakich | ||
Pac-12 | Dave Pasch | Bill Walton | ||
SEC | Karl Ravech | Jimmy Dykes | ||
WCC | Dave Flemming | Sean Farnham | ||
Saturday Primetime | various | Dan Shulman | Jay Bilas |
Game | Conference | Play- by- Play | Analyst(s) | Sideline Reporter |
---|---|---|---|---|
Big Monday | ACC | Sean McDonough | Jay Bilas | Allison Williams |
Big 12 | Bob Wischusen | Fran Fraschilla | Kris Budden | |
Super Tuesday | Big Ten | Dave Flemming | Dan Dakich | Molly McGrath |
SEC | Karl Ravech | Jimmy Dykes | Marty Smith | |
ACC | Rece Davis | Jon Crispin | Brooke Weisbrod | |
Big 12 | Jon Sciambi | Fran Fraschilla | ||
Wednesday Night Hoops | ACC | Mike Couzens | Cory Alexander | |
Big 12 | Robert Ford | Tim Welsh | ||
SEC | Tom Hart | Andy Kennedy | ||
Thursday Night Showcase | American | Adam Amin | Bryce Drew | |
Pac-12 | Dave Pasch | Bill Walton | ||
WCC | Roxy Bernstein | Corey Williams | ||
Friday Night Showcase [4] | A-10 | Mike Corey | Mark Plansky | |
ESPN/ABC Weekends | various | Bob Wischusen | Dick Vitale | Kris Budden |
ACC | Doug Sherman | Cory Alexander | ||
American | Kevin Brown | Bryce Drew | ||
Big 12 | Rich Hollenberg | Fran Fraschilla | ||
Big Ten | Jason Benetti | Robbie Hummel | ||
Pac-12 | Dave Pasch | Bill Walton | ||
SEC | Karl Ravech | Jimmy Dykes | ||
WCC | Dave Flemming | Sean Farnham | ||
Saturday Primetime | various | Dan Shulman | Jay Bilas | Holly Rowe |
Game | Conference | Play- by- Play | Analyst(s) | Sideline Reporter |
---|---|---|---|---|
Big Monday | ACC | Sean McDonough | Jay Bilas or Dick Vitale | Allison Williams |
Big 12 | Bob Wischusen | Fran Fraschilla | Holly Rowe | |
Super Tuesday | Big Ten | Dave Flemming | Dan Dakich | Molly McGrath |
SEC | Karl Ravech | Jimmy Dykes | Laura Rutledge | |
Wednesday Night Hoops | ACC | Rece Davis or Dan Shulman | LaPhonso Ellis | |
Thursday Night Showcase | American | Adam Amin or Kevin Brown | John Thompson III | |
Pac-12 | Dave Pasch | Bill Walton | ||
Saturday Showcase | ACC | Bob Wischusen | Dick Vitale | |
American | Adam Amin | John Thompson III | ||
Big 12 | Jon Sciambi | Fran Fraschilla | ||
Big Ten | Dave Flemming | Dan Dakich | ||
SEC | Tom Hart | Sean Farnham or Jon Sundvold | ||
Saturday Primetime | various | Dan Shulman | Jay Bilas | Maria Taylor |
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