While I’m enjoying the full ecstasy of football season -- and yes, this past weekend was absolutely wonderful -- I’m a hoops guy at heart, so when these ESPN PR releases hit my inbox with news of just about any basketball games being scheduled, it warms my soul.↵↵Today’s subject line blares: “24 Consecutive Hours of Live College Basketball Games on ESPN on November 17.” To which I say, “Why stop at 24 hours?”↵
Schedule Sleep Around Hoops on Nov. 17
↵↵The schedule is here below and there are some fun ones to choose from: ↵
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| Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
| 12 a.m. | Cal State Fullerton at UCLA | ESPN / ESPN360.com |
| 2 a.m. | San Diego State at St. Mary’s | ESPN / ESPN360.com |
| 4 a.m. | Northern Colorado at Hawaii | ESPN / ESPN360.com |
| 6 a.m. | Monmouth at St. Peter’s | ESPN / ESPN360.com |
| 8 a.m. | Drexel at Niagara | ESPN / ESPN360.com |
| 10 a.m. | Clemson at Liberty | ESPN / ESPN360.com |
| noon | Northeastern at Siena | ESPN / ESPN360.com |
| 2 p.m. | Arkansas Little-Rock at Tulsa | ESPN / ESPN360.com |
| 4 p.m. | Temple at Georgetown | ESPN / ESPN360.com |
| 5:30 p.m. | O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic: Binghamton at Pittsburgh | ESPN2 / ESPN360.com |
| 6 p.m. | Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT from Durham, N.C. (Duke University)* | ESPN / ESPN360.com |
| 7 p.m. | ESPNU Road to the Championship: Tennessee vs. Texas Tech (women’s game ↵⇥⇥⇥from San Antonio) | ESPNU |
| 7:30 p.m. | Hall of Fame Showcase: Arkansas vs. Louisville (from St. Louis) | ESPN2 / ESPN360.com |
| 8 p.m. | Gonzaga at Michigan State | ESPN / ESPN360.com |
| 8 p.m. | Northern Illinois at Illinois | ESPN360.com |
| 9 p.m. | O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic: Duquesne at Iowa | ESPNU |
| 9:30 p.m. | ESPNU Road to the Championship: Connecticut vs. Texas (women’s game from ↵⇥⇥⇥San Antonio) | ESPN2 / ESPN360.com |
| 10 p.m. | Hall of Fame Showcase: Memphis vs. Kansas (from St. Louis) | ESPN / ESPN360.com |
| 11:30 p.m. | Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT from Tempe, Ariz. (Arizona State ↵⇥⇥⇥University)* | ESPN2 / ESPN360.com |
↵↵↵There is certainly some fun to be had early in the day, but the day is highlighted by Gonzaga-Michigan State, Memphis-Kansas, and whoever gets dragged in to play Duke. Come Nov. 17, I’m so starved for hoops after suffering through a few Bengals games that I’ll probably watch every minute of this whole thing -- at least the parts when I’m awake.↵
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