COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The defending national champion Texas A&M women's basketball team will be part of ESPN's fourth annual College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon on Tuesday, Nov. 15, the television network announced today.
The Aggies' home contest with 2011 NCAA Sweet 16 team Louisville will tip at 3 p.m. (CT) and is set to be broadcast nationally on ESPNU.
A&M's matchup is part of 25 consecutive hours of game action in which ESPN celebrates the opening of college basketball with coverage across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3.com. This year's College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon presented by Disney Parks begins Tuesday, Nov. 15, at midnight ET, and will include 19 live matchups - 17 men's and two women's - highlighted by ESPN's 11 game telecasts and a special one-hour College GameDay Driven by State Farm. ESPN3.com will offer two exclusive games as well as a simulcast of every ESPN and ESPN2 telecast.
The Aggies are the only women's team in the Big 12 Conference represented in the College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon. In addition, it is only the second time ESPN has broadcast two women's games as Miami at Tennessee in the State Farm Women's Tip-Off Classic will be televised at 5 p.m. (CT) on ESPN2.
Texas A&M returns three starters and 10 letterwinners from its national championship squad that finished with a 33-5 record last season - the best in school history. The Aggies take to the court for their Maroon and White game on Saturday, Oct. 29 and host an exhibition game on Sunday, Nov. 6.
Season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at: www.12thmanfoundation.com, over the phone by calling 1-888-99-AGGIE or in person at the 12th Man Foundation Ticket Center.
2011 College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon Schedule for ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3.com
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Date |
Time (ET) |
Matchup |
Network |
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Tue, Nov 15 |
Midnight |
Washington State at No. 25 Gonzaga |
ESPN / ESPN3.com |
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2 a.m. |
Northern Iowa at Saint Mary's |
ESPN / ESPN3.com |
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4 a.m. |
South Alabama at Hawaii |
ESPN / ESPN3.com |
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6 a.m. |
Drexel at Rider |
ESPN / ESPN3.com |
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8 a.m. |
Morehead State at College of Charleston |
ESPN / ESPN3.com |
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10 a.m. |
Kent State at West Virginia |
ESPN / ESPN3.com |
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Noon |
EA Sports Maui Invitational (from Memphis): Belmont at No. 8 Memphis |
ESPN / ESPN3.com |
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2 p.m. |
San Diego State at No. 16 Baylor |
ESPN / ESPN3.com |
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4 p.m. |
TicketCity Legends Classic (from Austin): Rhode Island at Texas |
ESPN / ESPN3.com |
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Louisville at Texas A&M (women's) |
ESPNU |
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6 p.m. |
College GameDay Driven by State Farm |
ESPN / ESPN3.com |
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State Farm Women's Tip-Off Classic (from Knoxville, Tenn.): Miami at Tennessee |
ESPN2 / ESPN3.com |
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DICK'S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (from Blacksburg, Va.): TBD at Virginia Tech |
ESPNU |
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7 p.m. |
State Farm Champions Classic (from New York): No. 5 Duke vs. Michigan State |
ESPN / ESPN3.com |
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8 p.m. |
No. 12 Florida at No. 3 Ohio State |
ESPN2 / ESPN3.com |
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9 p.m. |
State Farm Champions Classic (from New York): No. 2 Kentucky vs. No. 18 Kansas |
ESPN / ESPN3.com |
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10 p.m. |
CBE Classic (from Berkeley): Austin Peay at California |
ESPN2 / ESPN3.com |
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11 p.m. |
DICK'S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (from Palo Alto, Calif.): TBD at Stanford |
ESPNU |
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TBD |
DICK'S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (from Syracuse): TBD at No. 4 Syracuse |
ESPN3.com |
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TBD |
DICK'S Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off (from Stillwater): Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Oklahoma State |
ESPN3.com |