College basketball programs across the country will be holding "midnight madness" events on Oct. 14 to commemorate the day when teams are allowed to officially begin practice.
ESPNU announced today that it will be airing a four-hour midnight madness special that Friday night, beginning at 9 p.m. The program will provide whip-around coverage of the events from 11 of the top programs in the country, as well as in-studio coverage and analysis.
Here are the 11 programs whose events will be featured on the special:
| Basketball Programs and Commentators | Site | Networks (Times ET)* |
|
North Carolina Stuart Scott |
Dean Smith Center | ESPNU and ESPN3 (7:30 p.m.) |
|
Kentucky Jimmy Dykes |
Rupp Arena | ESPNU and ESPN3 (7:30 p.m.) |
|
Syracuse Rich Hollenberg and Tim Welsh |
Carrier Dome | ESPNU and ESPN3 (8 p.m.) |
|
Duke Lou Canellis and Bill Raftery |
Cameron Indoor Stadium | ESPNU and ESPN3 (8 p.m.) |
|
Connecticut Mark Brown and Doris Burke |
Gampel Pavilion | ESPNU and ESPN3 (7 p.m.) |
|
Louisville Bob Valvano |
The Yum! Center | ESPNU and ESPN3 (7 p.m.) |
|
Baylor Fran Fraschilla |
Ferrell Center | ESPNU |
|
Kansas Sean Farnham |
Allen Field House | ESPNU |
|
Texas A&M Dave Armstrong and Carolyn Peck |
Kyle Field (football stadium) | ESPNU and ESPN3 (12:45 a.m.) |
|
Creighton Stephen Bardo |
D.J. Sokol Arena | ESPNU |
|
Michigan State Dan Dakich |
Breslin Center | ESPNU |
You can check out the full press release right here.
Ten days, people.