UM Hosts ESPN Big Monday in Coral Gables
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami men’s basketball team will host a pair of ESPN Big Monday games this season, facing Duke on Jan. 25 and Virginia on Feb. 22, the network announced Wednesday.
Both games will tip at 7 p.m. in the BankUnited Center and will be televised on ESPN.
Miami is one of six ACC schools to be featured two or more times, and the only school to play host to both of their ESPN Big Monday games.
Eight ACC games will be shown, beginning on January 4 and concluding on February 29. The Monday night games showcase the ACC in the 7 p.m. ET window, followed by the Big 12 at 9 p.m. Big Monday takes a one week hiatus when ESPN showcases the College Football National Championship game on January 11.
This marks the third consecutive year that ACC basketball games have been featured as part of ESPN’s Big Monday package. Every game on the Big Monday schedule this season will include at least one team ranked in the ESPN.com preseason Top 10 poll, including No. 2 North Carolina, No. 4 Virginia and No. 6 Duke.
The complete 2015-16 ACC basketball schedule, with dates, starting times and television broadcast information, will be released later this month.
The ACC Big Monday lineup reads as follows:
Jan. 4 – No. 2 North Carolina at Florida State, 7 p.m., ESPN
Jan. 18 – Syracuse at No. 6 Duke, 7 p.m., ESPN
Jan. 25 – No. 6 Duke at Miami, 7 p.m., ESPN
Feb. 1 – No. 2 North Carolina at Louisville, 7 p.m., ESPN
Feb. 8 – Louisville at No. 6 Duke, 7 p.m., ESPN
Feb. 15 – NC State at No. 4 Virginia, 7 p.m., ESPN
Feb. 22 – No. 4 Virginia at Miami, 7 p.m., ESPN
Feb. 29 – Syracuse at No. 2 North Carolina, 7 p.m., ESPN
Overall, ESPN networks will offer more than 125 games from each conference during the 2015-16 season. Full conference schedules will be announced at a later date. All telecasts will also be available through WatchESPN, accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 or Xbox One to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.
