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ESPN has announced the matchups, game times and networks for the 2022 Phil Knight Invitational (PKI) and Phil Knight Legacy men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments.
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ACC Network (ACCN), the 24/7 national platform dedicated to ACC sports, continues its ACC Legends series tonight at 8 p.m. ET, profiling former Virginia men’s basketball great Ralph Sampson.
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ESPN Events has announced the tournament fields for five of its 11 owned and operated events during the 2022-23 college basketball season – the Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic, Myrtle Beach Invitational, ESPN Events Invitational, Paycom Wooden Legacy and Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic.
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Second Round and Quarterfinal Action Tips Off this Thursday and Friday From Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. at Noon ET on USA Network
Jac Collinsworth, Paul Burmeister, Tim McCormick, Julianne Viani-Braen and Leila Rahimi to Call A-10 Championship Matchups
Sara Perlman and Former Division I Basketball Player and Coach Sydney Johnson to Anchor Studio Coverage
STAMFORD, Conn. – March 8, 2022 – NBC Sports presents the 2022 Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Championship this Thursday and Friday, with 20 hours of exclusive live coverage of the second round and quarterfinals from Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. on USA Network. 10 hours of daily action tips off Thursday and Friday from noon-5 p.m. ET and in primetime from 6-11 p.m. ET.
Headlining the tournament field are the Davidson Wildcats, Dayton Flyers, and VCU Rams. The Wildcats finished conference play atop the standings with a 15-3 record and feature two of the top six scorers in the Atlantic 10 — Foster Loyer (16.9 ppg) and Hyunjung Lee (16.5). The No. 2 Flyers and No. 3 Rams both finished conference action with a 14-4 record, and Dayton earned the seeding tiebreaker due to their 82-76 victory over Davidson last Saturday.
Championship action on USA Network will be called by NBC Sports play-by-play commentators Jac Collinsworth and Paul Burmeister alongside analysts Tim McCormick and Julianne Viani-Braen. Leila Rahimi will serve as sideline reporter for all eight matchups.
Sara Perlman will host Atlantic 10 Championship studio coverage both days on USA Network with former Division I basketball player and head coach Sydney Johnson.
All eight matchups will also stream live on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app.
Below is the 2022 Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Championship schedule on USA Network (subject to change, all times ET):
| Date | Game | Commentators | Time |
| Thurs., March 10 | No. 8 Fordham vs. No. 9 George Mason (Second Round) | Paul Burmeister, Tim McCormick | Noon |
| No. 5 Saint Louis vs. No. 12 La Salle/No. 13 Saint Joseph’s (Second Round) | Paul Burmeister, Tim McCormick | 2:30 p.m. | |
| No. 7 George Washington vs. No. 10 UMass (Second Round) | Jac Collinsworth, Julianne Viani-Braen | 6 p.m. | |
| No. 6 Richmond vs. No. 11 Rhode Island/No. 14 Duquesne (Second Round) | Jac Collinsworth, Julianne Viani-Braen | 8:30 p.m. | |
| Fri., March 11 | No. 1 Davidson vs. Fordham/George Mason (Quarterfinals) | Paul Burmeister, Tim McCormick | Noon |
| No. 4 St. Bonaventure vs. Saint Louis/La Salle/Saint Joseph’s (Quarterfinals) | Paul Burmeister, Tim McCormick | 2:30 p.m. | |
| No. 2 Dayton vs. George Washington/UMass (Quarterfinals) | Jac Collinsworth, Julianne Viani-Braen | 6 p.m. | |
| No. 3 VCU vs. Richmond/Rhode Island/Duquesne (Quarterfinals) | Jac Collinsworth, Julianne Viani-Braen | 8:30 p.m. |
—NBC SPORTS–
ESPN Events has announced the field for the 2022 Phil Knight Invitational (PKI), one of ESPN’s 11 owned and operated college basketball events.
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Exclusive Coverage of A-10 Men’s Basketball Championship Second Round and Quarterfinals in March 2022 Presented on USA Network
Men’s Regular-Season Coverage Tips Off This Saturday as UMass Hosts Rutgers at 2 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Digital Platforms
STAMFORD, Conn. – Nov. 24, 2021 – More than 35 Atlantic 10 Conference men’s and women’s basketball games will be presented by NBC Sports during the 2021-22 season, including 25 men’s regular-season matchups, exclusive coverage of the 2022 Atlantic 10 Men’s Championship second round and quarterfinals, and three women’s regular-season matchups across USA Network, NBCSN, NBCSports.com, and the NBC Sports app.
Season coverage tips off this Saturday, Nov. 27, when the UMass Minutemen host the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Mullins Center in Amherst, Mass., at 2 p.m. ET on NBC Sports.com and the NBC Sports app.
NBC Sports’ coverage of men’s regular-season conference play begins Sunday, Jan. 2, when the VCU Rams host the Davidson Wildcats at 2:30 p.m. ET on USA Network, and culminates on Saturday, March 5, when Davidson faces Dayton at 12:30 p.m. ET on USA Network.
Exclusive live coverage of the 2022 Atlantic 10 Men’s Championship second round and quarterfinals on Thursday, March 10, and Friday, March 11, from Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. will be presented on USA Network. A total of eight A-10 Championship matchups will air on the cable network.
St. Bonaventure is currently ranked No. 16 in the AP Top 25 poll following the program’s second-ever conference championship last season. The conference has earned multiple at-large bids to 14 of the last 15 NCAA Tournaments.
Three A-10 women’s basketball conference games will be presented live in primetime on NBC Sports digital platforms over the course of the season, beginning with the UMass Minutewomen visiting the Rhode Island Rams on Wednesday, Jan. 5, at 7 p.m. ET.
All coverage on USA Network and NBCSN streams on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. Click here for more information about USA Network’s extensive sports programming beginning on Jan. 1, 2022.
Earlier this year, the Atlantic 10 and NBC Sports extended their partnership for men’s and women’s basketball with a multi-year media rights agreement renewal. The rights renewal marked “10 years with the A-10,” dating back to the original agreement between NBC Sports and the A-10 in October 2012. Click here for more details.
2021-22 ATLANTIC 10 MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
| DATE | GAME | Network/Platform | TIME (ET) |
| Saturday, Nov. 27 | Rutgers at UMass | NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 2 p.m. |
| Saturday, Dec. 4 | Buffalo at St. Bonaventure | NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 4 p.m. |
| Tuesday, Dec. 7 | Belmont at St. Louis | NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app | 8 p.m. |
| Saturday, Dec. 11 | Boston College at St. Louis | NBCSN | 5 p.m. |
| Saturday, Dec. 18 | Penn State at VCU | NBCSN | 3:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, Jan. 2 | Davidson at VCU | USA Network | 2:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 8 | Dayton at George Washington | USA Network | Noon |
| Saturday, Jan. 8 | VCU at La Salle | USA Network | 2 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 15 | Dayton at Duquesne | USA Network | 12:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 15 | Fordham at St. Louis | USA Network | 2:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 15 | Rhode Island at UMass | USA Network | 4:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 22 | George Washington at Rhode Island | USA Network | 12:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 22 | St. Joe’s at VCU | USA Network | 2:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 22 | Richmond at La Salle | USA Network | 4:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, Jan. 23 | UMass at St. Louis | USA Network | 2:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Jan. 29 | La Salle at Davidson | USA Network | Noon |
| Saturday, Jan. 29 | St. Joseph’s at St. Bonaventure | USA Network | 2 p.m. |
| Sunday, Jan. 30 | Fordham at George Washington | USA Network | Noon |
| Sunday, Jan. 30 | George Mason at UMass | USA Network | 2 p.m. |
| Sunday, Feb. 20 | George Mason at Fordham | USA Network | 2:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Feb. 26 | Duquesne at Rhode Island | USA Network | 12:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Feb. 26 | Fordham at Davidson | USA Network | 2:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Feb. 26 | VCU at UMass | USA Network | 4:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, Feb. 27 | George Washington at George Mason | USA Network | 2:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, March 5 | Davidson at Dayton | USA Network | 12:30 p.m. |
2022 ATLANTIC 10 MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE ON USA NETWORK
| DATE | GAME | TIME (ET) |
| Thursday, March 10 | A-10 Championship Second Round | Noon, 2:30 p.m., 6 p.m., 8:30 p.m. |
| Friday, March 11 | A-10 Championship Quarterfinals | Noon, 2:30 p.m., 6 p.m., 8:30 p.m. |
2021-22 ATLANTIC 10 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE ON NBC SPORTS DIGITAL PLATFORMS
| DATE | GAME | TIME (ET) |
| Wednesday, Jan. 5 | UMass at Rhode Island | 7 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 19 | George Washington at Fordham | 7 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Jan. 26 | Davidson at George Washington | 7 p.m. |
Note: All games, networks and times are subject to change.
–NBC SPORTS–
ESPN Events has announced Upsie as the title sponsor for the 2021 NIT Season Tip-Off college basketball tournament, November 24 and 26 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Longhorn Network, ESPN’s 24-hour network devoted to The University of Texas, will air 15 Texas women’s basketball games and 12 men’s games during the 2020-21 basketball season. Highlighting the 27-game slate are 11 conference matchups.
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ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas met with media to preview the 2021-22 college basketball season. The 2021-22 season tips off Tuesday, Nov. 9, highlighted by the 11th annual State Farm Champions Classic on ESPN featuring No. 3 Kansas vs Michigan State (7 p.m.) and No. 9 Duke vs No. 10 Kentucky (9:30 p.m.) at Madison Square Garden.
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Four-time WNBA All-Star, Olympic gold medalist and former Duke women’s basketball standout Chelsea Gray has signed a deal to join ACC Network (ACCN) as a college basketball analyst. Gray will appear weekly as part of ACCN’s “Ladies Night” coverage and serve as an in-game analyst as well. She will make her network debut on Tuesday, Nov. 2 as part of the Nothing But Net: Women’s Season Preview special.
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