Thanksgiving for most people is about family, food, and football -- in varying order, depending on the person. But there's always a ton of college basketball on, too, and that means two feasts for me on Thanksgiving Day: One at the dinner table, and one in front of the TV.
Three preseason holiday tournaments tip-off tomorrow: The Old Spice Classic, in Orlando; the 76 Classic, in Anaheim; and the Battle 4 Atlantis, in the Bahamas. All four quarterfinals of the Old Spice and the 76 are being televised on the ESPN family of networks. The first two quarterfinals in the Bahamas are being televised on Versus, and the second two -- Connecticut vs. UNC-Asheville and Harvard vs. Utah -- are on HDNet (I haven't included these latter two because I'm unfamiliar with HDNet).
At any rate, the fields aren't super-strong this year, but I'll definitely be getting up early after a midnight showing of the new Muppets movie to check out Indiana State, a contender in the Missouri Valley. I'll probably watch Saint Louis vs. Boston College in the second slot -- the Billikens should win easily, but I'd like a chance to see them. Nothing else really stands out, but you know me: I'll watch as much as I can.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Indiana State vs. Texas Tech (ESPN2, noon Eastern)
Old Spice Classic
DePaul vs. Minnesota (ESPN2, 2 p.m. Eastern)
Old Spice Classic
Boston College vs. Saint Louis (ESPNU, 2 p.m. Eastern)
76 Classic
Central Florida vs. College of Charleston (Versus, 2 p.m. Eastern)
Battle 4 Atlantis
UC-Riverside vs. Villanova (ESPN2, 4:30 p.m. Eastern)
76 Classic
Florida State vs. Massachusetts (Versus, 4:30 p.m. Eastern)
Battle 4 Atlantis
Dayton vs. Wake Forest (ESPN2, 7 p.m. Eastern)
Old Spice Classic
Arizona State vs. Fairfield (ESPN2, 9 p.m. Eastern)
Old Spice Classic
New Mexico vs. Santa Clara (ESPNU, 9 p.m. Eastern)
76 Classic
Oklahoma vs. Washington State (ESPN2, 11:30 p.m. Eastern)
76 Classic
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