Wednesday Night Hoops

Infobox Television | show_name=Wednesday Night Hoops


format = college basketball
runtime = 2 hours per game
starring = "Various personalities"
country = USA
network = ESPN (2003-)
first_aired = 2003
last_aired = Present

"Wednesday Night Hoops" appears every Wednesday with the biggest college basketball games in the Atlantic Coast Conference ,Big East Conference, and Big 12 Conference in primetime during the regular season on ESPN. The official name is "Wednesday Night Hoops presented by Staples". "Wednesday Night Hoops" is similar to "Thursday Night Showcase", "Super Tuesday" and "Big Monday", but unlike the others, "Wednesday Night Hoops" only has one game on ESPN due to an NBA game as part of "NBA Wednesday" immediately following the game, although on occasion the NBA Wednesday game will be preempted as there will be a "Wednesday Night Hoops" doubleheader.

Commentators

The ACC game of the week starts at 7 p.m. ET with play-by-play commentator Mike Patrick and analyst Dick Vitale announcing the game. On occasion Len Elmore or Jay Bilas serves as game analyst in place of Vitale. At 7 p.m. on ESPN2, Either Dave Pasch and Len Elmore or Dave O'Brian and Doris Burke call the Big East game. The Big 12 game, shown at 9 p.m., is called by Ron Franklin, with either Fran Fraschilla or Hubert Davis. Occasionally, Dave Barnett and Stephen Bardo work the Big 12 game.

tudio hosts and analysts

The studio host is usually either Scott Reiss or Karl Raviech along with analysts Steve Lavin and Jimmy Dykes. They deliver the half-time report post game report and live in-game updates. They also appear on "College GameNight" later that night as part of the "Trifecta". Both the game and in studio reports are presented in high definition on ESPN HD.

Blackouts

In the Southern United States and parts of New England, "Wednesday Night Hoops" is often blacked out due to other ACC coverage provided on local television stations by Raycom Sports.

ee also

*"Big Monday"
*"Super Tuesday"
*"Thursday Night Showcase"
*"Saturday Primetime"
*ESPN College Basketball Broadcast Teams

References

* [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2206828&type=story ESPN College Basketball]