BIG BLUE MADNESS To Be On ESPN

Big Blue Madness to be on ESPN

by Scott Anderson

September 17th, 2010 07:00 PM



Even though everyone in the Commonwealth usually gets to watch Big Blue Madness either on television or in Rupp Arena, it looks like the rest of the country will be looking in as well. This from ESPN.com:

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Coverage will focus on several men’s programs including defending national champion Duke, and NCAA Championship participants Kentucky, Memphis, Gonzaga and Kansas State. The Connecticut women’s program – the two-time defending national champion, which is riding a 78-game winning streak (10 short of the UCLA men's record for consecutive victories in NCAA Division I basketball) – will also be featured. The Huskies will be the first women’s team to be showcased during Midnight Madness.
ESPNU Midnight Madness locations:

School	Site
Connecticut	Gampel Pavilion
Duke	Cameron Indoor Stadium
Gonzaga	McCarthey Athletic Center
Kentucky	Rupp Arena
Memphis	FedEx Forum
Kansas State	Bramlage Coliseum

ESPNU anchor Lowell Galindo will host this year’s coverage. For the third straight year he will be joined by ESPN.com senior college basketball writer Andy Katz and analyst and former University of Maryland standout Adrian Branch, who played for former Terrapin legend Charles “Lefty” Driesell, the founder of Midnight Madness. The studio team will provide analysis between look-ins to each Midnight Madness event. ESPNU will also have commentators (to be named at a later date) at each Midnight Madness site location.
ESPNU’s coverage will also tap into Midnight Madness events throughout the country including ESPNU’s Campus Connection, allowing students to contribute a unique all-access perspective.

ESPN.com’s Katz has all five men’s programs featured during ESPNU Midnight Madness ranked in his early men’s preseason top 25 poll – No. 1 Duke, No. 5 Kansas State, No. 9 Gonzaga, No. 13 Kentucky and No. 19 Memphis. The Connecticut women are expected to be ranked in the top five nationally heading into the 2010-11 season.

Shall I? Yes, I shall......IT'S GOOD TO BE THE KING!!!!!

I cannot wait for BIG BLUE MADNESS!