Liberty part of ESPN’s College Hoops Tip-off Marathon

By Chris Lang
Sports writer
Published: September 24, 2008

If it seemed odd that Liberty and UNC Asheville were opening the Big South basketball season Tuesday, Nov. 18, well ... it was. But there was a reason, and it was finally officially unveiled Wednesday. The Flames and Bulldogs will play a nationally televised game at noon as part of ESPN’s College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon.

The game lost a bit of its luster for ESPN when the Bulldogs learned that 7-foot-9 center Kenny George will likely miss the season after undergoing foot surgery. Still, the network can sell the Seth Curry storyline, as the younger brother of Davidson standout Stephen Curry will be playing his second game for the Flames.

Here’s the full Tip-Off schedule:

Midnight—Massachusetts at Memphis (ESPN)

2 a.m.—Fresno State at St. Mary’s (ESPN)

4 a.m.—Idaho State at Hawaii (ESPN)

6 a.m.—College Hoops Tip-Off special (ESPN)

10 a.m.—Penn at Drexel (ESPN)

Noon—Liberty at UNC Asheville (ESPN)

2 p.m.—Iowa at Kansas women (ESPN)

4 p.m.—Centenary at Baylor (ESPN)

6 p.m.—Richmond at Syracuse (ESPN)

7 p.m.—NIT regional final from Purdue (ESPNU)

7:30 p.m.—NIT regional final from Boston College (ESPN2)

8 p.m.—College Gameday from Chapel Hill (ESPN)

9 p.m.—Kentucky at North Carolina (ESPN)

9 p.m.—Florida Gulf Coast at Kansas (ESPNU)

9:30 p.m.—NIT regional final from Oklahoma (ESPN2)

11:30 p.m.—NIT regional final from Arizona (ESPN2)