{"id":7390,"date":"2014-08-17T13:53:38","date_gmt":"2014-08-17T17:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=7390"},"modified":"2014-08-19T13:56:08","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T17:56:08","slug":"espn-to-feature-acc-basketball-on-big-monday-broadcasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=7390","title":{"rendered":"ESPN to feature ACC basketball on Big Monday broadcasts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"espnbigmonday\"<\/a>ESPN will again showcase Atlantic Coast Conference basketball during the 2014-15 season as part of its weekly Big Monday.<\/p>\n

Eight ACC games will be shown, beginning on Jan. 5 and on consecutive Mondays between Jan. 19 and March 2. Big Monday will take a one-week hiatus as ESPN debuts the inaugural College Football National Championship Game on January 12.<\/p>\n

Each Big Monday game involving an ACC team is set for a 7 p.m. start and will be televised nationally by ESPN or ESPN2.<\/p>\n

This marks the second consecutive year that ACC basketball games have been featured as part of ESPN\u2019s Big Monday package. Every game on the Big Monday schedule this season will include at least one team ranked in the ESPN.com preseason Top 25 poll, including No. 2 Duke, No. 6 North Carolina, No. 7 defending ACC champion Virginia, No. 8 Louisville and No. 21 Syracuse.<\/p>\n

The complete 2014-15 ACC basketball schedule, with dates, starting times and television broadcast information, will be released later this month.<\/p>\n

The ACC Big Monday lineup reads as follows:<\/p>\n

January 5 \u2013 Notre Dame at North Carolina (ESPN or ESPN2), 7 p.m.
\nJanuary 19 \u2013 Pitt at Duke (ESPN), 7 p.m.
\nJanuary 26 \u2013 Syracuse at North Carolina (ESPN), 7 p.m.
\nFebruary 2 \u2013 Virginia at North Carolina (ESPN), 7 p.m.
\nFebruary 9 \u2013 Duke at Florida State (ESPN), 7 p.m.
\nFebruary 16 \u2013 Pitt at Virginia (ESPN), 7 p.m.
\nFebruary 23 \u2013 Louisville at Georgia Tech (ESPN), 7 p.m.
\nMarch 2 \u2013 Virginia at Syracuse (ESPN), 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

NOTING THE ACC ON ESPN BIG MONDAY<\/p>\n

A potential of three ACC top-25 matchups showcasing No. 6 North Carolina, No. 7 Virginia and No. 21 Syracuse: Syracuse at North Carolina on January 26; Virginia at North Carolina on February 2 and Virginia at Syracuse on March 2. <\/p>\n

Duke \u2013 ranked preseason No. 2 \u2013 is on the schedule twice: at home vs. Pittsburgh on January 19 and at Florida State on February 9.<\/p>\n

The Blue Devils add the ESPN 100 top incoming recruit in center Jahil Okafor, as well as guard Tyus Jones, who is ranked fourth.<\/p>\n

North Carolina\u2019s one additional appearance is an opening night tilt vs. Notre Dame on January 5. <\/p>\n

North Carolina has two top-10 incoming freshman ranked nationally in the ESPN 100: Small forwards Justin Jackson (No. 8) and Theo Pinson (No. 10).<\/p>\n

Virginia is also scheduled against Pittsburgh on February 16, as part of Rivalry Week. <\/p>\n

New league member Louisville, ranked No. 8 in the preseason poll, has one appearance \u2013 at Georgia Tech on February 23. <\/p>\n

In 2013-14, for the 12th consecutive year, Louisville was the highest-rated metered market for ESPN\u2019s regular-season telecasts, averaging a 4.5 rating.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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