College GameDay (basketball TV program)
| College GameDay | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Rece Davis Digger Phelps Jay Bilas Hubert Davis |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 min. |
| Original release | |
| Network | ESPN and ESPN2 (2005-) |
| Release | January 22, 2005 – Present |
College GameDay is an ESPN program that covers college basketball and is a spin-off of the successful college football version. Since debuting on January 22, 2005, it airs on ESPN Saturdays in the college basketball season at 11am ET and 8pm ET at a different game site each week. One difference between the two versions is that the college basketball version always appears at the ESPN Saturday Primetime game location, which is the ESPN college basketball game of the week and appears at 9pm ET Saturdays on ESPN. The first two years of the show, it went to seven sites in seven weeks, but starting in 2007, it has been expanded to eight sites in eight weeks. The official name of the show is College GameDay Driven by State Farm.
In 2005, the host of the show the first four weeks was Rece Davis, but then the last four weeks Chris Fowler hosted the show, but since 2006, Rece Davis has been the exclusive host of the show. Since the show debuted, Davis has been joined by Digger Phelps, Jay Bilas and since 2007, Hubert Davis has been on the team on the set with Dick Vitale contributing. Andy Katz has also served as a feature reporter giving up to the minute news and reports. Saturday Primetime is called by Dan Shulman and Dick Vitale along with Erin Andrews as sideline reporter.
College GameDay Driven by State Farm began its fourth season on January 5, 2008 at the network's Digital Center studio in Bristol, Connecticut. The show is broadcast live twice, both for one hour from 11am-noon ET and from 8-9pm ET, respectively. Starting with the fourth season, GameDay is presented in high-definition on ESPN HD.
History
- The program has appeared in many different spots throughout each basketball arena. At Kansas, they were in the program's museum; at Kentucky, they were at the entrance of the arena; at UConn, they were in the stands; at Gonzaga, Florida, and Marquette, they were on the court; and at Duke, they were in Krzyzewskiville, the tent village outside Cameron Indoor Stadium.
- College GameDay originally was just for football, but the raging and expanding popularity of college basketball led to the initiation of the basketball version of the show.
- As of current, only six schools (Florida, Kentucky, Michigan State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Texas) have hosted College GameDay for both basketball and football events.
Personalities
Current
- Rece Davis: (Host, 2005-present)
- Digger Phelps: (Analyst, 2005-present)
- Jay Bilas: (Analyst, 2005-present)
- Hubert Davis: (Analyst, 2007-present)
Former
- Chris Fowler: (Host, 2005)
Locations
2005
- Jan. 22 - #17 Pittsburgh Panthers at #13 UConn Huskies
- Jan. 29 - #16 Texas Longhorns at #6 Kansas Jayhawks
- Feb. 5 - Notre Dame Fighting Irish at #8 Syracuse Orange
- Feb. 12 - #7 Duke Blue Devils at Maryland Terrapins
- Feb. 19 - Mississippi State Bulldogs at #5 Kentucky Wildcats
- Feb. 26 - #11 Louisville Cardinals at Memphis Tigers
- March 5 - Texas Longhorns at #8 Oklahoma State Cowboys
- March 12 - ACC Tournament from Washington, DC
2006
- Jan. 21 - #3 UConn Huskies at #17 Louisville Cardinals
- Jan. 28 - #4 Texas Longhorns at #24 Oklahoma Sooners
- Feb. 4 - Kentucky Wildcats at #8 Florida Gators
- Feb. 11 - Stanford Cardinal at #5 Gonzaga Bulldogs
- Feb. 18 - Louisville Cardinals at Syracuse Orange
- Feb. 25 - #18 Kansas Jayhawks at #7 Texas Longhorns
- March 4 - #14 North Carolina Tar Heels at #7 Duke Blue Devils
- March 11 - Big 12 Tournament from Dallas, Texas
2007
- Jan. 6 - #18 Connecticut Huskies at #14 LSU Tigers
- Jan. 13 - Georgetown Hoyas at #10 Pittsburgh Panthers
- Jan. 20 - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at #4 North Carolina Tar Heels
- Jan. 27 - Michigan State Spartans at #5 Ohio State Buckeyes
- Feb. 3 - #10 Texas A&M Aggies at #6 Kansas Jayhawks
- Feb. 10 - #1 Florida Gators at #18 Kentucky Wildcats
- Feb. 17 - #4 North Carolina Tar Heels at #21 Boston College Eagles
- Feb. 24 - Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan State Spartans
- March 3 - #12 Pittsburgh Panthers at #21 Marquette Golden Eagles
- March 10 - ESPN studios in Bristol, Connecticut: Championship Week
- March 31 - Atlanta, Georgia: Final Four
- April 2 - Atlanta, Georgia: National Championship Game
2008
- Jan. 19 Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators[1]
- Jan. 26 Creighton Bluejays at Southern Illinois Salukis [2] (First time the Gameday crew did the show at a mid-major location)
- Feb. 2 Arizona Wildcats at #5 UCLA Bruins [3]
- Feb. 9 #6 Georgetown Hoyas at Louisville Cardinals[4]
- Feb. 16 #9 Michigan State Spartans at #12 Indiana Hoosiers[5]
- Feb. 23 #2 Tennessee Volunteers[6] at #1 Memphis Tigers[7]
- March 1 Kansas State Wildcats at #7 Kansas Jayhawks[8]
- March 8 North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils[9]
- April 5 - San Antonio, Texas: Final Four
- April 7 - San Antonio, Texas: National Championship Game
See also
- Big Monday
- Super Tuesday
- Wednesday Night Hoops
- Thursday Night Showcase
- Saturday Primetime
- List of games televised on ESPN Saturday Primetime
References
- ^ ukathletics.com - University of Kentucky Men's Basketball Schedule
- ^ SIU slated to host College GameDay - Campus
- ^ UCLA Bruins - Men's Basketball
- ^ Men's Basketball Schedule Announced: Every BIG EAST Game To Be On Television - BIG EAST Conference Athletics
- ^ Indiana University - Men's Basketball
- ^ University of Tennessee - Men's Basketball
- ^ Men's Basketball - Memphis Tigers :: The Official Athletic Site
- ^ K-State announces men's hoops slate - Kansas State University Wildcats Official Athletics Site
- ^ University of North Carolina - Official Athletic Site
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