ESPNU announced today that the Georgetown Hoyas ranked #18 in the preseason polls will get special coverage during the networks Midnight Madness coverage.
Friday, Oct. 16, from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. ET. ESPN2 will simulcast ESPNU’s coverage from 11:30 p.m. – 12 a.m. ESPN has been covering Midnight Madness events since 1993.
ESPNU Midnight Madness Commentators
| School/Site | Commentators |
| Connecticut/Gampel Pavilion | Doug Gottlieb |
| Duke/Cameron Indoor Stadium | Jay Williams |
| Georgetown/McDonough Arena | Lou Canellis and Bill Raftery |
| Kansas/Allen Field House | Dave Armstrong and Fran Fraschilla |
| Kentucky/ Rupp Arena | Dave LaMont and Jimmy Dykes |
| Michigan State/Breslin Center | Stephen Bardo |
| North Carolina/Dean Smith Center | Rob Stone and Hubert Davis |
| North Dakota State/Bison Sports Arena | Jim Barbar |
| Washington/Bank of America Arena | Steve Physioc and Steve Lavin |
The four-hour ESPNU Midnight Madness special will showcase nine schools, the most teams ever featured in the history of the network’s coverage of the annual event, including defending NCAA National Champion North Carolina and Men’s Final Four participants Michigan State and Connecticut, as well as 2009 Cinderella standout North Dakota State. Of the nine schools to be highlighted, eight are ranked in Andy Katz’s Preseason Top 25: No. 1 Kansas, No. 2 Michigan State, No. 5 North Carolina, No. 7 Kentucky, No. 10 Duke, No. 14 Washington, No. 18 Georgetown and No. 25 Connecticut.
ESPNU anchor Lowell Galindo will host this year’s show alongside ESPN.com senior writer Andy Katz and college basketball analyst and former University of Maryland standout Adrian Branch, who played for former Terrapin coaching legend “Lefty” Driesell, founder of Midnight Madness. The studio team will provide analysis between look-ins at each Midnight Madness event. Every site will feature ESPN commentators providing coverage of various elements including scrimmages, dunk contests, team skits, three point contests, season previews and interviews with most men’s basketball head coaches.
