TNT Sports to Tip Off 2025-26 Men’s College Basketball Regular Season on Monday, November 3
Big 12 Conference BIG EAST Conference
Blockbuster Opening Night Doubleheader on TNT, truTV & HBO Max: Defending NCAA Champion #3 Florida vs. #13 Arizona at 7 p.m. ET; Consensus Top Recruit AJ Dybantsa and #8 BYU vs. Villanova at 9:30 p.m.
Studio Coverage to Start at 6:30 p.m., Featuring Coach Bruce Pearl, Jalen Rose, Jamal Mashburn & Adam Lefkoe; Grant Hill, Brian Anderson & Andy Katz to Call Games
TNT Sports will tip off its most expansive coverage of regular season men’s college basketball — 98 games in all — next week with a blockbuster Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas doubleheader on opening night, Monday, November 3.
At 7 p.m. ET, the defending NCAA national champion #3 Florida Gators will put their formidable roster, featuring key transfers Boogie Fland and Xaivian Lee joining returning stars in Alex Condon and Thomas Haugh for last season’s championship squad, to the test against the #13 Arizona Wildcats and their second-ranked recruiting class, which features five-star recruits Koa Peat and Brayden Burries along with guard Bryce James.
Later at 9:30 p.m., consensus #1 recruit AJ Dybantsa, who was also named to the Associated Press preseason All-America team, will make his collegiate debut as he leads the #8 BYU Cougars against a new-look Villanova Wildcats team featuring top 50 recruit Acaden Lewis and new head coach Kevin Willard.
Brian Anderson will provide play-by-play for both games, alongside Grant Hill, with Andy Katz reporting.
TNT Sports College Basketball Pregame presented by Vanda Pharmaceuticals coverage will start at 6:30 p.m. ET on TNT, truTV and HBO Max, featuring Bruce Pearl, four-time SEC Coach of the Year and one of the most accomplished coaches of all time, basketball legends Jalen Rose and Jamal Mashburn, and versatile host Adam Lefkoe. The studio team will return with a AT&T at the Half report during each game, and for postgame coverage at the conclusion of the night's action.
TNT Sports’ opening week of men’s college basketball coverage will continue later in the week with back-to-back nights of Big 12 non-conference matchups on TNT, truTV and HBO Max.
On Thursday, November 6, the TCU Horned Frogs will host the St. Francis (PA) Red Flash at 8 p.m. from Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. Pregame coverage will start at 7:30 p.m. with Pearl, Rose, Mashburn and Lefkoe. Anderson, Hill and Katz will call the game.
On Friday, November 7, #13 Arizona will take on the visiting Utah Tech Trailblazers at 9 p.m. from the McKale Memorial Center in Tucson, Arizona. Pregame will start at 8:30 p.m. with Pearl, Rose, Mashburn, and Lefkoe. Spero Dedes, Greg Anthony and Nabil Karim will be on the call, with each also contributing regularly throughout TNT Sports’ college basketball coverage this season.
This year will mark TNT Sports’ inaugural year of BIG EAST men’s and women’s college basketball coverage — 72 games in all — as well as Big 12 men’s college basketball coverage. TNT Sports will also serve as the exclusive U.S. distribution partner for the 2025 Players Era Men’s and Women’s Championships during Thanksgiving week. The 2025-26 college basketball season will culminate with the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, jointly produced by TNT Sports and CBS Sports.
Bleacher Report will also showcase the most compelling storylines, key moments, and top players 24/7 across its digital and social platforms, including House of Highlights and B/R Hoops, its basketball-focused vertical. This will include behind-the-scenes content at Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas and Players Era, select BIG EAST and Big 12 games during the season, and other top non-conference events.
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