The 2009-10 season starts this evening with the opening rounds of the 2K Sports Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.
Tonight’s games include the defending national champions, North Carolina, and favorites from three power conferences: Ohio State, California and Syracuse. Many fans and analysts will be interested to see how the Orange rebound from a puzzling home loss to Division II Le Moyne in an exhibition game last week.
In a visit to Chapel Hill against the national champions, Florida International will play its first game under new coach Isiah Thomas. The former Detroit Piston point guard and Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks coach has been a lightning rod for drama wherever he works.
If you ditch Monday Night Football on ESPN for college basketball on ESPN-U, you can look forward to the Tar Heels’ game and Syracuse’s match up against Albany.
- No. 4 North Carolina vs. Florida International: 7 p.m. EST
- No. 17 Ohio State vs. Alcorn State: 7 p.m. EST
- No. 25 Syracuse vs. Albany: 9 p.m. EST
- No. 12 California vs. Murray State: 11 p.m. EST
