ESPN announces High School Mens Basketball Schedule

ESPNU, ESPN and ESPN2, in
conjunction with Paragon Marketing Group, will present 15 high school
basketball games this season in the returning ESPNU Old Spice High School
Showcase. The series will include teams from 11 states, including 12 teams
currently ranked in the ESPN High Elite 25.

The series will open on
ESPN2, Thursday, Dec. 6, with #25 Campbell Hall (Calif.) vs. #11 St. Edward
(Ohio) at 9 p.m. ET. The regular-season schedule concludes Thursday, Feb. 21,
when American Christian (

Pa.)
takes on #6 St. Anthony (N.J.) on ESPN2 at 9 p.m. In all, ESPNU, the 24-hour
college sports network, will televise 11 games, ESPN2 will air three matchups
and ESPN will showcase one contest. In addition, ESPN360.com, ESPN’s broadband
digital sports network, will simulcast every game on ESPN and ESPN2.

This season, at least 26
players from the ESPN 150 Class of 2008 are expected to participate in the
series, highlighted by a matchup featuring Oak Hill’s (Va.) #1 Brandon Jennings
against St. Benedict’s (N.J.) #3 Samardo Samuels on ESPN2, Thursday, Dec. 13 at
9 p.m. St. Anthony (N.J.) leads the way with four players ranked in the ESPN
150, followed by Oak Hill (Va.), St. Edward (Ohio), American Christian (Pa.)
and Montverde (Fla.) with two players apiece.

Other prospects from the
ESPN 150 expected to appear in the series include: #2 Tyreke Evans, American
Christian (Pa.); #4 Greg Monroe, Helen Cox (La.); #5 Jrue Holiday, Campbell
Hall (Calif); #6 B.J. Mullens, Canal Winchester (Ohio); #7 Delvon Roe, St.
Edward (Ohio); #11 William Buford, Toledo Libbey (Ohio); #13 Al-Farouq Aminu,
Norcross (Ga.); #14 Kemba Walker, Rice (N.Y.), #18 Mike Rosario, St. Anthony
(N.J.); #26 Yancy Gates, Cincinnati Withrow (Ohio); #27 Eloy Vargas, American
Heritage (Fla.); #30 Drew Gordon, Archbishop Mitty (Calif.); #31 Larry Drew,
Taft (Calif.), #45 Sylven Landesberg, Holy Cross (N.Y.), #51 Dashan Harris,
Montverde (Fla.), #65 Steve Tchiengang, Montverde (Fla.); #78 Malik Story, Oak
Hill (Va.); #88 Quintrell Thomas, St. Patrick (N.J.); #90 Tyshawn Taylor, St.
Anthony (N.J.); #97 Darryl Bryant, St. Raymond (N.Y.); #98 Travon Woodall, St.
Anthony (N.J.); #105 Tom Pritchard, St. Edward (Ohio); #108 Jiovanny Fontan,
St. Anthony (N.J.) and #150 Martez Walker, American Christian (Pa.).

ESPNU will supplement the
game schedule with a weekly 30-minute show, ESPNU Recruiting Insider, which
evaluates the top high school basketball recruits and their classes based on
research and analysis provided by ESPN’s Scouts, Inc. The show will be aired
Fridays at 6:30 p.m. throughout the season with ESPNU signature anchor Lowell
Galindo hosting alongside ESPN’s Scouts, Inc. recruiting analyst John Carroll.

Old Spice returns to the
series as title sponsor. Nike, Progressive and the U.S. Marine Corps will serve
as presenting sponsors.

2007-08 ESPNU,

ESPN & ESPN2

High School Basketball Schedule

Date – Game – Time (ET) –
Network

Thu., Dec.

6 – #25 Campbell
Hall (

Calif.) vs. #11 St. Edward (

Ohio) –

9 p.m. – ESPN2

Thu., Dec. 13 – #1 Oak
Hill (

Va.) vs. #9

St.
Benedict’s (N.J.) – 9 p.m. – ESPN

Sat., Dec.

29 – #2 St. Patrick
(N.J.) vs. TBD (

Houston Team) – 9 p.m. – ESPNU

Sat., Dec. 29 – #1 Oak Hill (

Va.) vs. TBD (

Houston Team) – 11 p.m. –
ESPNU

Thu., Jan. 10 – Helen Cox
(

La.) vs. #18 Norcross (

Ga.) – 7 p.m. – ESPN2

Thu., Jan.

12 – #11 St. Edward
(

Ohio) vs.

Toledo
Libbey (

Ohio) – 5 p.m. – ESPNU

Thu., Jan. 12 – Canal

Winchester (

Ohio) vs.

Cincinnati
Withrow (

Ohio)
– 9 p.m. – ESPNU

Tue., Jan. 15 – American
Heritage (

Fla.) vs. Pace (

Fla.) – 9 p.m. – ESPNU

Mon., Jan.

21 – #16 Archbishop
Mitty (

Calif.) vs. Holy Cross (N.Y) – 11 a.m.
– ESPNU

Mon., Jan. 21 – St. Raymond (N.Y.) vs. #20 Taft (

Calif.)
– 1 p.m. – ESPNU

Mon., Jan. 21 – Scott County (

Ky.)
vs. #6 St. Anthony (N.J.) – 3 p.m. – ESPNU

Sat., Feb. 9 – #12 Rice
(N.Y.) vs. #13 Lincoln (N.Y.) – 8 p.m. – ESPNU

Sat., Feb. 9 – #1 Oak Hill (Va.) vs. #2 St. Patrick (N.J.) – 10 p.m. – ESPNU

Thu., Feb. 21 – #5
Montverde (

Fla.) vs. #9 St. Benedict’s (N.J.)
– 7 p.m. – ESPNU

Thu., Feb. 21 – American Christian (

Pa.)
vs. #6 St. Anthony (N.J.) – 9 p.m. – ESPN2

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