INDIANAPOLIS – Competing in the Inaugural Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic this weekend, the Kentucky Wesleyan men’s basketball program will appear on ESPN3 after being selected for the 2016-17 NCAA DII Showcase.
Six teams, including the reigning G-MAC champion Panthers, will compete in Evansville, Ind., for high-profile games on Saturday, Nov. 19.
Kentucky Wesleyan will face the University of Southern Indiana at the Ford Center for a 9:30 p.m. EST start time.
Lincoln Memorial and Alabama-Huntsville will tip at 4:30 p.m. and Bellarmine and Florida Southern are scheduled for a 7 p.m. contest.
Talent for all games will feature Neil Harwell on play-by-play and Rich Zvosec as the color analyst.
The link for the Saturday’s broadcast can be accessed here:
http://bit.ly/usikwc1119
Fans interested in watching the game online will need to log in to Watch ESPN using their credentials from their WatchESPN affiliated provider. Those who are on a college campus or military base will not need to log in.
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Kentucky Wesleyan is off to the races with a 2-0 start after beating Wayne State (MI) and Tiffin in the season-opening G-MAC/GLIAC Challenge. Senior guard and the conference’s all-time leading scorer Ken-Jah Bosley was named the first G-MAC Athlete of the Week for the season.
2016 Inaugural Small College Basketball Hall of Fame Classic Schedule
Friday, November 18
3:30 pm CST: No. 5 University of Alabama – Huntsville v. No. 3 Bellarmine University
6:00 pm CST: No. 2 Lincoln Memorial v. Kentucky Wesleyan College
8:30 pm CST: University of Southern Indiana v. Florida Southern (2015 National Champion)
Saturday, November 19
3:30 pm CST: No. 5 University of Alabama – Huntsville v. No. 2 Lincoln Memorial
6:00 pm CST: No. 3 Bellarmine University v. Florida Southern
8:30 pm CST: Kentucky Wesleyan College v. University of Southern Indiana