ESPN’s College GameDay, the network’s flagship college basketball studio show, will originate from the Smith Center for the February 5 game between North Carolina and Duke, the network announced on Saturday.
Host Rece Davis and analysts Jay Bilas, LaPhonso Ellis and Seth Greenberg will be live from the Dean E. Smith Center for the show, which will begin at 11 a.m. Bilas will call the game that evening with broadcast partner Dan Shulman at 6 p.m.
Fans are welcome to attend GameDay. Admission is free and general admission. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m.
UNC will be hosting the show from the Smith Center for the ninth time and playing at a College GameDay site for the 21st time. GameDay has broadcast from the site of the Carolina-Duke game 13 times, more than any other matchup in college basketball.
Most Times Hosting College GameDay (including Feb. 5)
Kansas, 10
Duke, 10
North Carolina, 9
Kentucky, 9
Most College GameDay Appearances (including Feb. 5)
Duke, 22
North Carolina, 21
Kansas, 20
Kentucky, 20
Most College GameDay Meetings (including Feb. 5)
Duke-North Carolina, 13
Florida-Kentucky, 8
Kansas-Kentucky, 4
Kansas-Texas, 4
UCLA-Arizona, 4
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