New Big West member institution Hawai'i will participate in the 2012 ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon, announced the network Wednesday.
The Rainbow Warriors will host Houston Baptist at 11 p.m. HT on Monday, Nov. 12, which is 4 a.m. ET on Nov. 13 in ESPN's home base of Bristol, Conn. It will be the third of 11 games played in the 24-hour window.
This is the second straight year UH has appeared in Tip-Off Marathon. In 2011-12, the Rainbow Warriors hosted Big West foe Cal State Northridge as part of the package.
The entire marathon schedule is as follows:
All Times Eastern
Midnight: West Virginia at Gonzaga
2 a.m.: Davidson at New Mexico
4 a.m.: Houston Baptist at
Hawai'i
6 a.m.: Stony Brook at Rider
8 a.m.: Northern Illinois at Valparaiso
10 a.m.: Harvard at Massachusetts
12 p.m.: Temple at Kent State
2 p.m.: Detroit at St. John's
4 p.m.: Butler at Xavier
7 p.m.: Michigan State vs. Kansas (Champions Classic, Georgia Dome – Atlanta)
30 minutes following MSU/KU: Duke vs. Kentucky (Champions Classic)