In an unprecedented season, Mark Few wants to play as many marquee non-conference games as possible. It’s good for the athletes, many of whom missed out on March Madness in 2020, and it’s also great for college basketball as a whole. With the NBA still a month away from returning, college hoops has a stage all to themselves for five days a week, so why not play as many big games as possible to showcase your sport?
Few, Mike Roth, and scheduling guru TJ Benson were able to get five national television games against Kansas, Auburn, Tennessee, Baylor, and Iowa (Tennessee has yet to be officially confirmed, but it’s 99 percent happening).