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Mark your calendars: Week of Nov. 11

Now that the 2018-19 season is underway, our college basketball writer provides three games to watch in the coming week — from the elite matchups to the under-the-radar gems — that he’s penciled in on his TV schedule:

Memphis at LSU | Tuesday, 6 p.m. (SECN)

Memphis' first real challenge of the season comes in its trip to Baton Rouge to face No. 23 LSU. The Tigers (in purple and gold that is) have a low-key national player of the year candidate in point guard Tremont Waters, who has quite a bit more to work with after Will Wade added a consensus top-five 2018 class.