The first college basketball weekend of the season is here, which ushers in the return of the SI.com Weekend Preview. You know the drill. We’ll pick the biggest 10 to 15 games every weekend, and provide a quick breakdown and score prediction. The pickings are slim this first weekend, but we’re not going to let that stop us. College basketball is back.
All times Eastern
Friday, 6 pm, ESPN
How about an interconference matchup between a couple of power conference schools to get things going? There’s a lot to like about this Texas team, from transfer Elijah Mitrou-Long and veteran big man Dylan Osetkowski, to the expanded roles for Matt Coleman and Jase Febres, to freshman guard Courtney Ramey.