Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon Brings College Basketball to Two Destinations

College basketball season will tip off on November 3 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with a special six–game feature split between the two locations.

The Field of 68 is partnering with Visit York County at the Rock Hill Sports & Event Center and Sanford Sports and the Sanford Pentagon for “The Field of 68 Opening Day Marathon,” a six-game, all-day event featuring three showcase games in each venue.

“We are honored to be involved in this event, which has some of the elite programs in the country that exist outside the sport’s traditional power structure,” Field of 68 founder Rob Dauster said. “This is a great opportunity for us to be able to provide more coverage for these teams that frankly don’t get enough. What we do at the Field of 68 is try and give teams at all levels the coverage they deserve.”

The games in Rock Hill include Queens vs. Winthrop (8 a.m. ET), Bradley vs. St. Bonaventure (11 a.m.) and High Point vs. Furman (6:30 p.m.).

“Visit York County is excited to partner with the Field of 68 Media Network to host six top collegiate basketball programs, including our very own Winthrop Eagles,” said Andy Clinton, president of Visit York County. “It’s very rewarding to see a relationship built with Jeff Goodman and Rob Dauster a few years ago evolve into a national event to kick off the college basketball season. Visiting teams and spectators will stimulate our local economy while York County will also be in the national spotlight for three intriguing matchups on the Field of 68 Media Network.”

The games in Sioux Falls will be Murray State vs. Omaha (1:30 p.m. ET), Drake vs. Northern Arizona (4 p.m.) and South Dakota State vs. Merrimack (9 p.m.)

“We are excited to welcome the Field of 68 Opening Day Showcase back to the Sanford Pentagon,” said Jesse Smith, vice president of Sanford Sports. “Last year’s inaugural event was a tremendous success featuring great teams and matchups… The Field of 68 has done an incredible job growing this event and we can’t wait to tip off another college basketball season.”

The games will be broadcast on The Field of 68’s YouTube Channel and the network’s After Dark show will be broadcast live with a set at both venues.