COLUMBUS, Ohio -- For anyone who loves basketball, today feels like Christmas. With more than 90 Division I basketball games tipping off, there will be no shortage of hoops on Wednesday.
There will also be plenty of local talent playing at all levels of Division I basketball on opening day. Let's take a look at who is representing Columbus and when/where they will be playing.
Matt Moyer (George Washington / Gahanna / 2016): vs. Navy at 12 PM on CBS Sports Network
Jason Carter (Xavier / Johnstown / 2016): 12 PM vs. Oakland on FS1
Eli McNamara (Miami (OH) / Pickerington North / 2018): 1 PM vs. North Dakota on ESPN3
Quentin Jones (North Carolina A&T / Northland / 2017): 2 PM vs. Illinois on Big Ten Network
Seth Towns (Ohio State / Northland / 2016): 2 PM vs. Illinois State on ESPN3 - Towns has been ruled out for Wednesday's game (knee)
Ben Roderick (Ohio / Olentangy Liberty / 2019): 5 PM vs. Chicago State
Sam Towns (Ohio / Pickerington Central / 2019): 5 PM vs. Chicago State
Taevion Kinsey (Marshall / Eastmoor Academy / 2018): 6 PM vs. Coppin State
Sterling Manley (North Carolina / Pickerington Central / 2017): 6 PM vs. Charleston on ACC Network
Adrian Nelson (Northern Kentucky / Pickerington Central / 2018): 6 PM vs. Ball State on ESPN3
Morgan Safford (Wofford / Bishop Hartley / 2019): 6 PM vs. Toccoa Falls on ESPN+
Keaton Turner (Wofford / Dublin Coffman / 2020): 6 PM vs. Toccoa Falls on ESPN+
Caden Sanchez (High Point / DeSales / 2017): 7 PM vs. Davidson on ESPN+
Will Mfum (South Dakota State / Northland / 2019): 7 PM vs. West Virginia
Jalen Tate (Arkansas / Pickerington Central / 2016): 7:30 PM vs. Mississippi Valley State on SEC Network+
Jerome Hunter (Indiana / Pickerington North / 2018): 8 PM vs. Tennessee Tech on Big Ten Network