ESPN announced their lineup for the 2012 edition of BracketBusters, which features several of the top mid-major schools in the country.

Friday, Feb. 17 (all times ET) 
7 p.m. – Northern Iowa at VCU (ESPN2) 
9 p.m. – Valparaiso at Loyola Marymount (ESPNU) 

Saturday, Feb. 18 
11 a.m. – Drexel at Cleveland State (ESPNU) 
Noon – Wichita State at Davidson (ESPN or ESPN2) 
1 p.m. – Buffalo at South Dakota State (ESPNU) 
2 p.m. – Akron at Oral Roberts (ESPN or ESPN2) 
3 p.m. – Drake at New Mexico State (ESPNU) 
4 p.m. – Nevada at Iona (ESPN or ESPN2) 
5 p.m. – Old Dominion at Missouri State (ESPNU) 
6 p.m. – Saint Mary’s at Murray State (ESPN or ESPN2) 
7 p.m. – UNC Asheville at Ohio (ESPN3) 
8 p.m. – UT-Arlington at Weber State (ESPN3) 
10 p.m. – Long Beach State at Creighton (ESPN2) 

BracketBusters national TV appearances, by conference 
5 – Missouri Valley 
3 – CAA, MAC 
2 – Horizon, Summit, WAC, WCC 
1 – Big Sky, Big South, Big West, MAAC, Ohio Valley, Southern, Southland

Several NBA teams, including representatives from the Spurs and Thunder, were on hand to witness Iona point guard Scott Machado’s 16-assist, 1-turnover performance against Manhattan on Tuesday. Other NBA teams in the mix include the Warriors and Hornets.

“My first goal is to win a MAAC championship and to win tonight’s game,” Machado said after recording 16 assists against just a single turnover against Manhattan. "If they’re here to watch, they’re here to watch me play. So I’m here to play how I play.”

Machado averages a Division I-best 10.1 assists per game.

“The NBA seemed, not a little far-fetched (at this time last year), but I knew I was going to have to work to get there,” Machado said. “I know I’m going to play professional basketball somewhere. I have that passion for the game and I want this to be my life and I think I’ve begun to take things more seriously.”