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XM Satellite Radio To Broadcast BIG EAST Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships |
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Little Falls, NJ,– Nelligan Sports Marketing, Inc. (NSM) announced today the line-up for the XM Satellite Radio broadcasts of the BIG EAST Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships. XM will broadcast both semi-final games of the BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Championship live from the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut on Monday March 6, 2006. Tip-off for the first game will begin at 6:00 pm. The second semi-final game will immediately follow the first. XM will also broadcast the Championship game the following night on Tuesday March 7, 2006. Tip-off is scheduled to being at 7:00 pm. All games will be broadcast on XM Channel 200.
In addition, XM and NSM will provide exclusive satellite radio coverage of all 11 games of the BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Championship live from Madison Square Garden starting on March 8, 2006. Well known BIG EAST play-by-play voices Dave Sims and John Rooke will announce the games from courtside, with seasoned BIG EAST analysts Joe Hassett and Dick Lloyd providing color commentary. All BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Championship broadcasts will also be carried by XM Channel 200.
“XM’s ability to reach BIG EAST fans throughout the country is a tremendous asset to the Conference.” added Mike Tranghese, BIG EAST Commissioner. “We are happy that our fans now have a new medium to keep track of their favorite teams during this exciting time of year. ”
TJ Nelligan, President and COO, Nelligan Sports Marketing, stated that, “Our broadcasts of the BIG EAST men’s basketball championships with XM will give college basketball fans throughout the country a court-side seat for the most competitive college conference in America to crown its champion. We are pleased to be able to provide this exclusive production for XM.”
XM is America's number one satellite radio service with more than six million subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios in Washington, DC, New York City, Nashville, Toronto, and Montreal, XM offers 160 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: the most commercial-free music, premier sports, talk, comedy, children's and entertainment programming; and the most advanced traffic and weather information. XM, the leader in satellite-delivered entertainment and data services for the automobile market through partnerships with General Motors, Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan, Porsche, and Volkswagen/Audi, is available in more than 130 different vehicle models for 2006. XM's industry-leading products are available at consumer electronics retailers nationwide. For more information about XM hardware, programming and partnerships, please visit http://www.xmradio.com
Since the BIG EAST Conference was formed in 1979-80, the league has experienced a steady evolution into one of the nation’s leading athletic and academic conferences. BIG EAST sports attracts followers in the nation’s largest media markets including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, D.C., Tampa, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Hartford. More than 400 BIG EAST athletes have earned All-America recognition and dozens have won individual NCAA national championships. Member institutions of the BIG EAST include Cincinnati, Connecticut, DePaul, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Providence, Rutgers, St. John’s, Seton Hall, South Florida, Syracuse, Villanova and West Virginia.
NSM focuses on generating revenues from corporate America for sports properties. NSM currently represents the BIG EAST Conference, The Colonial Athletic Association, Ball State University, Colorado State University, University of Louisville, Marquette University, Princeton University, Providence College, Rutgers University, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the NIT, the Jimmy V Classic, and several other sports properties.
Tentative schedule of Play-by Play Announcers for XM Broadcasts of the BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Championship:
Wednesday March 8, 2006
Session 1 – Dave Sims, Play-By-Play; Dick Lloyd, Commentary
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Game 1 – 12:00 pm / Game 2 – 2:00 pm
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Session 2 – John Rooke, Play-By-Play; Joe Hassett, Commentary
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Game 1 – 7:00 pm / Game 2 – 9:00 pm
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Thursday March 9, 2006
Session 3 – Dave Sims, Play-By-Play; Dick Lloyd, Commentary
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Game 1 – 12:00 pm / Game 2 – 2:00 pm
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Session 4 – John Rooke, Play-By-Play; Joe Hassett, Commentary
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Game 1 – 7:00 pm / Game 2 – 9:00 pm
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Friday March 10, 2006
Session 5 – Dave Sims, Play-By-Play; Dick Lloyd, Commentary
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Game 1 – 7:00 pm / Game 2 – 9:00 pm
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Saturday March 11, 2006
Session 6 – John Rooke, Play-By-Play; Joe Hassett, Commentary
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Game 1 – 8:00 pm
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