Post by Skaggs on Nov 13, 2009 11:47:16 GMT -5
Siena men's basketball 2009-2010 home opener vs. Northeastern will be nationally televised on ESPN HD from the Times Union Center in downtown Albany.
The ESPN website confirms this game will be shown in HD. ESPN can be seen in HD via:
From Pete Dougherty's Sports Blog at TimesUnion.com:
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Not only is Siena’s home basketball game at noon Tuesday getting on the “mothership” — ESPN, as opposed to ESPN2 or ESPNU or ESPN The Ocho — the telecast is getting prime announcers.
Sean McDonough and Bill Raftery, both of whom has worked Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship games involving Siena, have been assigned to the telecast.
The game is part of the ESPN Tip-Off Marathon:
Midnight: Cal State Fullerton at UCLA (Dave Pasch, Doris Burke), ESPN
2 a.m.: San Diego State at St. Mary’s, Calif. (Terry Gannon, Stephen Bardo), ESPN
4 a.m.: Northern Colorado at Hawaii (Carter Blackburn, Mark Adams), ESPN
6 a.m.: Monmouth at St. Peter’s (Bob Wischusen, Tim Welsh), ESPN
8 a.m.: Drexel at Niagara (Jon Sciambi, LaPhonso Ellis), ESPN
10 a.m.: Clemson at Liberty (Eric Collins, Adrian Branch), ESPN
Noon: Northeastern at Siena (Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery), ESPN
2 p.m.: Arkansas-Little Rock at Tulsa (Ron Franklin, Fran Fraschilla), ESPN
4 p.m.: Temple at Georgetown (Mike Patrick, Len Elmore), ESPN
5:30 p.m.: CBE Classic: Binghamton at Pittsburgh (John Saunders, Bob Valvano, Bob Holtzman), ESPN2
6 p.m.: Preseason NIT: Teams to be determined, at Durham, N.C. (Brad Nessler, Jimmy d**es), ESPN
7:30 p.m.: Hall of Fame Showcase: Arkansas vs. Louisville, at St. Louis (Dan Shulman, Bob Knight, Holly Rowe), ESPN2
8 p.m.: Gonzaga at Michigan State (Dave O’Brien, Steve Lavin), ESPN
9 p.m.: CBE Classic: Duquesne at Iowa (Jim Barbar, Mac McCausland), ESPNU
10 p.m.: Hall of Fame Showcase: Memphis vs. Kansas, at St. Louis (Dan Shulman, thingy Vitale, Holly Rowe), ESPN
11:30 p.m.: Preseason NIT: Teams to be determined, at Tempe, Ariz. (Dave Pasch, Doris Burke), ESPN2[/quote]
The ESPN website confirms this game will be shown in HD. ESPN can be seen in HD via:
- Time Warner Cable on channel 1869
- DirecTV on channel 206
- Dish on channel 140
From Pete Dougherty's Sports Blog at TimesUnion.com:
McDonough, Raftery assigned to Siena game
Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 10:21:53 PM, Pete Dougherty, Staff writer
Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 10:21:53 PM, Pete Dougherty, Staff writer
Not only is Siena’s home basketball game at noon Tuesday getting on the “mothership” — ESPN, as opposed to ESPN2 or ESPNU or ESPN The Ocho — the telecast is getting prime announcers.
Sean McDonough and Bill Raftery, both of whom has worked Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship games involving Siena, have been assigned to the telecast.
The game is part of the ESPN Tip-Off Marathon:
Midnight: Cal State Fullerton at UCLA (Dave Pasch, Doris Burke), ESPN
2 a.m.: San Diego State at St. Mary’s, Calif. (Terry Gannon, Stephen Bardo), ESPN
4 a.m.: Northern Colorado at Hawaii (Carter Blackburn, Mark Adams), ESPN
6 a.m.: Monmouth at St. Peter’s (Bob Wischusen, Tim Welsh), ESPN
8 a.m.: Drexel at Niagara (Jon Sciambi, LaPhonso Ellis), ESPN
10 a.m.: Clemson at Liberty (Eric Collins, Adrian Branch), ESPN
Noon: Northeastern at Siena (Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery), ESPN
2 p.m.: Arkansas-Little Rock at Tulsa (Ron Franklin, Fran Fraschilla), ESPN
4 p.m.: Temple at Georgetown (Mike Patrick, Len Elmore), ESPN
5:30 p.m.: CBE Classic: Binghamton at Pittsburgh (John Saunders, Bob Valvano, Bob Holtzman), ESPN2
6 p.m.: Preseason NIT: Teams to be determined, at Durham, N.C. (Brad Nessler, Jimmy d**es), ESPN
7:30 p.m.: Hall of Fame Showcase: Arkansas vs. Louisville, at St. Louis (Dan Shulman, Bob Knight, Holly Rowe), ESPN2
8 p.m.: Gonzaga at Michigan State (Dave O’Brien, Steve Lavin), ESPN
9 p.m.: CBE Classic: Duquesne at Iowa (Jim Barbar, Mac McCausland), ESPNU
10 p.m.: Hall of Fame Showcase: Memphis vs. Kansas, at St. Louis (Dan Shulman, thingy Vitale, Holly Rowe), ESPN
11:30 p.m.: Preseason NIT: Teams to be determined, at Tempe, Ariz. (Dave Pasch, Doris Burke), ESPN2[/quote]