College Basketball Press Releases For the Weekend

I have some releases to post for you tonight. We were actually productive on the blog today which is a bit surprising considering I was expecting to spend most of the day entertaining, but my boiler went on the fritz. Thankfully it got fixed and thankfully, it got me out of entertaining and I could provide you with links and the regular Friday features. Now I can give you some press releases.

Starting with CBS Sports which will have a college basketball doubleheader on Saturday and marks the return of Don Criqui to calling the sport on network television.

CBS SPORTS RINGS IN NEW YEAR WITH COLLEGE BASKETBALL DOUBLEHEADER ON SATURDAY, JAN. 2

CBS Sports’ college basketball schedule continues with a doubleheader to ring in the New Year on Saturday, Jan. 2. Regional coverage tips off the day with *No. 22-ranked Gonzaga vs. Illinois and Arizona at UCLA (1:00 PM, ET). National coverage of Louisville taking on *No. 3-ranked Kentucky follows.

Don Criqui and analyst Bill Raftery call the action from the United Center in Chicago, Ill. for the Gonzaga-Illinois game. Sellers Shy produces and Mark Grant directs.

Spero Dedes and Greg Anthony are courtside at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, Calif. with the call for the Arizona-UCLA game. Steve Scheer produces and Andy Goldberg directs.

Verne Lundquist joins CBS Sports’ lead college basketball analyst Clark Kellogg to call the action from the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky.  Bob Dekas, CBS Sports’ coordinating producer for college basketball, produces and Chris Svendsen directs.

AT THE HALF, CBS Sports’ halftime studio show, hosted by Tim Brando along with Sports Illustrated’s Seth Davis, provides all the day’s news, scores and highlights live from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. Vin DeVito produces and Linda Malino directs. Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.

*Coaches Poll as of 12/28/09

For those fans of Cincinnati basketball, Fox Sports Ohio is putting the Bearcats on an alternate channel for Saturday’s game against Rutgers as there’s a conflict with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

This Saturday, January 2, 2010, FOX Sports Ohio is covering the Blue Jackets and the Cincinnati Bearcats. Please refer to these programming details. Please check www.foxsportsohio.com for channel information updates.

Saturday, January 2

The Cincinnati Bearcats

8p Cincinnati @ Rutgers

Cincinnati/Dayton, Ohio: 

• Cincinnati Bell Fioptics: Channel 261
• Time Warner: Channel 310
• Insight: Channel 6
  

Columbus, Ohio:

• Time Warner, Insight and WOW – check local channels

Cleveland, Ohio:

• Time Warner: Channel 310
• Cox: Channel 98

DISH Network: alternate channel TBD

Direct TV: alternate channel TBD

The Blue Jackets will be on FOX Sports Ohio.

6:30pm Blue Jackets Live pre-game show

7pm Blue Jackets v. Avalanche

And on Sunday, Fox Sports Ohio is placing Xavier vs. Wake Forest on alternate channels as that game conflict with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Sunday, January 3, 2010, FOX Sports Ohio is covering the Cavaliers and the Xavier Musketeers. Please refer to these programming details. Please check www.foxsportsohio.com for channel information updates.

Sunday, January 3

The Xavier Musketeers

5:30pm Xavier @ Wake Forest

Cincinnati/Dayton, Ohio:

• Cincinnati Bell Fioptics: Channel 261
• Time Warner: Channel 310
• Insight: Channel 6

Columbus, Ohio:

• Time Warner, Insight and WOW – check local channels

Cleveland, Ohio:

• Time Warner: Channel 310
• Cox: Channel 98

DISH Network: FS Cincinnati

Direct TV: FS Cincinnati

The Cavaliers will be on FOX Sports Ohio.

5:30pm Cavaliers Live pre-game show

6:00pm Cavaliers v. Charlotte (HD)

I have a few more releases to post. Stay with me.