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INDIANAPOLIS - The Horizon League office announced Tuesday (Dec. 15) the Horizon League Network Game of the Week men's basketball television package, which will launch following the New Year.
Created in conjunction with WebStream Productions and CVM Productions, the eight-game syndicated series will begin on Jan. 2 and continue through the last day of the regular season on Feb. 27. All games will air on Saturdays at 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT, and each of the Horizon League's 10 teams will be featured at least once.
All or parts of the HLN Game of the Week package are scheduled to air on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, MyNDY 23 (Indianapolis), MyYTV (Youngstown, Ohio), SportsTime Ohio (Cleveland), Time-Warner Cable Sports32 (Wisconsin) and WBDT-TV Dayton's CW (Dayton, Ohio) as well as ESPN FullCourt, the network's pay-per-view service.
All eight games also will be available to fans anywhere in the world via free live video streaming at HorizonLeagueNetwork.tv, which will feature a total of more than 250 live men's and women's basketball games this season. In addition, the six games that will be carried on ESPN FullCourt also can be viewed on ESPN360.com where available.
Will Haskett will call the play-by-play, with Damon Lewis providing analysis. Haskett has anchored broadcasts of various NCAA championships, including Division I golf and Division I and III volleyball. Lewis is the managing editor of HLN and co-hosts the network's weekly "Two Sense" segment.
"We are excited about the development of the Horizon League Network Game of the Week," said Jonathan B. LeCrone, Horizon League Commissioner. "This eight-game package has tremendous value to our stakeholders and provides another opportunity to tell the stories of our student-athletes, coaches and schools."
The package will tip off with Milwaukee at preseason League favorite Butler Jan. 2, with Milwaukee then playing host to rival Green Bay Jan. 9.
Defending League champion Cleveland State plays at Valparaiso Jan. 16, followed by Butler at UIC Jan. 23 and Loyola at Wright State Jan. 30.
The February schedule begins with Valparaiso hosting Detroit Feb. 6, followed by Butler at Cleveland State Feb. 13 in a re-match of last season's League championship game won by the Vikings.
The final HLN Game of the Week will feature Detroit at Youngstown State Feb. 27, just three days prior to the start of the 2010 Speedway Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship.
Following is the complete Horizon League Network Game of the Week schedule for the 2009-10 season:
Day, Date -- Game, Time (ET)
Saturday, Jan. 2 -- Milwaukee at Butler, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 9 -- Green Bay at Milwaukee, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 16 -- Cleveland State at Valparaiso, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 23 -- Butler at UIC, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 30 -- Loyola at Wright State, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 6 -- Detroit at Valparaiso, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 13 -- Butler at Cleveland State, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 27 -- Detroit at Youngstown State, 2 p.m.
For an updated list of all Horizon League games to be broadcast this coming season, log onto www.HorizonLeague.org.
About the Horizon League
Comprised of 10 public and private institutions of higher learning, the Horizon League is an NCAA Division I athletics conference that sponsors 19 intercollegiate championships and is headquartered in Indianapolis. The League and its member institutions aspire to teach young people, through athletic competition, the value of learning, service to others and personal responsibility.
Member institutions of the Horizon League are Butler University (Indianapolis), Cleveland State University, the University of Detroit Mercy, the University of Illinois at Chicago, Loyola University Chicago, Valparaiso (Ind.) University, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wright State University (Dayton, Ohio) and Youngstown (Ohio) State University.
About WebStream Productions
Founded in 2006, WebStream Productions is a leader in live sports webcasting with clients including the NCAA, Horizon League, Indianapolis Indians and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Producers of more than 400 live events each year and countless features, interviews and other on-demand content, WebStream Productions is committed to delivering television-quality content to computer screens and portable devices. For more information, log onto www.webstreamproductions.com.
About CVM Productions
CVM Productions has been providing full service video production and multimedia design services for over 20 years. Our fully digital remote production trailer has been delivering professional production of live events since 2003. From short track sprint car racing and professional basketball games to concerts and large-scale corporate events we've produced high-quality broadcast and streaming content across the country. Our award-winning production staff boasts a deep well of live television and post-production experience across a broad spectrum of subjects and media. For more information, log onto www.cvmproductions.com.
For the complete 2010 Horizon League Network Game of the Week Affiliates Carriage Schedule, click the PDF link at the top of the page.
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