NBC Sports Network To Air First Round of A-10 Tournament

The A-10 Tournament tips off in its new home of Brooklyn, NY this week. NBC Sports Network will air all first round games on Thursday starting at noon ET. Mike Corey will call the games and he’ll be joined courtside by Dave Kaplan with Brooke Weisbrod on the sidelines.

Carolyn Manno and Rob Simmelkjaer will share the hosting duties.

The A-10 Tournament will also have national TV coverage later in the week with the semifinals on CBS Sports Network on Saturday and the Championship Game on CBS Sunday.

Here’s the NBC Sports Network release.

a10 conference logoATLANTIC 10 MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST ROUND GAMES ON NBC SPORTS NETWORK THURSDAY & THURSDAY NIGHT

More Than Eight Hours of A-10 Tournament Coverage

NEW YORK – March 11, 2013 – As previously announced, NBC Sports Network will deliver first-round coverage of the A-10 Men’s Basketball Championship on Thursday, March 14, from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. Per the agreement, NBC Sports Network will televise all four first-round games and more than eight hours of A-10 men’s basketball.

Coverage will begin at Noon ET, when the No. 8 seed Richmond takes on the No. 9 seed Charlotte, in game one of the first-round.

At 2:30 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network will deliver game two of the first-round, featuring No. 5 Butler vs. No. 12 Dayton.

A-10 Men’s Championship excitement continues at 6:30 p.m. ET. In game three of the first-round, No. 7 Xavier plays No. 10 Saint Joseph’s.

Coverage concludes with game four at 9 p.m. ET, when No. 6 UMass challenges No. 11 George Washington. Mike Corey will manage play-by-play for all four games and will be joined by analyst Dave Kaplan. Brooke Weisbrod will serve as the courtside reporter.

Carolyn Manno and Rob Simmelkjaer will split host assignments for NBC Sports Network’s college basketball studio show and will be joined by former New Jersey Nets and UCONN forward Donny Marshall.

A-10 Tournament First Round Games

Thurs., March 14 Richmond – Charlotte Noon ET
Thurs., March 14 Butler-Dayton 2:30 p.m. ET
Thurs., March 14 Xavier-Saint Joseph’s 6:30 p.m. ET
Thurs., March 14 UMass-George Washington 9 p.m. ET

That is all.

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