Around The USCAA - 11/23/15
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ESPN Family of Networks Set to Air Men’s Basketball Exhibition at Eastern Michigan
DETROIT – For the second time in as many seasons, the Marygrove College men's basketball team will appear on the ESPN family of networks when the Mustangs visit Eastern Michigan University on Wednesday (Nov. 25) at 2 p.m. inside EMU's Convocation Center. The game – an exhibition for the Mustangs – will air live on ESPN3 with 97.1 The Ticket's Ryan Wooly handling the play-by-play duties alongside EMU's Assistant Athletics Director for Communications, Greg Steiner, who will be the color commentator.
The Mustangs will appear on ESPN3 one more time this season when they visit Western Michigan University on Dec. 12. Tip-off for the Dec. 12 exhibition is slated for 4:30 p.m.
The Mustangs (1-6, 1-3 WHAC) – a member of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) – will play a pair of league games before heading into the exhibition tilt at EMU with meetings opposite Siena Heights on Saturday (Nov. 21) and home to Northwestern Ohio on Tuesday (Nov. 24) on the schedule. Mustang Sports Network will air the home contest with Northwestern Ohio beginning at 8 p.m. on marygrovemustangs.com/live with Jeremy Otto and Brendan Johnson on the call.
Eastern Michigan (2-1) will play a total of three WHAC programs over the next eight days, taking on Siena Heights and Madonna on top of their matchup with the Mustangs.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL CONTACT: Tim Johnston | tjohnston@marygrove.edu | @tjohnston56
MARYGROVE BROADCASTS: The Mustang Sports Network (MSN) | MSN Twitter
*Courtesy of the Marygrove College Athletic Website
USCAA Reminders
-The USCAA Basketball Coaches Poll will begin on December 4th, and publicized every Friday thereafter with the exception of December 25th and January 1st.k
-The first reporting deadline for winter sports is this Wednesday, November 25th at 12:00 PM EST. Please make sure all scores and statistics are updated through the website online by this time. Failure to report can result in forfeiture of postseason opportunity.
-The USCAA National Office will be closed on Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
Key Weekly Matchups
Men’s Division I Basketball
11-27-15 – Tougaloo College (NAIA D1) at Concordia College Alabama at 8:00 P.M.
11-28-15 - Florida National University at #24 Barry University (FL) NCAA D2 at 4:00 P.M.
Men’s Division II Basketball
11-23-15 – Penn State Lehigh Valley at Williamson College of the Trades at 7:00 P.M.
11-23-15 – Central Penn College at Berkeley College NY at 8:00 P.M.
Women’s Division I Basketball
11-23-15 – University of Maine Fort Kent at University of Maine-Machias at 5:00 P.M.
11-27-15 – Concordia College Alabama at Loyola University at 3:00 P.M.
Women’s Division II Basketball
11-24-15 – Southern Maine CC at University of Maine Augusta at 6:00 P.M.
11-24-15 – Great Bay Community College at NHTI at 8:00 P.M.