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truTV to Exclusively Televise 2013 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic November 22-23
Match-ups to Feature #1 Michigan State, Oklahoma, Seton Hall & Virginia Tech
truTV will exclusively televise the 2013 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic on Friday, Nov. 22, and Saturday, Nov. 23, from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Action will tip off with a Friday doubleheader when Oklahoma takes on Seton Hall at 7 p.m. ET, followed by Michigan State - currently the #1 ranked team in the country - against Virginia Tech. Coverage will continue Saturday with the Consolation Game at 7 p.m., followed by the 2013 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Championship Game. Brian Anderson will call the games on truTV alongside analysts Greg Anthony and Steve Smith with Craig Sager reporting courtside and contributor Seth Davis.
As part of truTV's coverage of the tournament, the network will present the following feature during the event focusing on Oklahoma head coach Lon Kruger and members of his Sooners team as they visit patients at the Children's Hospital at OU Medical Center.
2013 Coaches vs. Cancer Telecast Schedule:
DAY/DATE
TIME (ET) EVENT
Fri., November 22
7 p.m. ET Oklahoma vs. Seton Hall
Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Greg Anthony and Steve Smith (analysts) with Craig Sager (reporter)
#1 Michigan State vs. Virginia Tech
Anderson, Anthony, Smith, Sager
Sat., November 23
7 p.m. Consolation Game
Anderson, Anthony, Smith, Sager
Championship Game
Anderson, Anthony, Smith, Sager
Satellite and Telco Affiliates Channel Information (Nationwide)
truTV truTV HD
DIRECTV 246 246-1
Dish Network 204 9430
Verizon 183 683
AT&T 164 1164
truTV and truTV HD Channel Designations in the Team Markets:
Team City Cable Provider truTV truTV HD
Michigan State Lansing, MI Comcast 98, 171 247
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA Comcast 69 841
Oklahoma Norman, OK Cox 48 760
Seton Hall South Orange, NJ Comcast 187 841
About Coaches vs. Cancer
The Coaches vs. Cancer Classic (www.cvcclassic.com) is one of the most prestigious early-season college basketball tournaments. Twelve teams will compete in the event with four of them serving as regional hosts. Regional Round action takes place from November 9-18 with the four hosts advancing to the Championship Rounds, November 22-23, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.
About Turner Sports
Turner Sports, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., is an industry leader in televised and online sports programming, airing championship-level sporting events on TBS, TNT and truTV, and managing some of the most popular sports sites on the Internet. Turner Sports' television lineup includes the NBA, Major League Baseball, the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, NASCAR and professional golf. The company's digital portfolio includes Bleacher Report, NCAA.com and March Madness Live, and PGA.com, as well as an accompanying collection of mobile websites and connected device apps. Turner Sports and the NBA also jointly manage NBA Digital, which includes NBA TV, NBA.com, NBA LEAGUE PASS, NBA Mobile, the NBA Game Time App, NBADLEAGUE.com and WNBA.com.
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