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Somerset, NJ -- As a prelude to the NEC's 26th season, the conference has produced a half-hour preview show entitled NEC Countdown To Tipoff presented by Choice Hotels International. The program, which is available via streaming video on the NEC website, will also air in the coming weeks on a host of regional cable networks throughout the Northeast, including FSN-New York, MSG Network, FSN-Pittsburgh, Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN), Cox Cable (CT/RI), and Adelphia Cable (MD). In addition, Fox College Sports (Atlantic Region) will carry the show to digital cable suscribers along the eastern seaboard.
Hosted by longtime NEC hoops announcers Dave Popkin and Tim Capstraw, NEC Countdown To Tipoff takes a comprehensive look at the men's preseason poll with team-by-team capsules and highlights, followed by an examination of the preseason all-conference team. Also included in the show is a panel discussion focusing on the 2006-07 season. Veteran NEC broadcasters Paul Dottino and Terry O'Connor are also on hand to break down the women's season.
A partial listing of broadcasts can be found below. The list will be updated as networks confirm air dates.
MSG Network will air the show on the following date:
• Wednesday, November 29 - 2:30 pm
FSN-New York will air the show on the following dates:
• Friday, November 10 - 2:00 pm
• Sunday, November 19 - 4:00 pm
• Wednesday, November 29 - 7:00 pm
• Thursday, November 30 - 8:30 am
Fox College Sports (FCS) Atlantic will air the show on the following dates:
• Thursday, November 23 - 12:00 pm
• Additional air dates to be announced shortly
FSN-Pittsburgh will air the show on the following dates:
• Sunday, November 19 - 1:00 pm
• Tuesday, December 5 - 3:30 pm
Mid-Atlantic Sports Network will air the show on the following dates:
• Monday, November 27 - 7:00 pm
• Tuesday, November 28 - 11:00 am
• Friday, December 1- 1:30 pm
• Monday, December 4 - 9:00 pm
Adelphia Cable 10 (Frederick County, MD) will air the show on the following dates:
• Wednesday, November 8 - 6:0 pm, 9:00 pm
• Thursday, November 9 - 6:00 am, 9:00 am, 12:00 pm, 7:30 pm, 10:30 pm
• Friday, November 10 - 7:30 am, 10:30 am, 9:00 pm
• Saturday, November 11 - 7:30 am, 12:00 pm, 3:00 pm
• Sunday, November 12 - 8:00 am, 4:00 pm, 8:30 pm
Cox Cable (CT/RI) will air the show on the following dates:
• Saturday, November 18 - 10:00 pm
• Tuesday, November 21 - 7:00 pm
• Sunday, November 26 - 8:30 pm
• Wednesday, November 29 - 7:00 pm
• Also available through OnDemand beginning November 18
NEC Countdown To Tipoff was produced by Eric Singer.