No. 2 South Carolina’s Monday showdown with No. 1 Connecticut at Colonial Life Arena will have plenty of buildup and coverage through ESPN and the SEC Network.
This season’s matchup of the nation’s top two teams will air at 7 p.m. on ESPN2 as part of its Big Monday lineup with Dave O’Brien, analyst Doris Burke and reporter Maria Taylor calling the game.
SportsCenter anchor Zubin Mehenti will also be at Colonial Life Arena for live segments during the 6 p.m. edition of the show.
SEC Network will be present as well with The Paul Finebaum Show broadcasting live from the Colonial Life Arena floor from 3 to 7 p.m., with scheduled guests to include Staley, men’s basketball coach Frank Martin, football coach Will Muschamp, former football coach Steve Spurrier and athletics director Ray Tanner.
SEC Now will close out the night’s activities with Taylor anchoring the show from Colonial Life Arena with analysts Andy Landers and Nell Fortner.
Among other specific features planned, according to ESPN:
▪ Pending wins in games before Monday (the Huskies play East Carolina on Saturday), elements highlighting UConn’s 58-game win streak and South Carolina’s 45-game home win streak.
▪ Explore the Olympic connection between head coaches Geno Auriemma and Dawn Staley
▪ Rebecca Lobo visits the UConn campus and spends time with UConn senior Breanna Stewart to discuss this landmark season for her and the Huskies
▪ espnW.com columnist Mechelle Voepel will be on site in Columbia providing live coverage and postgame content. Voepel will profile South Carolina seniors Tiffany Mitchell and Khadijah Sessions and how they are preparing for the biggest home game of their careers.
▪ Voepel also will look back at the longstanding history between Staley and Auriemma, who first faced each other in the 1990s, when Staley’s Virginia Cavs met the Huskies in the Final Four. The piece will also feature a video segment of the two coaches – who work side-by-side on the USA Basketball staff.
▪ Once the game tips, WNBA player and ESPN analyst Chiney Ogwumike will be answering questions in an hour-long Twitter Q&A. Follow along with the hashtag #HoopsWithChiney.
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This season’s matchup of the nation’s top two teams will air at 7 p.m. on ESPN2 as part of its Big Monday lineup with Dave O’Brien, analyst Doris Burke and reporter Maria Taylor calling the game.
SportsCenter anchor Zubin Mehenti will also be at Colonial Life Arena for live segments during the 6 p.m. edition of the show.
SEC Network will be present as well with The Paul Finebaum Show broadcasting live from the Colonial Life Arena floor from 3 to 7 p.m., with scheduled guests to include Staley, men’s basketball coach Frank Martin, football coach Will Muschamp, former football coach Steve Spurrier and athletics director Ray Tanner.
SEC Now will close out the night’s activities with Taylor anchoring the show from Colonial Life Arena with analysts Andy Landers and Nell Fortner.
Among other specific features planned, according to ESPN:
▪ Pending wins in games before Monday (the Huskies play East Carolina on Saturday), elements highlighting UConn’s 58-game win streak and South Carolina’s 45-game home win streak.
▪ Explore the Olympic connection between head coaches Geno Auriemma and Dawn Staley
▪ Rebecca Lobo visits the UConn campus and spends time with UConn senior Breanna Stewart to discuss this landmark season for her and the Huskies
▪ espnW.com columnist Mechelle Voepel will be on site in Columbia providing live coverage and postgame content. Voepel will profile South Carolina seniors Tiffany Mitchell and Khadijah Sessions and how they are preparing for the biggest home game of their careers.
▪ Voepel also will look back at the longstanding history between Staley and Auriemma, who first faced each other in the 1990s, when Staley’s Virginia Cavs met the Huskies in the Final Four. The piece will also feature a video segment of the two coaches – who work side-by-side on the USA Basketball staff.
▪ Once the game tips, WNBA player and ESPN analyst Chiney Ogwumike will be answering questions in an hour-long Twitter Q&A. Follow along with the hashtag #HoopsWithChiney.
Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/sports/coll...basketball/article58639193.html#storylink=cpy