Duquesne basketball reaches agreement with SportsNet Pittsburgh to broadcast 21 men's, women's games
Duquesne men’s and women’s basketball will receive increased exposure this season after the university reached an agreement with SportsNet Pittsburgh (SNP) to broadcast 21 games and the Duquesne Basketball Coach’s Show.
“We’re excited to be able to have a consistent presence in the Pittsburgh and surrounding market for Duquesne men’s and women’s basketball with our agreement with SportsNet Pittsburgh,” Duquesne athletic director Dave Harper said in a statement. “The partnership with SNP strengthens the reach of our basketball programs both regionally and nationally.”
There will be 10 men’s and 11 women’s games broadcast on SNP. The schedule includes each of the first five home men’s games and the first three home games for the women at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. Part of the package will be the women’s City Game with Pitt on Nov. 18.
The Duquesne Basketball Coach’s Show, hosted by Trib Total Media’s Tim Benz, will air at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday when men’s coach Keith Dambrot will preview the season. There will be a rebroadcast at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 6 before the opener against Cleveland State at 7 p.m.
Women’s coach Dan Burt will preview the season with Benz at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 7.
Jerry DiPaola is a TribLive reporter covering Pitt athletics since 2011. A Pittsburgh native, he joined the Trib in 1993, first as a copy editor and page designer in the sports department and later as the Pittsburgh Steelers reporter from 1994-2004. He can be reached at jdipaola@triblive.com.
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