College Basketball on USA
College Basketball on USA | |
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Genre | Multi-camera |
Running time | 120 minutes or until end of game |
Production companies | USA Sports Mizlou TV Sports NBC Sports |
Original release | |
Network | USA |
Release | 1982 2022 - present | - 1988
College Basketball on USA is the de facto title for the USA Network's coverage of NCAA men's basketball.[1] During the 1980s, USA's telecasts were produced in association with Mizlou TV Sports.
Beginning in 2022, a majority of Atlantic 10 basketball games that previously aired on NBCSN will air on USA Network. These games will be produced by NBC Sports.
History
1980s coverage overview
USA aired games from the Big East Conference[2] leading up to their coverage of the 1983 Big East tournament.[3] USA also had rights to games from the Big Ten, ACC, and the old Metro Conference.
Regular season games[4] aired on Thursday nights[5] or Saturdays[6] under the title of College Basketball... followed by the corresponding year during the season such as College Basketball '87.[7] The games were subject to local blackouts. By this time,[8] USA was airing games involving the Southeastern Conference (such as the Mississippi and Mississippi State[9]) and games featuring UTEP and Wyoming.
USA also aired the National Invitation Tournament[10] including the finals[11] from 1985โ1988.
Howard David, Bill Raftery, Steve Grad, and Duane Dow[12] were among the commentators used by USA. USA also employed Al Albert, Mal Campbell, Eddie Doucette, Jim Karvellas, Al Trautwig,[13][14] Pat Scanlon, Bruce Beck, and Pete Maravich.[15] Sometimes, the play-by-play announcers would work with each other and even do color.
On January 24, 1984, Al Albert, working for USA network, called what
2020s coverage overview
Currently NBC Sports holds the rights to 35 men's and women's Atlantic 10 basketball games. As previously mentioned, beginning with 2022, the majority of these games will air on the USA Network.[18]
See also
- Men's college basketball on television
- List of National Invitation Tournament postseason broadcasters
- List of Big East men's basketball tournament finals broadcasters
References
- ^ World Tennis, Volume 30, Issues 1-6. CBS Publications. 1982.
- ^ Edes, Gordon (February 16, 1986). "Pac-10: No Big Men and Very Little Tournament Success : THE DEMISE OF WEST COAST BASKETBALL". Los Angeles Times.
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- ^ "FRIDAY SPORTS Basketball". The New York Times. March 29, 1985.
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- ^ "Al Trautwig '78, to be Honored with Doctor of Humane Letters Degree". Adelphi University. May 9, 2017.
- ^ "Al Trautwig (1991) - Hall of Fame - Adelphi University Athletics". Adelphi University Athletics.
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- ^ "NBC confirms USA Network's sports coverage plans for 2022". Sports Pro Media.