NEW YORK, March 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM will
offer subscribers comprehensive coverage of this weekend's NCAA
Final Four semifinals and the National Championship game with live
broadcasts from Houston from
Friday, April 1, through Monday, April 4.
SiriusXM College Sports Nation (channel 84) will air Westwood
One's live broadcasts of the Men's Final Four semifinal games on
Saturday night, the Women's Final Four semifinal games on Sunday
night, the Men's National Championship game on Monday and the
Women's National Championship game on Tuesday.
SiriusXM College Sports Nation will also showcase a daily lineup
of shows that will feature analysis from current and former coaches
and other special guests broadcasting live from the George R. Brown
Convention Center in downtown Houston.
Special guest hosts on the SiriusXM set this year will be
Middle Tennessee State University coach
Kermit Davis, whose
15th-seeded Blue Raiders scored a momentous upset of
Michigan State University in the first
round, Oregon State University coach
Wayne Tinkle, new
Oklahoma State University coach
Brad Underwood, who led #14
seed Stephen. F. Austin State
University to the second round in this tournament,
Virginia Tech coach Buzz
Williams, and graduating Stephen F.
Austin forward Thomas
Walkup, one of the tournament's breakout stars.
Listeners will also hear from SiriusXM's Bobby Cremins, a three-time ACC Coach of the
Year, former Villanova University and University of Massachusetts coach Steve Lappas, former University of
Vermont coach Tom Brennan and former Manhattan College,
St. John's University and University of New Mexico coach Fran Fraschilla, plus John Feinstein, Mark Packer, Chris Childers and Chris Spatola.
Stephen A. Smith, host of
The Stephen A. Smith Show on SiriusXM's Mad Dog Sports Radio
channel, will broadcast live from Houston on Friday and Monday from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm ET.
On Sunday (11:00 am-1:00 pm ET)
SiriusXM College Sports Nation will offer coverage of the Naismith
Awards Banquet, featuring interviews with the finalists, coaches
and other personalities in attendance, and live coverage of the
ceremony as the Player of the Year and Coach of the Year award
winners are announced.
SiriusXM broadcast schedule from the George R. Brown Convention
Center: (All times ET)
Friday, April 1
- 10 am-1 pm: Full Ride with
Chris Childers and guest hosts Buzz
Williams and Brad Underwood
- 1 pm-4 pm: Playbook with
Tom Brennan and Chris Spatola
- 1 pm-3 pm: The Stephen A.
Smith Show (Mad Dog Sports Radio)
- 4 pm-7 pm: College Sports
Today with Bobby Cremins and
Mark Packer
Saturday, April 2
- 7 am-10 am: Full Ride with
Chris Childers and guest host
Kermit Davis
- 10 am-12 pm: Playbook with
John Feinstein, Chris Spatola and guest host Wayne Tinkle
- 12 pm-3:30 pm: College Sports
Today with Tom Brennan and
Mark Packer
Sunday, April 3
- 8 am-11 am: Full Ride with
Tom Brennan and Chris Childers
- 11 am-1 pm: Live coverage of the
Naismith Awards, hosted by Bobby
Cremins and Mark Packer
- 1 pm-4 pm: Playbook with
John Feinstein and Chris Spatola
Monday, April 4
- 10 am-1 pm: Full Ride with
Steve Lappas, Chris Childers and guest host Thomas Walkup
- 1 pm-4 pm: Playbook with
Fran Fraschilla and Chris Spatola
- 4 pm-6:30 pm: College Sports
Today with Tom Brennan,
Bobby Cremins and Mark Packer
Tomorrow, April 1, SiriusXM will
rebroadcast this week's episode of Basketball and Beyond with
Coach K, featuring Duke coach
Mike Krzyzewski's Final Four
preview. Coach K will host the season finale of his SiriusXM
show next Friday, April 8.
For more info visit www.siriusxm.com/collegesports. Follow the
channel on Twitter @SiriusXMCollege.
NCAA, First Four, Final Four, and Selection Sunday are
trademarks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
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