BayHawks Live Nationally Televised Game Highlights League Showcase
Published on January 10, 2011 under NBA G League (G League)
Erie BayHawks News Release
Erie, Pennsylvania, Monday, January 9, 2011 - The Erie BayHawks will be part of the first NBA Development League Showcase game ever to be shown to a national TV audience in prime time, as they face the defending league champion Rio Grande Valley Vipers Wednesday at 8:00 pm ET live on the VERSUS Network. The game takes place in South Padre Island, Texas, site of this year's Showcase event.
It's also believed to be the first time ever a professional Erie sports team will play live on national TV. To commemorate the event, the team is hosting a fan watch party at Calamari's Squid Row, 1317 State Street, where the game will be shown on numerous TVs.
"Playing live in primetime to a national audience is an exciting opportunity for both our players and fans," said BayHawks team president Matt Bresee. "The season-long VERSUS deal also provides great exposure for our league and corporate partners and we're thrilled we get a chance to be a part of it."
VERSUS, a network that reaches 75 million homes, is showing a total of 11 NBA Development League regular-season games as well as six playoff games, including Erie's final regular season home game on April 2. In addition, the network will also broadcast the new Showcase slam dunk and three-point contests on tape-delay January 15. The April 2 game will also be shown same-day delay.
The 2011 NBA D-League Showcase is the NBA's premier in-season basketball scouting event that runs Monday through Thursday, Jan. 10-13, and features all 16 NBA D-League teams playing two games each over a four-day schedule in front of professional scouts from all 30 NBA teams.
Four games will be played on each day of the Showcase, with the Slam Dunk and Three-Point Contests immediately following play on Wednesday, Jan. 12. The Showcase begins at 12:00 p.m. ET on Jan. 10. The BayHawks face the Idaho Stampede on Tuesday at 8:15 pm ET. Fans can watch Tuesday's game live online via NBA Futurecast at nba.com/dleague, or listen to BayHawks play-by-play man Chris "Red" Hughes make the call on AM 1330 The Fan on both Tuesday and Wednesday night.
2011 NBA D-League Showcase Schedule (all times ET)
Monday, Jan. 10
Sioux Falls at Tulsa 12:00 pm NBA TV
Utah at Iowa 2:45 pm NBA TV
Texas at New Mexico 5:30 pm NBA Futurecast
Fort Wayne at Rio Grande Valley 8:15 pm AOL Fanhouse
Tuesday, Jan. 11
Dakota at Austin 12:00 pm NBA TV
Springfield at Utah 2:45 pm NBA TV
New Mexico at Maine 5:30 pm NBA Futurecast
Erie at Idaho 8:15 pm NBA Futurecast
Wednesday, Jan. 12
Bakersfield at Fort Wayne 11:45 am NBA TV
Maine at Reno 2:30 pm NBA TV
Tulsa at Dakota 5:15 pm NBA TV
Rio Grande Valley at Erie 8:00 pm VERSUS
Slam Dunk / Three-Point Contests 10:30 pm VERSUS (Jan. 15, Jan. 29)
Thursday, Jan. 13
Idaho at Springfield 12:00 pm NBA TV
Reno at Sioux Falls 2:45 pm NBA TV
Iowa at Texas 5:30 pm NBA TV
Austin at Bakersfield 8:15 pm NBA Futurecast
NBA G League Stories from January 10, 2011
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- Adrien, Vipers, Showcase Talent in Win Over Mad Ants - Rio Grande Valley Vipers
- Tucker Takes Talents to South Padre for 2011 NBA D-League Showcase - G League
- Legends Open Showcase with Close Defeat - Texas Legends
- T-Birds Rally to Beat Legends - New Mexico Thunderbirds
- Iowa Outlasts Utah in NBA D-League Showcase - Utah Flash
- Iowa Outlasts Utah at 2011 NBA D-League Showcase - G League
- Aaron Miles Waived Due to Injury - Reno Bighorns
- Big Second Half Lifts Tulsa Over Sioux Falls 103-83 - Tulsa 66ers
- Tulsa Tops Sioux Falls at 2011 NBA D-League Showcase - G League
- Adrien Earns Co-Performer of the Week Honors - Rio Grande Valley Vipers
- Iowa's Lofton, Rio Grande Valley's Adrien Named NBA Development League Co-Performers of the Week - G League
- Jeremy Lin Reassigned to Reno Bighorns - Reno Bighorns
- NBA D-League Daily Developments - G League
- BayHawks Hosting Watch Party on Wednesday - Erie BayHawks
- BayHawks Live Nationally Televised Game Highlights League Showcase - Erie BayHawks
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