SNY Announces UConn Women’s Basketball Coverage

NEW YORK–SNY (@snytv), the official television home of UConn women’s basketball (@uconnwbb), has announced the network’s comprehensive coverage for 2017-2018 season. Featuring more than 350 hours of programming, SNY’s live game schedule gets underway when the No. 1 Huskies host the University of California Golden Bears of the Pac-12 Conference at Gampel Pavilion on Friday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m.

The evening’s coverage kicks off at 6:30 p.m. with UConn Women’s Basketball Preview Show, hosted by Gary Apple (@gappleSNY) and featuring former Husky stars Kara Wolters and Meghan Culmo (@meghanculmo). Wolters and Culmo will also be featured on SNY’s studio coverage throughout the 2017-18 campaign, including the UConn Women’s Basketball Pre-Game, Postgame and Halftime Shows. 

Play-by-play announcer Eric Frede (@ericfrede) returns for his fifth season as the Husky women’s television voice on SNY.  Frede will be joined courtside by game analyst Culmo, as well as in-game reporter Justine Ward (@justinebward), who will also contribute onsite coverage during the pre- and postgame shows.

New this season, in addition to UConn women’s basketball games, all pre- and postgame coverage on SNY will be accessible live on mobile devices via SNY.tv and the NBC Sports. The NBC Sports app is available on Apple iOS, Android and select Samsung devices, as well as on Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Win10 and Xbox.

SNY subscribers can access live UConn game broadcasts provided they are within the SNY broadcast footprint.  SNY’s “TV Everywhere” streaming service is done in collaboration with the NBC Sports Group.  For more information about SNY’s live streaming service, viewers can visit the following link: http://www.sny.tv/live-faq.  

SNY’s 2017-2018 schedule will also see the return of the network’s UConn-based original programming. 

Huskies All-Access will take viewers behind the scenes as the team looks to rebound from last year’s devastating Final Four loss. SNY cameras provide exclusive access to the players and coaches on and off the court throughout the preseason, including the team’s 10-day tour of Italy in August, as the UConn women prepare to chase the program’s unprecedented 12th national championship. The Emmy Award-winning show will premiere on Fri., Nov. 17, immediately following the UConn-California post-game show

Immediately following Huskies All-Access, The Geno Auriemma Show will kick off its sixth season on SNY. The 10-episode series hosted by Justine Ward, brings viewers the Hall of Fame coach’s insight on game strategy, player performances, and the challenges facing the team and coaching staff during the year throughout the season. For all episode air dates, fans can visit http://www.sny.tv/info/uconn-programming.

A new episode of Geno’s Legacy will premiere on Tues., Jan. 9, at 9:30 p.m., following SNY’s UConn-UCF telecast.  The half-hour program, filmed during the team’s trip to Italy, features a candid interview with Coach Auriemma who will ruminate on his career, his current mindset, and what keeps him motivated after so many years.  This will be the interview series’ eighth installment, and has also offered insight from former UConn stars Rebecca Lobo, Sue Bird, Tina Charles, and Kara Wolters, among others.

For daily coverage, viewers can tune into SportsNite on SNY from 10:30 p.m.-1 a.m. ET. On digital, fans can access up-to-the-minute information about the team and original content at www.sny.tv/uconn and across SNY’s various social media platforms: Facebook (facebook.com/SNY); Instagram (@snytv); and Twitter (@snytv).  Special features available exclusively on SNY.tv and its social channels include:

• Game highlights, video features, and player and coach interviews;
• Insight, features, and analysis from long-time UConn beat writer, Carl Adamec (@carladamec);
• Digital exclusives and extras from network originals such as The Geno Auriemma Show and Huskies All-Access;
• Interactive Facebook Live reports from SNY’s UConn sideline and beat reporter Justine Ward on game days and select practices.

At the conclusion of the season, SNY will recap the Huskies year with UConn Women’s Season in Review.  The half-hour show looks back at the season’s most important storylines and what it means for the program moving forward.  For more information, including telecast date and time, please visit http://www.sny.tv/info/uconn-programming.

2017-18 UConn Women’s Basketball Schedule on SNY

Day	Date	Visitor	Home	SNY Coverage	Venue	Pre-Game Show	Post-Game Show
Fri	11/17	California	UConn	6:30 p.m.	Gampel Pavilion	No	No
Sat	11/25	Michigan State	UConn	2:00 p.m.	Matthew Knight Arena (Oregon)	No	No
Fri	12/22	Duquesne	UConn	7:00 p.m.	Mattamy Athletic Center (Toronto)	No	No
Sun	12/31	Memphis	UConn	1:00 p.m.	XL Center	Pre	Post
Wed	1/3	UConn	East Carolina	6:30 p.m.	Minges Coliseum	Pre	Post
Sat	1/6	UConn	USF	6:30 p.m.	USF Sun Dome	Pre	Post
Tue	1/9	UCF	UConn	6:30 p.m.	Gampel Pavilion	Pre	Post
Sat	1/13	UConn	Houston	2:30 p.m.	Health and Physical Education Arena (Texas Southern University)	Pre	Post
Thu	1/18	Tulsa	UConn	6:30 p.m.	Gampel Pavilion	Pre	Post
Wed	1/24	UConn	Memphis	12:30 p.m.	Elma Roane Fieldhouse	Pre	Post
Sat	1/27	Tulane	UConn	11:30 a.m.	Gampel Pavilion	Pre	No
Sun	2/4	Cincinnati	UConn	12:30 p.m.	XL Center	Pre	Post
Wed	2/7	UConn	UCF	6:30 p.m.	CFE Arena	Pre	Post
Sat	2/10	Wichita State	UConn	12:30 p.m.	XL Center	Pre	Post
Wed	2/21	UConn	Tulane	7:30 p.m.	Devlin Fieldhouse	Pre	Post
Sat	2/24	UConn	SMU	5:30 p.m.	Moody Coliseum	No	No

—Staff Reports