Summit League Releases 2012-13 TV Slate
Aug 16, 2012 | Men's Basketball
Complete 2012-13 Summit League Basketball TV Schedule
OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha men's basketball team is set to play before a nationwide television audience this year, as The Summit League announced its annual TV package in partnership with Midco Sports Network and Fox College Sports on Thursday. The agreement provides the league at least 20 men's and women's basketball games to a national cable television audience during the 2012-13 season.
The Mavericks make their TV appearance on March 2, hosting North Dakota State at the Ralston Sports and Event Center on Senior Day.
Midco Sports Network will produce and air eight Summit League matchups during the regular season and all men's and women's quarterfinal and semifinal games from The Summit League Championships in March. Each of those 20 games will be simulcast to a national audience by Fox College Sports. As many as five additional games will be announced in the coming weeks with Midco Sports Network holding an option to include up to three exclusive regional telecasts and FCS to select two more games for national availability.
All nine Summit League men's basketball teams will have at least one nationally-televised game during the regular season with additional opportunities during the tournament. The first broadcast comes Nov. 29, the opening night of Summit League play, when 2012 tournament finalist Western Illinois travels to South Dakota. A three-game January slate ends with defending Summit League champion South Dakota State hosting South Dakota in a clash of intrastate rivals on Jan. 31. The final regular season broadcast comes on March 2, the last day of league play, when Summit League newcomer Omaha hosts North Dakota State.
“We are pleased to announce a package of nationally-televised basketball games that enables our league and each of our schools further exposure,” said Summit League Commissioner Tom Douple. “This agreement continues our tremendous partnership with Midco Sports Network while developing national interest from another partner in Fox College Sports. Summit League basketball enjoyed a memorable record-setting season a year ago and the opportunity to expose our brand to the nation on a regular basis makes for an exciting new venture.”
The basketball television package is the third phase of The Summit League's “See The Summit” initiative. The league launched a new website in May and recently announced a joint venture with Midco Sports Network and Fox College Sports to air a weekly television show titled “Inside The Summit League.”
Midco Sports Network has produced and aired 46 men's and women's games live from The Summit League Basketball Championships since 2009, including all quarterfinal and semifinal games over the past three years. The network is based in Sioux Falls, S.D., and covers South Dakota, North Dakota and parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Fox College Sports, which reaches over 60 million homes across the United States, aired all of the men's and women's quarterfinal and semifinal games in 2011.
In 2011-12, The Summit League enjoyed unprecedented men's basketball success. Conference teams notched an all-time best final RPI ranking, the highest home attendance total in league history, the most postseason tournament teams, a record number of all-district honorees and the NCAA scoring champion.
OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha men's basketball team is set to play before a nationwide television audience this year, as The Summit League announced its annual TV package in partnership with Midco Sports Network and Fox College Sports on Thursday. The agreement provides the league at least 20 men's and women's basketball games to a national cable television audience during the 2012-13 season.
The Mavericks make their TV appearance on March 2, hosting North Dakota State at the Ralston Sports and Event Center on Senior Day.
Midco Sports Network will produce and air eight Summit League matchups during the regular season and all men's and women's quarterfinal and semifinal games from The Summit League Championships in March. Each of those 20 games will be simulcast to a national audience by Fox College Sports. As many as five additional games will be announced in the coming weeks with Midco Sports Network holding an option to include up to three exclusive regional telecasts and FCS to select two more games for national availability.
All nine Summit League men's basketball teams will have at least one nationally-televised game during the regular season with additional opportunities during the tournament. The first broadcast comes Nov. 29, the opening night of Summit League play, when 2012 tournament finalist Western Illinois travels to South Dakota. A three-game January slate ends with defending Summit League champion South Dakota State hosting South Dakota in a clash of intrastate rivals on Jan. 31. The final regular season broadcast comes on March 2, the last day of league play, when Summit League newcomer Omaha hosts North Dakota State.
“We are pleased to announce a package of nationally-televised basketball games that enables our league and each of our schools further exposure,” said Summit League Commissioner Tom Douple. “This agreement continues our tremendous partnership with Midco Sports Network while developing national interest from another partner in Fox College Sports. Summit League basketball enjoyed a memorable record-setting season a year ago and the opportunity to expose our brand to the nation on a regular basis makes for an exciting new venture.”
The basketball television package is the third phase of The Summit League's “See The Summit” initiative. The league launched a new website in May and recently announced a joint venture with Midco Sports Network and Fox College Sports to air a weekly television show titled “Inside The Summit League.”
Midco Sports Network has produced and aired 46 men's and women's games live from The Summit League Basketball Championships since 2009, including all quarterfinal and semifinal games over the past three years. The network is based in Sioux Falls, S.D., and covers South Dakota, North Dakota and parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Fox College Sports, which reaches over 60 million homes across the United States, aired all of the men's and women's quarterfinal and semifinal games in 2011.
In 2011-12, The Summit League enjoyed unprecedented men's basketball success. Conference teams notched an all-time best final RPI ranking, the highest home attendance total in league history, the most postseason tournament teams, a record number of all-district honorees and the NCAA scoring champion.
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