NEC Basketball Virtual Media Days To Air November 11 & 12 On NEC Front Row & ESPN3

SOMERSET, NJ - The ceremonious tip-off to the 2020-21 Northeast Conference (NEC) hoops season has gone virtual.

With the pomp and pageantry of the annual Barclays Center event put on hold for one year, it hasn't stopped the conference from being creative in hoops preview presentation. In fact, NEC Basketball Virtual Media Day, presented by Franklin Group, is being split into a two-day showcase. The women's show will air on Wednesday, November 11 at noon with the men following on Thursday, November 12, also at noon. The broadcasts will air on both NEC Front Row and ESPN3.

The Terriers' women's basketball team will be represented by Head Coach Linda Cimino and senior forward Ally Lassen, while the men's basketball team will be represented by Head Coach Glenn Braica and senior guard Chauncey Hawkins. 

NEC Women's Basketball Virtual Media Day
Wednesday, November 11 at noon

Watch on NEC Front Row 
Watch on ESPN3

NEC Men's Basketball Virtual Media Day
Thursday, November 12 at noon

Watch on NEC Front Row
Watch on ESPN3

Dave Popkin, Joe DeSantis and Ryan Peters are on the call for the men's show, with Craig D'Amico, Pam Roecker and Dan Gardella hosting the women's broadcast.

Along with each NEC men's and women's basketball head coach, one student-athlete from each team will be interviewed, as will NEC Commissioner Noreen Morris. NEC preseason polls and All-Conference teams will be announced at the top of each show, with special segments commemorating the NEC's 40th Anniversary incorporated into the telecasts.
 

About the Northeast Conference (NEC):
Now in its 40th anniversary season, the Northeast Conference is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association consisting of 10 institutions of higher learning located throughout seven states. Media coverage of the NEC extends to a number of the largest markets in the United States - New York (#1), Boston (#9), Baltimore (#26), Hartford/New Haven (#33) and Providence (#53). Founded in 1981 as the basketball-only ECAC Metro Conference, the NEC has grown to sponsor 24 championship sports for men and women and now enjoys automatic access to 16 different NCAA Championships. NEC member institutions include Bryant, Central Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, LIU, Merrimack, Mount St. Mary's, Sacred Heart, St. Francis Brooklyn, Saint Francis U and Wagner. For more information on the NEC, visit the league's official website (www.northeastconference.org) and digital network (www.necfrontrow.com), or follow the league on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat, all @NECsports.