Ball State University Athletics
Ball State Basketball Slated For 20 TV Games
December 06, 2007 | Men's Basketball
MUNCIE, Ind. ? Ball State Athletics, in exclusive cooperation with the Ball State Sports Network and WIPB-TV, has announced a 13-game television package for Ball State men's and women's basketball. The network will produce 10 men's games and three women's games.
The first televised game is scheduled for Saturday at 7 p.m. as the Cardinals travel to Indiana State. Vince Welch, a Ball State alum, will return for the play-by-play, while Jerry Peirson will again serve as the color analyst.
“We are excited to continue this relationship with Ball State Athletics,” says WIPB-TV general manager Alice Cheney. “Ball State basketball will again get not only state-wide exposure, but also exposure both regionally and nationally through our television package. It certainly is a special part of our programming, and we owe many thanks to the support of our University's administration.”
The 2007-08 Ball State Sports Network package will include affiliates WIPB (Muncie), WNDY (Indianapolis), MY-TV (Fort Wayne), WYIN (Merrillville), WJTS (Jasper), Indiana 9 (Jeffersonville) and HTV-19 (Noblesville.)
The BSSN will also produce and air The Billy Taylor Show, featuring 10 episodes of the weekly coach's show beginning Jan. 8. Wil Hampton will return as host of the show.
In addition, the games and The Billy Taylor Show will be streamed as part of Ball State “All-Access” online at www.ballstatesports.com.
The Mid-American Conference office also announced Thursday a 59-game men's and women's league television package. Ball State men's basketball will have four confirmed games -- three on Comcast Local and one on ESPN Full Court -- as part of the league's package. The BSU women's team is slated for three games -- two on Comcast Local and one on Fox Sports Net -- through the MAC package.
