Men's BB Game At Dayton Live On WBRN
Big Rapids, Mich. - The Ferris State University men's basketball
team travels to NCAA Division I Dayton for an exhibition contest on
Tuesday (Nov. 3) evening and the game will be broadcast live on
WBRN 1460 AM and 107.7 FM in the Big Rapids area.
Tipoff for Tuesday's contest against the nationally-ranked Flyers
is set for 7 p.m. (ET) at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton,
Ohio. Pregame coverage will begin at 6:45 p.m. (ET) and Rob
Bentley of the FSU Athletics Communications Office will call the
play-by-play action.
In addition to WBRN's local radio coverage, live internet
statistics via Gametracker will also be available as well as live
online audio courtesy of Dayton's official radio partner. A
free live video webcast is also slated for the game. Links
for all available coverage can be found by clicking on the
"upcoming events" scoreboard tab at
www.ferrisstatebulldogs.com.
Along with the radio and internet coverage, Bulldog fans can also
follow Tuesday’s contest and all other FSU games this year
via Twitter. Please visit www.twitter.com/ferrisathletics
to follow the tweet-by-tweet coverage with periodic scoring
updates.
The Bulldogs and Flyers have never faced either other before
heading into Tuesday’s contest and this will be the
first-ever meeting in either regular-season or exhibition play.
Dayton finished the 2008-09 season with an impressive 27-8 overall
record and was 11-5 in Atlantic 10 Conference play. The Flyers
advanced to the NCAA Division I Tournament and posted a 68-60 win
over West Virginia in round one before falling to Kansas 60-43 in
the second round.
Dayton is ranked in both of the major college preseason polls,
coming in 21st by the Associated Press and 22nd in the
ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. It is the first time since
the 1967-68 season Dayton has been ranked in a major preseason
poll. The preseason favorite in the Atlantic 10 Conference,
Dayton returns four starters and 10 of its top 11 scorers from a
year ago. The Flyers are guided by former Michigan State
Associate Head Coach Brian Gregory.
Ferris State opened its 2009-10 exhibition slate by beating
Aquinas 66-56 in a preseason tilt last Thursday (Oct. 29) evening
at Greenville (Mich.) High School’s North Gym. recorded a
14-14 overall record during the 2008-09 season and placed third in
the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) North
Division with a 12-10 league mark.
Tuesday's game will be played in the historic University of Dayton
Arena. Built in 1969, the facility has hosted NCAA tournament
events in 23 of its 40 years since opening its doors for the
1969-70 season. The NCAA games awarded through 2013 will make the
University of Dayton Arena the most-used tournament venue in NCAA
history. To date, UD Arena has hosted 82 NCAA men's tournament
games.
Besides Tuesday's exhibition game, WBRN will carry live all 22
scheduled men's basketball league games this season. The
station is also scheduled to broadcast FSU's regular-season visit
to NCAA Division I Central Michigan on Nov. 16 in Mount Pleasant,
Mich.
