2011 Shootout to reach 60 million TV households

ANCHORAGE – The University of Alaska Anchorage athletic department has announced the television schedule for the 34th annual Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout basketball tournament, set for Nov. 23-26 at Sullivan Arena.

Eight Shootout men’s games and one or two women’s contests will be produced by KCFT FamilyNet and distributed to multiple statewide, national and regional cable outlets.

Outside Alaska, games will be shown live on five national outlets – Fox College Sports, YES Network, NESN, DIRECTV Sports Pak, and Dish Network Multi-Sports Pak. Several local and regional cable outfits will also show selected contests.

“We are very pleased that a wide national audience will have the opportunity to watch another great Shootout this year,” said UAA athletic director Dr. Steve Cobb. “With coverage on this many national and regional networks, the tournament will reach approximately 60 million households.”

In addition, all 16 games (4 women, 12 men) will be streamed live on GoSeawolves.com. Full-tournament subscription packages cost $19.95, while single-day passes can be purchased for $6.95.

TV coverage will start with delayed broadcasts of the Alaska Anchorage women’s opening game against Miami at 8 p.m. on Wed., Nov. 23 and 9 a.m. on Thur., Nov. 24 on KCFT (GCI Cable Ch. 19 in Anchorage). Should the Seawolves advance to the championship game, that contest would be rebroadcast at 8 p.m. on Nov. 24 and 11 a.m. on Nov. 25.

For the men’s tournament, KCFT will show eight games – the four first-round games, both semifinals, and the third-place and championship games – live throughout Alaska (excluding Anchorage at the Mat-Su valleys) on GCI Ch. 1. In addition to a live national audience on Fox College Sports and YES Network, the UAA men’s opener against Murray State will be rebroadcast at 10 p.m. Wednesday and 11 a.m. Thursday on KCFT (GCI 19) in Anchorage and Mat-Su, with subsequent replays of Seawolf games to be shown if UAA advances in the winners’ bracket.

Please see complete listing below:

2011 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout TV Schedule
All times AST (4 hours behind EST) unless noted
All games live unless noted

ANCHORAGE & ALASKA
KCFT Ch. 19 (All tape-delayed)
Nov. 23 – Alaska Anchorage women vs Miami, 8 pm
Nov. 23 – Alaska Anchorage men vs Murray State, 10 pm
Nov. 24 – Alaska Anchorage women vs Miami, 9 am
Nov. 24 – Alaska Anchorage men vs Murray State, 11 am
Nov. 24* – Alaska Anchorage women vs Central Michigan or South Florida, time TBA
Nov. 25* – Alaska Anchorage women vs Central Michigan or South Florida, 9 am
Nov. 25* – Alaska Anchorage men vs Dartmouth or San Francisco, time TBA
Nov. 26* – Alaska Anchorage men vs Dartmouth or San Francisco, Noon
Nov. 26* – Alaska Anchorage men vs TBA (championship game), time TBA
Nov. 28* – Alaska Anchorage men vs TBA (championship game), 11 am
*tentative broadcast: will occur if UAA advances in winner’s bracket only

GCI 1 (Alaska, excluding Anchorage & Mat-Su)
Nov. 23 – Alaska Anchorage vs Murray State, 6:30 pm
Nov. 23 – Dartmouth vs San Francisco, 8:30 pm
Nov. 24 – Central Michigan vs New Mexico State, 6:30 pm
Nov. 24 – UC Irvine vs Southern Mississippi, 8:30 pm
Nov. 25 – Men’s Semifinal #1, 5:30 pm
Nov. 25 – Men’s Semifinal #2, 8 pm
Nov. 26 – Men’s Third-Place Game, 5:30 pm
Nov. 26 – Men’s Championship, 8 pm

NATIONAL BROADCASTS
Fox College Sports /YES Network/DIRECTV Sports Pak/Dish Network Multi-Sport Pak
Nov. 23 – Alaska Anchorage vs Murray State, 6:30 pm
Nov. 23 – Dartmouth vs San Francisco, 8:30 pm
Nov. 24 – Central Michigan vs New Mexico State, 6:30 pm
Nov. 24 – UC Irvine vs Southern Mississippi, 8:30 pm
Nov. 25 – Men’s Semifinal #1, 5:30 pm
Nov. 25 – Men’s Semifinal #2, 8 pm
Nov. 26 – Men’s Third-Place Game, 5:30 pm
Nov. 26 – Men’s Championship, 8 pm

REGIONAL BROADCASTS
MASN (D.C., Md., Va., Del., Pa., N.C., national)
Nov. 23 – Alaska Anchorage vs Murray State, 6:30 pm
Nov. 23 – Dartmouth vs San Francisco, 8:30 pm
Nov. 24 – Central Michigan vs New Mexico State, 6:30 pm
Nov. 24 – UC Irvine vs Southern Mississippi, 8:30 pm
Nov. 25 – Men’s Semifinal #1, 5:30 pm
Nov. 25 – Men’s Semifinal #2, 8 pm
Nov. 26 – Men’s Third-Place Game, 5:30 pm
Nov. 26 – Men’s Championship, 8 pm

NESN (Mass., R.I., Conn., N.H., Vt., Maine, national)
Nov. 27 – Men’s Championship, tape-delayed (time TBA)

Comcast SportsNet California (Calif., Nev.)
Nov. 23 – Alaska Anchorage vs Murray State, tape-delayed (time TBA)
Nov. 23 – Dartmouth vs San Francisco, tape-delayed (time TBA)
Nov. 24 – Central Michigan vs New Mexico State, 6:30 pm
Nov. 24 – UC Irvine vs Southern Mississippi, tape-delayed (time TBA)
Nov. 25 – Men’s Semifinal #1, 5:30 pm
Nov. 25 – Men’s Semifinal #2, 8 pm
Nov. 26 – Men’s Third-Place Game, tape-delayed (time TBA)
Nov. 26 – Men’s Championship, tape-delayed (time TBA)

Comcast SportsNet Southeast (Ga., Texas, Ala., Miss., S.C., N.C., Tenn., Fla.)
Nov. 24 – UC Irvine vs Southern Mississippi, tape-delayed (time TBA)
Nov. 25 – Men’s Semifinal #1, 5:30 pm
Nov. 26 – Men’s Third-Place Game, tape-delayed (time TBA)
Nov. 27 – Men’s Championship, tape-delayed, 2 pm EST

Channel 4SD (San Diego) and Cox 3 (Orange County)
Nov. 23 – Alaska Anchorage vs Murray State, 6:30 pm
Nov. 23 – Dartmouth vs San Francisco, 8:30 pm
Nov. 24 – Central Michigan vs New Mexico State, 6:30 pm
Nov. 24 – UC Irvine vs Southern Mississippi, 8:30 pm
Nov. 25 – Men’s Semifinal #1, 5:30 pm
Nov. 25 – Men’s Semifinal #2, 8 pm

Altitude Sports (Colo., Wyo., Idaho, N.M., Neb., Kan., N.D., Nev., Mont., Utah)
Nov. 24 – Alaska Anchorage vs Murray State, tape-delayed, 3 pm EST
Nov. 24 – Dartmouth vs San Francisco, tape-delayed, 5 pm EST
Nov. 24 – Central Michigan vs New Mexico State, 10:30 pm EST
Nov. 25 – UC Irvine vs Southern Mississippi, 12:30 am EST
Nov. 25 – Men’s Semifinal #1, 9:30 pm EST
Nov. 25 – Men’s Semifinal #2, 11:59 pm EST
Nov. 26 – Men’s Third-Place Game, 9:30 pm EST
Nov. 26 – Men’s Championship, 11:59 pm EST

Altitude Sports 2 (Colo., Wyo., Idaho, N.M., Neb., Kan., N.D., Nev., Mont., Utah)
Nov. 23 – Alaska Anchorage vs Murray State, 6:30 pm
Nov. 23 – Dartmouth vs San Francisco, 8:30 pm

SWX (Wash., Idaho)
Nov. 23 – Alaska Anchorage vs Murray State, 6:30 pm
Nov. 23 – Dartmouth vs San Francisco, 8:30 pm
Nov. 24 – Central Michigan vs New Mexico State, 6:30 pm
Nov. 24 – UC Irvine vs Southern Mississippi, 8:30 pm
Nov. 26 – Men’s Third-Place Game, 5:30 pm
Nov. 26 – Men’s Championship, 8 pm

Wazoo Sports
Nov. 23 – Alaska Anchorage vs Murray State, 6:30 pm

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Nate Sagan
Sports Information Director

University of Alaska Anchorage
3211 Providence Dr. / Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 786-1295 / Fax: (907) 563-4565
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UAA signs Oregon prep standout Erickson

ANCHORAGE (Nov. 14) – Before his team has played its first game of 2011-12, Alaska Anchorage head coach Rusty Osborne has secured his first commitment for the 2012-13 season with the signing of Oregon prep standout John Erickson to a National Letter of Intent.

Erickson, a 6-4 guard, is entering his senior season at Sisters High School, where he led his team in scoring the last two years. Last season, he earned Team MVP and First-Team All-Sky-Em Conference honors with averages of 18 points, five rebounds and four assists per game. He is currently the No. 5-ranked ‘combo’ guard in the Class of 2012 by NorthwestHoops.com.

“We are excited that John has chosen to become a Seawolf,” said Osborne. “With three senior perimeter players graduating this year, we felt it was important to bring in a very versatile wing player.  At 6-4, John has the ability to play all three wing positions. He can shoot and distribute, but his biggest asset may be his toughness and desire. He has a high basketball IQ and will have a chance to make an immediate impact next season.”

As a sophomore in 2009-10, Erickson put up 12 points, four rebounds and three assists per contest, earning Second-Team All-Sky-Em honors.

“John has been well coached throughout high school, and his team values a lot of the same things we do – hard-nosed defense, quality shot selection, and toughness,” Osborne added. “Both our staff and players were excited how easily he meshed with our team on his visit, and we look forward to him being a Seawolf.”

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Nate Sagan
Sports Information Director

University of Alaska Anchorage
3211 Providence Dr. / Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 786-1295 / Fax: (907) 563-4565
GoSeawolves.com