University of Connecticut Athletics
SNY Announces Coverage for UConn WBB
11/19/2020 2:59:00 PM | Women's Basketball
NEW YORK - SNY, the official television home of UConn women's basketball, today announced the network's coverage for the 2020-2021 Huskies season. The 11-time National Champion Huskies, will kick off the season and their return to the Big East Conference on Saturday, November 28 at 12:30 PM vs. Quinnipiac University live from Mohegan Sun. This is the first of 18 exclusive live games on SNY. SNY's UConn women's basketball programming will once again be accompanied by SNY's award-winning studio shows including pre, halftime and post-game shows, The UConn Women's Basketball Season Preview and Huskies All Access. Â
Veteran play-by-play announcer Allen Bestwick returns for his second season with SNY as the television voice for UConn women's basketball. Bestwick will be joined by game analyst and beloved former UConn Husky Meghan Culmo. SNY's Maria Marino also returns serving as a live game reporter and will contribute to SNY's studio programs.
The UConn Women's Basketball Season Preview will air prior to the game on November 28 at 12:00 PM. Hosted by SNY's Gary Apple, the Season Preview will feature exclusive interviews with Coach Geno Auriemma, key players, including the Huskies much talked about freshman class led by Paige Bueckers, the country's number one recruit. Apple will be joined by SNY analysts and former UConn standouts - 1997 Associated Press Player of the Year Kara Wolters and forward Meghan Culmo.
Apple and Wolters will again team up throughout the season for the UConn Women's Basketball Pre-Game Show, UConn Women's Halftime Show Presented by Your Local Ford Stores and UConn Women's Basketball Post-Game Show.
Huskies All Access will close out the November 28 opening day on SNY, airing immediately following the post-game show. The 30-minute show gives fans an exclusive inside look at the Huskies' preparation for the 2020-21 season. Coach Geno Auriemma, his coaching staff and the team all discuss the challenges of getting to the start of the season, made especially challenging by a national pandemic. The show also highlights Coach Auriemma as he tries to navigate a freshman class of six, marking one of his youngest teams in recent memory.
Throughout the season, all games and pre/post-game coverage on SNY will be accessible live via SNY.tv and the NBC Sports app to authenticated subscribers. Authenticated SNY subscribers can access live UConn game broadcasts provided they are within the SNY broadcast footprint. SNY's "TV Everywhere" streaming service is done in collaboration with the NBC Sports Group, whose corporate affiliate is a minority owner of SNY. For more information about SNY's authenticated live streaming service, viewers can visit the following link: http://www.sny.tv/live-faq. Â
UConn's game vs. Quinnipiac will be available out-of-market to stream through FloHoops as part of the Basketball Hall of Fame's Bubbleville. An out-of-market streaming provider for other SNY games will be announced at a later date.
For daily coverage of the UConn Huskies, fans can tune into GEICO SportsNite at 11:00pm-12:00am. For up-to-the-minute information about the team, fans can log on to www.sny.tv/uconn - which will provide complete coverage with game highlights, press conferences, and interviews.
2020 UConn Women's Basketball Schedule on SNY
(2021 Schedule will be released in the coming weeks)
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Day |
Date |
Time |
Visitor |
Home |
Pre |
Post |
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Sat |
11/28 |
12:30 PM |
Quinnipiac |
UConn |
|
Post |
|
Sun |
12/6 |
1:00 PM |
UConn |
Seton Hall |
Pre |
Post |
|
Tues |
12/15 |
7:00 PM |
Butler |
UConn |
Pre |
Post |
|
Sat |
12/19 |
1:00 PM |
Xavier |
UConn |
|
|
|
Tues |
12/22 |
TBD |
UConn |
Villanova |
Pre |
Post |
