November 9, 2020
Northeast Conference to Host Virtual Basketball Media Days
The men's media day will broadcast on Wednesday and the women's media day on Thursday.
The Northeast Conference will hold its annual NEC Basketball Media Day presented by the Franklin Group this week. This year's events will be held virtually and broadcast on NEC Front Row and ESPN3. The women's event will be broadcast on Wednesday, November 11, and the men's event will be show on Thursday, November 12.
Players and coaches will be interviewed during the broadcast and the NEC preseason polls and All-Conference teams will be announced. The event will also include special segments commemorating the NEC's 40th Anniversary incorporated into the telecasts
Head coaches of the league's men's and women's basketball teams, along with one player from each team will participate in the event. The proceedings will begin at 12:00 p.m. on NEC Front Row and ESPN3, and feature NEC commentators Dave Popkin, Joe DeSantis, Pam Roecker and Craig D'Amico along with Ryan Peters and Dan Gardella.
ABOUT THE NORTHEAST CONFERENCE
Beginning 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.
ABOUT THE NORTHEAST CONFERENCE
Beginning 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.
