Piscataway, NJ -- The Northeast Conference announced the most ambitious basketball television schedule in league history today, an 18-game
package highlighted by 13 men’s games and five women’s games.

Madison Square Garden Network will serve as the flagship station for NEC basketball for a sixth straight year.  MSG will televise eight regular
season men’s games and the NEC Women’s Championship game on March 9, while sister station Fox Sports-New York will offer live coverage
of an NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament semifinal game on March 2.

The NEC will also provide coverage of games of regional interest on Fox Sports-Pittsburgh and Comcast.  Fox-Pittsburgh will air a pair of
matchups between Robert Morris and St. Francis (PA) on January 15 and February 19.  A game to be broadcast on Comcast involving Mount
St. Mary’s has yet to be finalized.

For the 15th straight year, the men’s tournament championship game will be broadcast by ESPN2 as part of its Championship Week.  The NEC
final will emanate from the home of the highest remaining seed on Wednesday, March 6 at 7:30 pm.

The NEC has also entered into a new venture with Cablevision to televise two regular season women’s basketball doubleheaders.  Fairleigh
Dickinson will host the first-ever NEC televised regular season doubleheader on January 26.  The Knights will take on Mount St. Mary’s, while
UMBC will be matched up with Long Island in the other contest.  The venue shifts to Sacred Heart on February 6, when the Pioneers meet
Wagner, while Long Island challenges Quinnipiac.  The live broadcasts will be available in approximately 3 million homes in New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut.

All three members of the NEC television staff return this season.  Dave Popkin, who serves as play-by-play announcer, is joined in the booth by
former Wagner basketball coach Tim Capstraw, who handles color analyst duties.  Paul Dottino returns to provide additional in-game insights
as sideline reporter.

Jim Drucker serves as Executive Producer of NEC basketball telecasts, while Eric Singer returns as Game Producer.
 

2001-02 NEC Men’s Basketball Television Package

Madison Square Garden Network
Friday, January 4       Monmouth at Long Island                         7:30 pm
Saturday, January 12    Sacred Heart at Quinnipiac                      12:00 pm
Saturday, January 19    UMBC at Central Connecticut State               2:00 pm
Saturday, February 2    St. Francis (NY) at Fairleigh Dickinson         12:00 pm
Saturday, February 9    Central Connecticut State at Monmouth           8:00 pm
Monday, February 11     St. Francis (NY) at Wagner                      7:30 pm
Sunday, February 17     UMBC at Wagner                                  12:00 pm
Monday, February 25     Fairleigh Dickinson at Monmouth                 7:30 pm

Fox Sports-New York
Saturday, March 2       NEC Men’s Tournament Semifinal (#1/8 vs. #4/5)  4:00 pm

Fox Sports-Pittsburgh
Tuesday, January 15     St. Francis (PA) at Robert Morris               7:30 pm
Tuesday, February 19    Robert Morris at St. Francis (PA)               7:30 pm

Comcast
TBA

ESPN2
Wednesday, March 6      NEC Men’s Tournament Championship               7:30 pm
 

2001-02 NEC Women’s Basketball Television Package

Cablevision
Saturday, January 26    UMBC vs. Long Island (at FDU)                   6/8:15 pm
                        Mount St. Mary’s at Fairleigh Dickinson         6/8:15 pm

Wednesday, February 6   Long Island vs. Quinnipiac (at Sacred Heart)    6/8:15 pm
                        Wagner at Sacred Heart                          6/8:15 pm

Madison Square Garden Network
Saturday, March 9       NEC Women’s Tournament Championship             5:00 pm