SiriusXM Announces Broadcast Plans for NBA HBCU Classic
| RADIO ONLINE | Wednesday, February 15, 2023 | 3:40pm CT |
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SiriusXM will deliver live coverage of February's special Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) sporting events with live broadcasts of the NBA HBCU Classic basketball game on February 18 and the HBCU Legacy Bowl football game on February 25. The NBA HBCU Classic tips off at 4pm ET with a Southwestern Athletic Conference matchup between Grambling State University and Southern University at the University of Utah's Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City.
The broadcast will feature veteran play-by-play voice Paul Jones, NBA legend Eddie Johnson as the game analyst and former front office executive Amin Elhassan as the sideline reporter. Jones is the radio voice for the Toronto Raptors and Johnson is the color analyst for Phoenix Suns television broadcasts and hosts NBA Today weekday afternoons on SiriusXM NBA Radio. Elhassan held front office roles with the New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns before beginning his broadcasting career and hosts NBA Insiders Sundays on SiriusXM NBA Radio.
On February 25, the HBCU Legacy Bowl, presented by the Black College Football Hall of Fame, kicks off at 4pm ET in Yulman Stadium on the campus of Tulane University in New Orleans. The postseason all-star game will showcase the best NFL draft-eligible football players from Historically Black Colleges and Universities across America, and the game will air live on SiriusXM NFL Radio and SiriusXM College Sports Radio.
Jackson State University broadcaster Rob Jay will be the play-by-play voice for the SiriusXM broadcast team, which will feature analysis by Jackson State University's new head football coach T.C. Taylor and former NFL defensive end Anthony Herron. An hour-long pregame show hosted by Jay, Taylor and Herron will air from 3-4pm ET leading into the game broadcast.
On Friday, February 24, SiriusXM NFL Radio and SiriusXM College Sports Radio will present a special HBCU Legacy Bowl preview show with Jay and Herron hosting live at 7 pm ET. Throughout the year, SiriusXM subscribers can hear from Jay on SiriusXM College Sports Radio, Herron on SiriusXM Big Ten Radio.
