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V, Issue 1 - January 2008| Tech Connect
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Spotlight
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Golden Eagles to host two
nationally televised games
 The
2007-08 Ohio Valley Conference TV package for men's basketball
includes two games from Tennessee Tech's Eblen Center, scheduled
to be nationally televised on ESPNU in February.
Coach Mike Sutton's Golden Eagles will host
TV games against Eastern Kentucky on Saturday, Feb. 2, and
against Murray State on Thursday, Feb. 28.
Every OVC team appears on the 12-game schedule,
announced today by the conference office. Murray State has
three TV games, while Tennessee Tech is one of five teams
with two games on the list.
The schedule includes 10 games to be shown on ESPNU,
including both OVC Tournament seminfinal games on March
7. One game is set for ESPN2,
and the OVC Tournament Championship contest will be on ESPN
on Saturday, March 8 from Nashville's Municipal Auditorium.
Tech's game against EKU will tipoff at 1 p.m. CST, and
the contest against Murray State will
begin at 6 p.m. CST.
 Season
tickets for the 2007-08 Tennessee Tech basketball season
are currently on sale at the Athletics Ticket Office in
Eblen Center or by calling 931.372.3940. Tickets may also
be ordered online at ttusports.com.
ESPNU Games
- Saturday,
Jan. 12
Morehead State at UT Martin, 2 p.m. CT
- Saturday, Jan. 19
Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State, 4:30 p.m. CT
- Thursday, Jan. 24
Austin Peay at Jacksonville State, 8 p.m. CT
- Tuesday, Jan. 29
Austin Peay at Southeast Missouri, 6 p.m. CT
- Saturday, Feb. 2
Eastern Kentucky at Tennessee Tech, 1 p.m. CT
- Thursday, Feb. 7
Murray State at Eastern Kentucky, 9 p.m. ET (8 p.m. CT)
- Thursday, Feb. 28
Murray State at Tennessee Tech, 6 p.m. CT
- Friday, March 7
OVC Semifinal #1, 6 p.m. CT
- Friday, March 7
OVC Semifinal #2, 8 p.m. CT
ESPN2 Game
- Saturday, Jan. 26
Southeast Missouri at Murray State, 2 p.m. CT
ESPN Game
- Saturday, March 8
OVC Final, 3 p.m. CT (time tentative)
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For the
complete basketball schedule, tickets or more Tennessee
Tech sports information, visit TTUsports.com.
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Director of Athletics Mark
Wilson answers your questions at "Mark Time"
 "Mark
Time" is a TTUsports.com feature that gives fans a
chance to learn about Tennessee Tech Athletics directly
from Director of Athletics Mark Wilson. From time to time
during the academic year, Wilson will answer readers' questions
on TTUsports.com.
“Mark Time” questions will also
be highlighted on the weekly radio show “This Week
in Tech Sports” hosted by Phillip Gibbons of Clear
Channel Communications. “This Week in Tech Sports”
is aired on WHUB AM 1400 every Wednesday at 5:15 p.m.
View
recent questions and answers
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a question
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Five chosen
for induction into Tech Sports Hall of Fame
One of the many highlights of Homecoming each
year at Tennessee Tech is the annual Sports Hall of Fame Dinner,
and this year the university inducted five new members.
The Hall of Fame Selection Committee named two
former administrators and three former student athletes for
recognition. In addition to a dinner held in their honor,
the five were recognized on the field at the Homecoming football
game.
This year’s inductees
(left to right):
- Dr. Thurston Banks, Former Faculty
Athletics Representative
- Dr. David Larimore, Former Director
of Athletics
- Ryan K. Weeks, football All-American,
kicker 1986-89
- Edward (Eddie) Scott, football and
track standout, 1950-54
- Stacy Hughes Britt, softball all-region
& Academic All-America, 1994-97
Web streaming allows fans to watch
Tech, OVC games live or archived
 Golden
Eagle basketball fans can subscribe to OVCSPORTS.TV and watch
every Tech home game and conference road game on the all-new
premium website. The site, hosted by XOS Technology, provides
live web streaming of Tech's games.
In addition to Tech's games,
subscribers can log on to watch any OVC game throughout the
year, plus other features such as press conferences, coach's
shows and other fall sports.
More information and subscriptions can be found
at www.OVCsports.com.
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2008
OVC Basketball Championships
Mens:
Tuesday, Friday-Saturday, March 4,
7-8, 2008
Nashville, Tenn.
Women's:
Tuesday, Friday-Saturday, March 4,
7-8, 2008
Nashville, Tenn.
TICKETS
Tickets for the 2008 Ohio Valley
Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament go
on sale NOW! Tickets are $22 per session
or $48 for all four sessions. Order your tickets in
advance to receive the "Early
Bird Special." (Ticketmaster sales
coming soon)
GROUP SALES
Bring your group to the 2008 OVC Men's and Women's Basketball
Tournament. Click here for group
sales information.
HOTELS
Don't know where to stay while attending the 2008 OVC
Men's Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament? Click
here for hotel
information.
PARKING
For parking information in lots around Municipal Auditorium,
please click
here.
To learn more about the 2008 Ohio
Valley Conference Basketball Championships schedule,
visit www.ovcsports.com. |
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