Sirius XM Radio will broadcast every game of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship nationwide, offering both Sirius and XM subscribers uninterrupted access to play-by-play of every match-up from the First Four on March 15 and 16 through the Final Four and National Championship game in Houston on April 2 and 4.
All tournament games will be available to both Sirius and XM listeners in their entirety, with no blackouts, on Sirius channels 91, 122, 125, 126 and 127 and XM channels 143, 241, 242, 243 and 244. SiriusXM’s Steve Torre will anchor the coverage on these channels, providing up-to-the-minute scores and highlights during game breaks and directing listeners to other games around the dial.
Tournament match-ups and Sirius and XM channel assignments are available at www.siriusxm.com/collegesports.
Regular Basketball Shows on Sirius
Mike Krzyzewski, head coach of the defending National Champion Duke Blue Devils, will continue to host his weekly talk show, Basketball and Beyond with Coach K, throughout the tournament. Listeners can hear the show Wednesdays (7:00 pm ET/4:00 pm PT) on Mad Dog Radio. Additionally, Coach K will join Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo on Russo’s show, Mad Dog Unleashed (airing weekdays, 2:00-7:00 pm ET), at various times during the tournament for updates.
Fans can also follow everything happening throughout the tournament on SiriusXM College Sports Nation (Sirius channel 122 and XM channel 143), SiriusXM’s all-college sports channel. Listeners will hear live play by play of tournament games plus daily talk and analysis from a roster of hosts that includes former University of Vermont head coach Tom Brennan, former Ohio State star and 1992 UPI Player of the Year Jimmy Jackson, former Georgia Tech star Kenny Anderson, and veteran college basketball voice Mark Packer.
Tom Brennan, Jimmy Jackson, Mark Packer and Jason Horowitz will be in Houston broadcasting live from Friday, April 1 through Tuesday, April 5, delivering fans all the latest news and talk from the Final Four.
SiriusXM will also offer coverage of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship, providing listeners from coast to coast with full coverage of every regional final, the Women’s Final Four and championship game.
