NEW YORK, March 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM will
offer comprehensive coverage of the 2015 NCAA® Division I Men's
Basketball Championship, offering subscribers nationwide
uninterrupted access to live play-by-play of every game.
Starting with the First Four® on March
17 and 18 through the Final Four® and national championship
game in Indianapolis on
April 4 and 6, all tournament games
will air live in their entirety on Sirius channels 91, 84, 92, 93,
and 157 and XM channels 91, 201, 202, 203 and 204.
Tournament match-ups and SiriusXM channel assignments will be
available at www.siriusxm.com/collegesports starting Monday, March 16.
On Selection Sunday™, March 15,
SiriusXM will provide up-to-the-moment coverage as tournament teams
and first round match-ups are announced. Chris "Mad Dog"
Russo and Steve Torre will host live
from 5:00 to 9:00 pm ET on Mad Dog
Sports Radio (channel 85). Then from 9:00 pm to midnight ET, listeners can tune into
continued live coverage hosted by former University of Vermont coach Tom
Brennan and Mark Packer on
SiriusXM College Sports Nation (channel 91). The shows will
feature interviews with special guests, including team coaches and
NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee chair Scott Barnes, and will give fans a place to call
in and share their reactions and opinions as the field is
revealed.
Throughout the tournament SiriusXM College Sports Nation will
continue to be the fans' source for daily news and tournament
talk. SiriusXM's all-college sports channel showcases a
stellar lineup of expert hosts and analysts including former
coaches Bobby Cremins, Tom Brennan, Fran
Fraschilla and Steve Lappas,
National Championship-winning guard Mateen
Cleaves, former Illinois
star guard Stephen Bardo and college
basketball experts Tim Brando,
John Feinstein, Mark Packer, Chris
Childers and Jason
Horowitz.
Four-time National Championship-winning head coach Mike Krzyzewski will continue to host his weekly
SiriusXM show throughout the tournament. Basketball and
Beyond with Coach K airs Thursdays at 6:00 pm ET on SiriusXM College Sports
Nation.
Throughout Final Four weekend - April 2
through 6 - SiriusXM College Sports Nation will broadcast
live from Indianapolis to deliver
fans the latest news, one-on-one interviews and in-depth college
basketball talk before and after a new national champion is
crowned.
SiriusXM will also offer coverage of the NCAA Division I Women's
Basketball Championship, providing listeners with live play-by-play
of every regional final, the Women's Final Four and championship
game.
All NCAA Tournament broadcasts are provided to SiriusXM by
Westwood One.
NCAA, First Four, Final Four, and Selection Sunday are
trademarks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
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