Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) will televise at least 19 games this season, it was announced today. This will mark the 16th straight season that the Huskies and CPTV have been partners.
CPTV will air the season opener against Georgia Tech Nov. 16 at Gampel Pavilion, as well as 11 Big East games and 10 road games. Play-by-play announcer Bob Picozzi and former UConn standout Meghan Culmo will return as the broadcast partners.
“CPTV and the UConn women’s basketball program have been synonymous during the past fifteen years,’’ UConn coach Geno Auriemma said. “Success, both on and off the court, has been brought to hundreds of thousands of loyal fans here in Connecticut and around the country. The special relationship that our program enjoys with CPTV is unmatched anywhere in college basketball. Like my team, CPTV is the best in the world.’’
CPTV will also broadcast The Geno Auriemma Show: You Make the Call, a special call-in show airing live on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. The phone numbers will appear on-screen during the live show. Future shows will be taped. Viewers will have the opportunity to e-mail questions to Auriemma by sending them to UConn Executive Producer Harriet Unger at askharriet@cptv.org.
The Geno Auriemma Show will air immediately before selected CPTV broadcasts. Check local listings for specific dates and times of the Geno shows during the season.
CPTV will also provide live and on-demand access to CPTV produced UConn games, The Geno Auriemma Show, and archived games through an Internet subscription service called, Hoop Streams. For more information visit cptv.org.
2008-09 CPTV Broadcast Schedule
(All Times EST)
Nov. 16 vs. Georgia Tech at Gampel Pavilion, 2 p.m.
Nov. 20 vs. San Diego at XL Center, 7 p.m.
Nov. 22 vs. Rhode Island at XL Center, 1 p.m.
Nov. 25 at BYU, 9 p.m.
Dec. 3 vs. Holy Cross at Gampel Pavilion, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 14 vs. Penn State at Madison Square Garden, 2:30 p.m.
Dec. 28 at South Carolina, 3 p.m.
Dec. 31 vs. Hartford at XL Center, noon
Jan. 6 at South Florida, 7 p.m.
Jan. 10 at West Virginia, 7 p.m.
Jan. 13 vs. DePaul at Gampel Pavilion, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 17 vs. Syracuse at XL Center, 2 p.m.
Jan. 24 at Cincinnati, 7 p.m.
Jan. 31 at Georgetown, 3 p.m.
Feb. 7 at Marquette, 8 p.m.
Feb. 11 at St. John’s, TBA
Feb. 18 at Providence, 7 p.m.
Feb. 24 vs. Villanova at Gampel Pavilion, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 28 vs. Seton Hall (Senior Night) at XL Center, 7:30 p.m.
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