San Francisco Athletics is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with 95.7 The GAME (KGMZ-FM), The Bay Area's only FM sports station. USF men's basketball will be carried live on 95.7 for the bulk of the 2011-12 West Coast Conference season and head coach
Rex Walters will appear weekly with 95.7 The GAME host Dan Dibley for the USF Basketball Update.
"We are thrilled to partner with 95.7 The GAME and transform our presence in the market with this dynamic new marketing and broadcast partnership," said University of San Francisco Director of Athletics Scott Sidwell. "This new platform will brand the great history and current success of the University of San Francisco Athletic teams in an extraordinary way. Our media outlets will reach beyond the traditional mediums and will be cutting edge with the upcoming Dons app. We are proud to combine our Athletic media properties with an educational component by engaging the USF Sport Management graduate program with interactive internships directly working in this new partnership."
95.7 The GAME will broadcast the following games:
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Saturday, December 31st vs. Loyola Marymount (start time TBD)
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Saturday, January 7th vs. Brigham Young (6pm)
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Saturday, January 14th vs. Pepperdine (start time TBD)
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Thursday, January 19th vs. Gonzaga (start time TBD)
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Saturday, January 21st vs. Portland (start time TBD)
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Saturday, January 28th vs. San Diego (start time TBD)
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Saturday, February 4th vs. Loyola Marymount (start time TBD)
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Saturday, February 11th vs. San Diego (start time TBD)
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Thursday, February 16th vs. Brigham Young (7pm)
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Saturday, February 18th vs. Gonzaga (start time TBD)
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Saturday, February 25th vs. Saint Mary's (start time TBD)
Home games in BOLD. Some start times remain TBD for the time being.
New for the 2011-12 season, all University of San Francisco Men's Basketball games can be heard online at
www.usfdons.com courtesy of USF's new streaming partner, Stretch Internet. Stretch Internet's innovative GameCentral portal provides an integrated audio/video player featuring live in-game statistics direct to laptops, iPads and web enabled handheld devices. All non-televised home games will also feature live video streaming. All of these features will be available via the USF Dons App currently in production.
Broadcasting veteran
Pat Olson returns for his 21st season as the University of San Francisco play-by-play voice for The Dons with former head coach and USF Hall-of-Famer Jim Brovelli as the color analyst on selected broadcasts.
"95.7 The Game remains committed to adding local play-by-play partnerships and we are excited to carry some of USF's best college basketball matchups this season" said 95.7 The GAME Program Director Jason Barrett. "This is a program with great history, and we look forward to working with the Dons to bring the excitement of college basketball to the FM dial."
95.7 The GAME's starting lineup is:
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6:00am-10:00am: The Rise Guys: Whitey Gleason, Mark Kreidler, and Dan Dibley
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10:00am-2:00pm: The Wheelhouse with John Lund
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2:00pm-6:00pm: The Drive: Brandon Tierney and San Francisco 49ers Radio Color Analyst Eric Davis
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6:00pm– 10:00pm: The Chris Townsend Show
95.7 The GAME is the largest market FM Sports Station in America and flagship radio station for the Oakland Athletics.
About Entercom Communications
Entercom Communications Corp. (NYSE: ETM) is one of the five largest radio broadcasting companies in the United States, with a nationwide portfolio of 110 stations in 23 markets, including San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, Denver, Portland, Sacramento and Kansas City.
Known for developing unique and highly successful, locally-programmed stations, Entercom is home to some of radio's most distinguished brands and compelling personalities. The company is also the radio broadcast partner of the Boston Red Sox, Boston Celtics, Buffalo Sabres, Kansas City Royals, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Saints, Oakland Athletics and San Jose Sharks.
Entercom focuses on creating effective, integrated marketing solutions for its customers that incorporate the company's audio, digital and experiential assets. Additionally, the company has a long-standing commitment to responsible corporate citizenship and environmental stewardship. Entercom stations play a vital, hands-on role in improving their communities, providing over $100 million in annual support for local charitable organizations.
The company's radio stations have received numerous awards, including multiple Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in broadcast journalism and National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Marconi Awards for excellence in radio broadcasting. In 2007, Forbes magazine named Entercom one of America's "Most Trustworthy Companies."
For more information, please visit www.entercom.com.
About San Francisco Athletics
Athletics have held a central role at the University of San Francisco since its founding more than 150 years ago. The Dons boast a remarkable legacy of success, with 12 national championships, including back-to-back NCAA titles in men's basketball in 1955 and 1956, dozens of All-Americans, and more than 75 conference championships. A charter member of the West Coast Conference, University of San Francisco Athletics has won or competed for a national championship in six of the last eight decades, and Dons programs have been ranked in the top 25 nationally for more than 500 weeks. Consistent with USF's mission to educate the whole person, Dons are scholars as well as athletes, excelling in the classroom and in their sport. Representing a global university located in one of the most dynamic and diverse cities in the world, USF Athletics showcases student-athletes from six continents and dozens of countries.
