NEWS RELEASE: University of Portland Basketball Returns to NBC Sports Northwest
Network to Carry Select Men’s and Women’s Pilots Home Game Telecasts Beginning Monday, November 30
The NEW NBCSportsNorthwest.com to Feature Pilots Game Highlights, Players/Coaches Interviews & Profiles All Season Long
View Original News Release from NBC Sports Northwest
PORTLAND, Ore. – November 19, 2020 – NBC Sports Northwest, THE destination for the most in-depth coverage of Pacific Northwest sports, and University of Portland Athletics, have announced the regional sports network will once again carry LIVE men’s and women’s Pilots basketball for the upcoming 2020-21 NCAA hoops season. NBC Sports Northwest viewers will be treated to four Pilots telecasts this season (two women’s, two men’s) with additional West Coast Conference Pilots games scheduled to be announced at a later date. Pilots games airing on NBC Sports Northwest will be produced by the University’s on-campus production team, the Portland Sports Network.
NBC Sports Northwest’s Pilots telecast schedule begins on Monday, November 30 as 2020 WCC “Newcomer of the Year”/regular season scoring leader/Tournament MVP Alex Fowler (18.0 PPG) and the Pilots women’s team take on the preseason No. 10-ranked Oregon Ducks live from the Chiles Center at 8:00 p.m. PT. In addition, NBCSNW will carry the Pilots women’s squad in action against the Seattle University Redhawks on Sunday, December 6 at 12 noon. Returning second-year head coach Michael Meek was at the helm of a successful 2019-20 campaign for the Pilots (21-11 record) as he guided the team to their first WCC Tournament Championship since 1994.
Led by Trail Blazers legend/two-time NBA All-Star, head men’s basketball coach Terry Porter and his squad will be featured in a pair of Pilots games on Tuesday, December 22 at 12 noon against the Montana State Bobcats and on Wednesday, December 30 at 8:00 p.m. versus the Seattle Redhawks. The 2020-21 men’s team features a revamped roster with nine newcomers, including impact Division I transfers Ahmed Ali (Washington State) and Michael Henn (Cal Baptist). The Pilots also return last year’s starting point guard and defensive specialist Chase Adams (1.8 SPG).
Handling the play-by-play call for all men’s and women’s Pilots telecasts on NBC Sports Northwest will be Oregon’s first female sportscaster and current voice of the NWSL’s Portland Thorns FC Ann Schatz, with game analysis provided by former Santa Clara University head women’s coach and long-time Gonzaga women’s assistant coach, Jennifer Mountain.
NOTE: Throughout the upcoming Pilots women’s and men’s basketball seasons, fans can visit the NEW NBCSportsNorthwest.com for the latest Pilots news, game highlights, players/coaches profiles, interviews and more.
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