FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Evan O’Kelly Director of Communications O: (406) 657-2130 E: evan.okelly@msubillings.edu Wednesday, October 12, 2016 Yellowjacket Hoops to be featured on ESPN Radio 910 in 12-game slate
A dozen total Yellowjacket basketball games will be featured on ESPN Radio 910 KBLG in Billings this season, with six women’s and six men’s contests featured on the Magic City’s only sports radio station. BILLINGS, Mont. – A slate of 12 Montana State University Billings men’s and women’s basketball games will be featured on ESPN Radio 910 KBLG this season, in an announcement made by the Yellowjacket athletics department on Wednesday. Six men’s and six women’s games will be featured on ESPN Radio throughout the season, including 10 total Great Northwest Athletic Conference contests at Alterowitz Gym on the MSUB campus. “We are excited to announce a new partnership with Connoisseur Media and ESPN Radio, and are looking forward to featuring our basketball teams within our Billings community regularly throughout the upcoming season,” said MSUB director of athletics Krista Montague. “We are proud of the product our teams showcase at the NCAA Division 2 level in the GNAC, and are looking forward to adding radio to our expanding media presence within Billings and beyond.”
On the call this season for Yellowjacket Hoops will be play-by-play announcer Dustin Daniel, who served as the media relations director and broadcaster for the Billings Mustangs during the 2016 season. Radio broadcasts this year will be available on AM station 910 locally in Billings or online through www.espn910.com. MSUB will continue its live video webcasts as well for all home men’s and women’s games throughout the season, available through the Yellowjackets’ Stretch Internet portal. Full schedules for both men’s and women’s basketball teams can be found online at www.msubsports.com. Season ticket packages are also now available for the upcoming hoops season, by calling 406-657-2369. MSUB Yellowjacket Basketball on ESPN Radio 910 KBLG | 2016-17 Game Schedule Day Date Team Opponent Time Saturday November 19 Yellowjacket Women Cal Poly Pomona 5 PM Saturday November 19 Yellowjacket Men Cal State East Bay 7 PM Saturday December 10 Yellowjacket Men Rocky Mountain College 7 PM Thursday December 29 Yellowjacket Women University of Alaska* 7 PM Thursday January 5 Yellowjacket Men Central Washington* 7 PM Thursday January 12 Yellowjacket Women Concordia (Ore.)* 5:15 PM Thursday January 12 Yellowjacket Men Alaska Anchorage* 7:30 PM Thursday January 26 Yellowjacket Men Western Washington* 7 PM Thursday February 2 Yellowjacket Women Saint Martin’s* 7 PM Thursday February 16 Yellowjacket Men Seattle Pacific* 5:15 PM Thursday February 16 Yellowjacket Women Western Washington* 7:30 PM Thursday February 23 Yellowjacket Women Central Washington* 7 PM *-Great Northwest Athletic Conference Game All games played at Alterowitz Gym on the MSUB campus in Billings, Mont. --@MSUBSports | #JacketNation--