Marist ESPN3 Production on Sunday: Marist Men's Basketball Home Game vs. No. 1 Iona will be available on ESPN's live multi-screen sports network
MAAC Sports
Edison, N.J. – Marist Director of Athletics Tim Murray and MAAC Commissioner Richard J. Ensor have announced that the Red Fox Network’s production of the men’s basketball game against Iona at 2 p.m. on Sunday, February 23 will be shown live on ESPN3 as part of the league’s extended relationship with ESPN. This will be Marist’s first production carried on ESPN3 that is run solely by The Red Fox Network.
Marist will be the second MAAC institution to deliver live content to ESPN3 as part of the program created by the MAAC and ESPN. Quinnipiac recently aired the men’s basketball games against Rider and Marist as well as the women’s basketball game versus Canisius on the live multi-screen sports network.
Sunday’s game will be the first Marist production to be carried on an ESPN platform. “This is an exciting opportunity for Marist, and we look forward to producing a quality event for ESPN3,” Senior Associate Athletics Director Travis Tellitocci said. “Marist students have gained valuable experience working with the Red Fox Network over the past three years. We are grateful to ESPN3 for giving us the platform to promote our athletics program and the good work being done by Marist students.”
The event will feature seven cameras positioned throughout McCann Arena. Students from Marist’s Center for Sports Communication program will serve various roles in the production, including camera operation, instant replay and technical directing.
“This production gives our students and staff an unparalleled hands-on learning opportunity,” Director of the Marist College Center for Sports Communication Keith Strudler said. “It’s exactly the kind of experience we hope to offer our students at Marist, experiences that will help position them for vibrant careers in the growing field of sports communication.”
“The MAAC is working with ESPN3 to distribute institutional productions on the network and these include using crews who use these nationally telecasted games as the ultimate classroom experience,” notes Ensor. “The MAAC and its member schools have always worked closely with ESPN on new enterprises including ESPNU and ESPN3, hosting the Old Spice Classic at Walt Disney World, or the many events the league telecasts as part of its Disney Sports Championships hosting contract including the upcoming 2014 Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships.”
Fans can watch Sunday’s game on ESPN3 online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and streamed on televisions through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold members, Apple TV and Roku.
About the Red Fox Network
Launched in 2011, the Red Fox Network is the Marist Athletics Department’s multimedia platform that delivers exclusive live and on-demand streaming video. The network is available around the world and streams nearly 100 live events annually with 50 in high-definition. The Red Fox Network can be accessed online at www.GoRedFoxes.com or through Marist’s smartphone and tablet apps. The Red Fox Network is also a part of MAAC.TV, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference’s (MAAC) broadband network. All events are streamed through Neulion, one of the country’s leading technology service providers for live and on-demand content.
About ESPN3
ESPN3 is ESPN's live multi-screen sports network, a destination that delivers thousands of exclusive sports events annually. It is accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and streamed on televisions through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold members, Apple TV and Roku. The network is currently available to more than 85 million homes at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider. The network is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers, smartphones and tablets connected to on-campus educational and on-base military broadband and Wi-Fi networks.