Dec. 21, 2001
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - The 2002 Patriot League television basketball package, now in its fifth year, has secured satellite clearance and broadcast locations for its multi-game package, Executive Director Carolyn Schlie Femovich announced today.
The League-produced men's and women's basketball television package includes seven regular-season men's games, two regular-season women's game and selected men's and women's tournament games, including the women's championship final.
Serving as the play-by-play commentator for the men's and women's games will be Jack Corrigan. Joining Corrigan this year will be Ron Perry Jr., John Feinstein, Jack Armstrong and Jim Satalin for the men's games and Jody Lavin Patrick for the women's contests.
The entire 2002 Patriot League TV package, regular-season and tournament, with satellite and transponder information are attached. Additionally, the League has secured the American Forces Network, reaching over 800,000 service men and women, to broadcast League TV games involving Army and/or Navy.
The Patriot League, an NCAA Division I athletics conference founded on the principle of admitting athletes who are academically representative of their class, is in its second decade of academic and athletic excellence. Participation in intercollegiate athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of the undergraduate experience. A successful Division I-AA football conference since 1986 and an all-sport conference since 1990, membership includes American, Army, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh and Navy, while seven additional institutions hold associate membership. Patriot League member institutions are among the oldest and most prestigious in the nation, graduating alumni who are well prepared for life with the ability to make meaningful contributions to their community and society in general. In the most recent NCAA Graduation Rate Report of student-athletes, the Patriot League ranked FIRST among NCAA Division I conferences.
2002 Patriot League Basketball TV Regular-Season Schedule
| Date | Day | Game / Time / Men/Women | Clearances | Satellite / Transponder |
| Jan. 9 | Wed. | Navy at Holy Cross / 7 p.m / Men's | Empire, Comcast Mid-Atlantic, Charter/TV-3 | Satellite AMC2 / Transponder 12 |
| Jan. 26 | Sat. | Army at Navy / Noon / Men's | Metro Channel One, Empire, WFMZ (tape 4 p.m.), American Forces Network | Satellite AMC3 / Transponder 18 |
| Jan. 26 | Sat. | Army at Navy / 3 p.m. / Women's | CN8, American Forces Network | Satellite AMC3 / Transponder 19 |
| Jan. 30 | Wed. | Holy Cross at Bucknell / 7 p.m. / Men's | Fox Sports Pittsburgh (tape) | Satellite AMC 3 / Transponder 18 |
| Feb. 13 | Wed. | American at Bucknell / 7 p.m. / Men's | Fox Sports Pittsburgh (tape) | Satellite AMC 2 / Transponder 12 |
| Feb. 16 | Sat. | Lehigh at American / Noon / Men's | Comcast Mid-Atlantic, WFMZ, Comcast SportsNet | Satellite AMC3 / Transponder 18 |
| Feb. 16 | Sat. | Lehigh at American / 3 p.m. / Women's | WFMZ (tape 4 p.m.) | Satellite AMC3 / Transponder 18 |
| Feb. 20 | Wed. | Colgate at Army / 7:30 p.m. / Men's | Fox Sports New York, American Forces Network | Satellite AMC3 / Transponder 18 |
| Feb. 24 | Sun. | Lafayette at Colgate / 4 p.m. / Men's | Empire, WFMZ, Comcast SportsNet | Satellite AMC3 / Transponder 18 |
| Mar. 2 | Sat. | Patriot League Tournament Men's Quarterfinal #2 vs. #7 / 2:30 p.m. | CN8 | Satellite AMC3 / Transponder 18 |
| Mar. 2 | Sat. | Patriot League Tournament Men's Quarterfinal #3 vs. #6 / 5 p.m. | Clearances TBA | Satellite AMC3 / Transponder 18 |
| Mar. 3 | Sun. | Patriot League Tournament Women's Semifinal / 2:30 p.m. | Clearances TBA | Satellite AMC3 / Transponder 18 |
| Mar. 3 | Sun. | Patriot League Tournament Men's Semifinal / 5 p.m. | Clearances TBA | Satellite AMC3 / Transponder 18 |