SEC Network to broadcast live from men’s and women’s basketball ‘Champ Week’ with more than 60 hours of coverage from the Southeastern Conference Tournament games.
After more than 370 regular season games in the men’s and women’s basketball schedule, SEC Network sends off the 2019-20 regular season with first round, second round and quarter-final Southeastern Conference Tournament games airing on the network, accompanied with a live SEC Now desk on-site throughout each tournament.
In addition, Marty & McGee will make its SEC Tournament debut in the Music City, joined by three days of The Paul Finebaum Show in Nashville.
The first, second and quarterfinal rounds of the SEC Women’s Tournament will be televised on SEC Network. Analyst Tamika Catchings and play-by-play Eric Frede will team up to call the first round and afternoon games in the second round and quarterfinals; Carolyn Peck and Courtney Lyle will call evening games during the week, as well as the semifinals and championship game on ESPNU and ESPN2, respectively. Former Tennessee star Andraya Carter will serve as the sideline reporter for all 13 games of the women’s tournament.
The first and second rounds of the SEC Men’s Tournament, as well as the evening quarterfinals, will be televised on SEC Network. Karl Ravech and Mike Morgan will rotate afternoon duties through the quarterfinals, and Tom Hart will call the evening match-ups. Analysts for the week are Jimmy Dykes, Andy Kennedy and Jon Sundvold.
Ravech will take on play-by-play duties for the semifinals and championship game, all on ESPN, joined by Dykes for the first semifinal and Dick Vitale on the call for the second semifinal and Sunday’s championship game. Alyssa Lang and Marty Smith will share sideline duties throughout the week on SEC Network and ESPN.
SEC Now gets things started for SEC Network’s Champ Week coverage, as the set will be court-side at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C. Analysts Andy Landers and Steffi Sorensen, as well as Bracketology expert Charlie Creme, will join host Alyssa Lang to provide pre-game, halftime and post-game insights throughout the week.
SEC Now will be court-side from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. for the SEC Men’s Tournament the following week. Host Dari Nowkhah and analysts Pat Bradley, Daymeon Fishback, Kennedy and Sundvold will provide pre- and post-game Champ Week coverage on SEC Network throughout the tournament.
A two-hour SEC Now: Selection Special Presented by Principal is slated for Sunday, March 15 at 9 p.m. ET from SEC Network’s Charlotte studios. Peter Burns and Lang will be joined by analysts Bradley and Fishback to react to team watch parties and interviews from the SEC squads selected for postseason play. On the women’s side, SEC Now: Women’s Basketball Selection Special will be live at 9 p.m. on Monday, March 16 following the reveal of the bracket for the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship. Joining host Lang in studio to break down the women’s bracket will be Landers and Sorensen.
Marty Smith and Ryan McGee will have a special on-site edition of Marty & McGee at noon on Friday, March 13, leading into quarterfinal action from Nashville. In addition, the duo will still highlight the week that was on their weekly Saturday morning time-slot at 7 a.m. on SEC Network and ESPN Radio.
The Paul Finebaum Show will be live court-side in Nashville, airing Wednesday-Friday from Bridgestone Arena on a combination of SEC Network, SEC Network Alternate and ESPN Radio.