FOX Sports South Picks Up UM Hoops Games

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – FOX Sports South and SportSouth today announced their 2012-13 college basketball telecast schedule, including eight University of Miami men’s basketball games. 
Fox Sports South picked up three of Miami’s non-conference games, including Jacksonville (Nov. 16), Charlotte (Dec. 14) and LaSalle (Jan. 2).  The network will also broadcast two home ACC matchups in Boston College (Feb. 5) and Virginia Tech (Feb. 27), as well as three league road contests at Boston College (Jan. 16), Virginia Tech (Jan. 30) and Wake Forest (Feb. 23). 
The Canes open the season with a Nov. 2 exhibition contest against St. Leo, then start the regular season Nov. 9 at 5:30 p.m. against Stetson at the BankUnited Center. This year the Canes will host numerous high-profile ACC and nonconference opponents at the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, so fans should call 800-284-2263 or check out CanesTix.com to reserve your tickets. 
FOX Sports South and SportSouth’s 2012-13 college basketball schedule includes 127 men’s games and 99 women’s games. Of the 226 telecasts, 132 games are slated for FOX Sports South and 94 games are scheduled for SportSouth.  See attached for the 2012-13 college basketball schedule. 
The FOX Sports regional networks serving the Southeast – FOX Sports South, FOX Sports Tennessee, FOX Sports Carolinas and SportSouth – collectively reach more than 12.9 million cable and satellite households in seven states across the Southeast.  They are the television home of the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Hawks, Carolina Hurricanes, Charlotte Bobcats, Memphis Grizzlies, Nashville Predators, New Orleans Hornets, and Indiana Pacers, as well as the Atlantic Coast Conference, Conference USA, Southeastern Conference, and Big 12 Conference, and offer expanded coverage of the University of Kentucky, University of South Carolina and University of Tennessee.  Combined, the four networks produce more than 800 live local events each year. For more information, please visit FOXSportsSouth.com, FOXSportsTennessee.com, and FOXSportsCarolinas.com.