truTV to Exclusively Televise 0 Coaches vs. Cancer Claic November - -

truTV will exclusively televise the 2013 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic on Friday, Nov. 22, and Saturday, Nov. 23, from Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Action will tip off with a Friday doubleheader when Oklahoma takes on Seton Hall at 7 p.m. ET, followed by Michigan State - currently the #1 ranked team in the country - against Virginia Tech. Coverage will continue Saturday with the Consolation Game at 7 p.m., followed by the 2013 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Championship Game. Brian Anderson will call the games on truTV alongside analysts Greg Anthony and Steve Smith with Craig Sager reporting courtside and Matt Winer hosting halftime programming throughout the event.

As part of truTV's coverage of the tournament, the network will present the following feature during the event focusing on Oklahoma head coach Lon Kruger and members of his Sooners team as they visit patients at the Childrens Hospital at OU Medical Center.

2013 Coaches vs. Cancer Telecast Schedule:

DAY/DATE

TIME (ET) EVENT

Fri., November 22

7 p.m. ET Oklahoma vs. Seton Hall

Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Greg Anthony and Steve Smith (analysts) with Craig Sager (reporter)

#1 Michigan State vs. Virginia Tech

Anderson, Anthony, Smith, Sager

Sat., November 23

7 p.m. Consolation Game

Anderson, Anthony, Smith, Sager

Championship Game

Anderson, Anthony, Smith, Sager

Satellite and Telco Affiliates Channel Information (Nationwide)

truTV truTV HD

DIRECTV 246 246-1

Dish Network 204 9430

Verizon 183 683

AT&T 164 1164

truTV and truTV HD Channel Designations in the Team Markets:

Team City Cable Provider truTV truTV HD

Michigan State Lansing, MI Comcast 98, 171 247

Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA Comcast 69 841

Oklahoma Norman, OK Cox 48 760

Seton Hall South Orange, NJ Comcast 187 841

About Coaches vs. Cancer

The Coaches vs. Cancer Classic (www.cvcclassic.com) is one of the most prestigious early-season college basketball tournaments. Twelve teams will compete in the event with four of them serving as regional hosts. Regional Round action takes place from November 9-18 with the four hosts advancing to the Championship Rounds, November 22-23, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY.

About Turner Sports

Turner Sports, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., is an industry leader in televised and online sports programming, airing championship-level sporting events on TBS, TNT and truTV, and managing some of the most popular sports sites on the Internet. Turner Sports' television lineup includes the NBA, Major League Baseball, the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, NASCAR and professional golf. The company's digital portfolio includes Bleacher Report, NCAA.com and March Madness Live, and PGA.com, as well as an accompanying collection of mobile websites and connected device apps. Turner Sports and the NBA also jointly manage NBA Digital, which includes NBA TV, NBA.com, NBA LEAGUE PASS, NBA Mobile, the NBA Game Time App, NBADLEAGUE.com and WNBA.com.

Visit the Turner Sports online pressroom for additional press materials; follow Turner Sports on Twitter at @TurnerSportsPR.

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Media Contacts:

Nate Smeltz, Turner Sports 404-827-4786 nate.smeltz@turner.com

Eric Welch, Turner Sports 404-827-5417 eric.welch@turner.com

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