Troy University Athletics
ESPN Confirms Thursday for Pride of the Program Piece
3/9/2006 12:00:00 AM | Basketball (M)
BRISTOL, Conn. -- ESPN has confirmed that the Troy's men's basketball program will be featured on ESPN tonight as part of the "Pride of the Program" series.The Trojans will be highlighted during the 8:30 p.m. (CT) Big East quarterfinal game between West Virginia and Pittsburgh.
In an email on Tuesday, an ESPN staffer inadvertently told the media relations office that the feature would air "tonight", two days earlier than originally scheduled. There was no reason to doubt that the listings published back in November hadn't changed during the course of the last four months. The network apologized for the mistake.
Troy Athletics selected the NCAA-record, 258-point performance against DeVry on Jan. 12, 1992 as its shining moment. Troy-TV provided video highlights and the media relations office offered background information on the contest.
Every ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU men's college basketball telecast since Nov. 14 has included an ESPNU's Pride of the Program segment celebrating an historic moment from each of the 326 Division I programs in alphabetical order. From Air Force on November 14 to Youngstown State on March 30 (during the NIT championship on ESPN at 7 p.m.), the season-long initiative will offer fans 30-second vignettes looking back at a significant event in each school's history.
The moments, which are narrated by the on-site game commentators and include a combination of video and photography, can be from any time in the history of the program.
"Every program has a story to tell and this will serve as a platform to recognize each school nationally," said Dan Steir, ESPN coordinating producer. "ESPNU's Pride of the Program is an all-inclusive diverse initiative that celebrates the passion and tradition of men's college basketball while giving the sports fan a history trip down memory lane."
The moments, with narration by ESPNU's Mike Hall, will be available throughout the season after the original airing via ESPN360, ESPN.com and Mobile ESPN.
A link will be provided on troytrojans.com when available.
