UAlbany / Duke Basketball Game Viewing Parties Announced

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information

Albany, N.Y. – The University at Albany Alumni Association has viewing parties planned nationwide for the UAlbany-Duke basketball game on Monday, Dec. 17. The contest will be televised to more than 90 million homes on ESPN2. Mike Patrick and Len Elmore will be the announcers for the broadcast. Tip-off is 7:02 p.m. ET.

ESPN2 viewing parties are scheduled for Boston, Mass., Walnut Creek, Calif., Plainview, N.Y. on Long Island, Los Angeles, Calif., Nashville, Tenn., New York City, Durham, N.C., Philadelphia, Pa. and Washington, D.C. The Across the Street Pub will host an event for Capital Region fans. For more information contact Carmelina Morrison at csmorrison@uamail.albany.edu or 518-442-3084.

The Great Danes are traveling to one of the jewels of the sports world when they meet Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium. The facility seats 9,314 fans and has recorded 263 consecutive sellouts since 1990.

The Blue Devils, who are No. 6 nationally in the Associated Press poll and No. 7 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches’ rankings, are off to a perfect 9-0 start. Mike Krzyzewski, one of the winningest coaches in the history of the sport with 784 career victories, has led the program to three national titles (1991, 1992, 2001) and 10 Final Four appearances.