For Immediate Release: Wednesday, 27 August 2003
Contact: Dave Geringer, UTPA Sports Information Director, (956) 381-2240

KSOX TO BROADCAST ALL MEN'S, SELECTED WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAMES

EDINBURG, TX-For the fourth consecutive season, AM 1240-KSOX Monster Sports Radio will broadcast all of The University of Texas-Pan American's men's basketball games. In addition, for the third year in a row, KSOX will also broadcast selected Texas-Pan American women's basketball games. The announcement was made by UTPA Director of Athletics William J. Weidner and KSOX General Manager Lance Hawkins.

All of UTPA's men's basketball games, at home and on the road, will be broadcast. The Broncs, who went 10-20 last season, had their best season in 12 years when they posted a 20-10 record two years ago. Texas-Pan American will play 13 home games on 15 dates (including two exhibition games), while meeting Southern Methodist at the South Padre Island Convention Center.

KSOX plans to broadcast four women's games. Tentative plans call for KSOX to air the November 29th women's game against St. Edward's, the December 31st game against Prairie View A&M, the January 27th game against Incarnate Word, and the February 19th game against Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne. All four women's broadcasts will originate from the UTPA Fieldhouse. KSOX Sports Director Jeff Koch will handle the play-by-play for both the men's and the women's broadcasts.

The men open the regular season against SMU at South Padre Island, then host Texas A&M-International, Texas-Arlington, and the Southwest Assemblies of God as they host three of their next four games. The schedule also includes visits from North Texas and McMurry in December, Missouri-Kansas City and Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne in January, and Alcorn State, Lamar, Arkansas State, Air Force, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Central Baptist in February. UTPA will visit Missouri-Kansas City, Texas-San Antonio, Mississippi Valley State, Sam Houston State, Rice and NCAA Tournament participants Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in December, Baylor, North Texas, Wright State and Texas-Arlington in January, IPFW in February, and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Arkansas State to close the season.

"We are pleased to announce our continued partnership between KSOX and the UTPA Athletic Department," said UTPA Director of Athletics William J. Weidner. "KSOX radio has established itself as the number one radio sports station in south Texas. As the valley's team, we are proud to showcase our program with the valley's sports radio leader."

"We are proud to be able to continue our strong partnership with Texas-Pan American," said KSOX General Manager Lance Hawkins. "As south Texas' sports radio leader, KSOX will once again be home to the valley's only Division I basketball program. We look forward to a long and successful relationship with both the men's and women's teams at UTPA."

"They said I was crazy two years ago when I predicted a 20-win season for the Broncs," said Koch. "Well, get out the straitjackets, because I honestly believe they can do it again. With the recruits that Coach Hoffman and his staff have added, and the players they have coming back, I can see the Broncs reversing last season's record. They lost two games at the buzzer, two more in overtime, and a total of seven by five points or less. That experience will prepare them for this season, and I am glad I will be there to watch and broadcast each and every game."

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2003-2004 KSOX UTPA MEN'S BASKETBALL BROADCAST SCHEDULE

Sat. 11/22 Southern Methodist SPI Convention Ctr.
TUE. 11/ 25 TEXAS A&M-INT'L# UTPA Fieldhouse 7:30 PM
SAT. 11/ 29 TEXAS-ARLINGTON# UTPA Fieldhouse 7:30 PM
MON. 12/1 SW ASSEMBLIES OF GOD UTPA Fieldhouse 7:30 PM
Thu. 12/4 Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO
Sat. 12/ 6 Texas-San Antonio San Antonio, TX
Fri. 12/12 Mississippi Valley State Itta Bena, MS
Sun. 12/14 Sam Houston State Huntsville, TX 2:00 pm
WED. 12/17 NORTH TEXAS UTPA Fieldhouse 7:30 PM
Sat. 12/20 Rice Houston, TX 7:05 pm
Mon. 12/22 Oklahoma State Stillwater, OK 7:00 pm
Mon. 12/29 Oklahoma Norman, OK
WED. 12/31 MCMURRY# UTPA Fieldhouse 7:30 PM
Tue. 12/6 Baylor Waco, TX
Thu. 12/8 North Texas Denton, TX 7:00 pm
Wed. 1/14 Wright State Dayton, OH 6:05 pm
MON. 1/19 MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY UTPA Fieldhouse 7:30 PM
Wed.1/21 Texas-Arlington Arlington, TX 7:00 pm
WED. 1/28 IND.-PUR.-FT. WAYNE UTPA Fieldhouse 7:30 PM
MON. 2/2 ALCORN STATE UTPA Fieldhouse 7:30 PM
WED. 2/4 LAMAR UTPA Fieldhouse 7:30 PM
Sat. 2/7 Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN 12 noon
WED. 2/11 ARKANSAS STATE UTPA Fieldhouse 7:30 PM
SAT. 2/14 TAMU-CORPUS CHRISTI UTPA Fieldhouse 7:30 PM
MON. 2/16 AIR FORCE# UTPA Fieldhouse 7:30 PM
THU. 2/19 CENTRAL BAPTIST# UTPA Fieldhouse 7:30 PM
Sat. 2/28 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX 7:00 pm
Mon. 3/1 Arkansas State Jonesboro, AR

2003-2004 KSOX UTPA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL BROADCAST SCHEDULE

SAT. 11/ 29 ST. EDWARD'S# UTPA Fieldhouse 5:00 PM
WED. 12/31 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M# UTPA Fieldhouse 5:00 PM
TUE. 1/27 INCARNATE WORD UTPA Fieldhouse 7:00 PM
THU. 2/19 IND.-PUR.-FT. WAYNE# UTPA Fieldhouse 5:00 PM

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