RICHMOND, Va. – The Colonial Athletic Association tips off the 2016-17 basketball season with the league's annual Media Day on Tuesday, October 25, from the Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington, Va.
Coverage of the event is headlined by Media Day Live, which will be broadcast across the nation on
ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app beginning at 10 a.m. EST. The two-and-a-half hour show, hosted by Comcast SportsNet's Al Koken and Christy Winters-Scott, will include interviews with all 20 CAA men's and women's basketball head coaches, student-athletes from each school, and CAA Commissioner Joe D'Antonio. W&M head men's basketball coach
Tony Shaver and senior
Omar Prewitt are set for the ESPN3 broadcast at 10:09 followed by W&M head women's basketball coach
Ed Swanson and senior Marlena Tremba at 10:16.
Both HerbFM Sports Radio and WRHU Radio will be broadcasting live from Media Day. Fans can listen in to HerbFM by clicking
HERE, and at WRHU via
WRHU.org. Shaver is set to be on the WRHU broadcast at 11:06 a.m.
CAA Basketball Media Day will also be covered through the league's Twitter (@CAABasketball), Instagram (@caasports) and Facebook accounts. Join the social conversation throughout the day using the official hashtag #CAAHoops. Fans can keep up with W&M men's basketball by following the program on social media. Be sure to check out the Tribe on
Twitter (@TribeMensHoops),
Facebook (TribeMensHoops),
Instagram (TribeMensHoops) and Snapchat (TribeMensHoops).
CAA Basketball Media Day Central (
CAASports.com/mediaday) will be the event's online home. Media Day Central will include a live feed of social media content, and provide a hub of news and information, including the announcement of the preseason all-conference teams and predicted order of finish.
Following Media Day, interview segments with coaches and student-athletes will be available at Media Day Central.
Below are the coaches and student-athletes scheduled to attend CAA Basketball Media Day.
| Col. of Charleston MBB: Head Coach Earl Grant, Jarrell Brantley, Cameron Johnson |
| Col. of Charleston WBB: Head Coach Candice M. Jackson, Bre Bolden, Nola Henry |
| Delaware MBB: Head Coach Martin Ingelsby, Cazmon Hayes, Devonne Pinkard |
| Delaware WBB: Head Coach Tina Martin, Erika Brown, Hannah Jardine |
| Drexel MBB: Head Coach Zach Spiker, Rodney Williams |
| Drexel WBB: Head Coach Denise Dillon, Meghan Creighton, Sarah Curran |
| Elon MBB: Head Coach Matt Matheny, Luke Eddy, Christian Hairston |
| Elon WBB: Head Coach Charlotte Smith, Lauren Brown |
| Hofstra MBB: Head Coach Joe Mihalich, Brian Bernardi, Rokas Gustys |
| Hofstra WBB: Head Coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey, Ashunae Durant, Krystal Luciano |
| James Madison MBB: Head Coach Louis Rowe, Yohanny Dalembert, Jackson Kent |
| James Madison WBB: Head Coach Sean O'Regan, Da'Lishia Griffin, Precious Hall |
| UNCW MBB: Head Coach Kevin Keatts, Chris Flemmings, Denzel Ingram |
| UNCW WBB: Head Coach Adell Harris, Amber Reeves, Jasmine Steele |
| Northeastern MBB: Head Coach Bill Coen, Alex Murphy, T.J. Williams |
| Northeastern WBB: Head Coach Kelly Cole, Jess Genco, Francesca Sally |
| Towson MBB: Head Coach Pat Skerry, William Adala Moto, John Davis |
| Towson WBB: Head Coach Niki Reid Geckeler, Raven Bankston, Sianni Martin |
| William & Mary MBB: Head Coach Tony Shaver, Daniel Dixon, Omar Prewitt |
| William & Mary WBB: Head Coach Ed Swanson, Alexandra Masaquel, Marlena Tremba |
