Blackbirds in the post-NEC Championship Game spotlight (Updated, 3/19/13)
With victory comes the spoils. Since winning the NEC championship for the third consecutive season on Tuesday night, the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds have been enjoying a media blitz as the national media attention begins to pick up in the days before Selection Sunday and the start of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
Here is a rundown of where the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds have been heard and seen since rising their third straight NEC championship trophy. This post will be continuously updated for now until LIU plays their tournament game next week.
National Media Articles:
Yahoo! Sports – The Dagger blog
NBC Sports: College Basketball Talk
ESPNNewYork.com: LIU Brooklyn faces play-in game (Sunday)
Wall Street Journal: Congrats, LIU—Now Report to Dayton
CBSSports.com: First Four preview: James Madison vs. LIU-Brooklyn prediction, TV info
Local Newspapers:
New York Post: LIU gets First Four game vs. James Madison with top seed Indiana in wings (Sunday)
New York Post: High school teammates Olasewere, Garner key LIU’s NCAA run (Wednesday)
Blog Articles:
Bleacher Report (1)
Bleacher Report (2)
Bleacher Report: LIU-Brooklyn Basketball: Why the Blackbirds Will Bust Your 2013 NCAA Bracket
Mid-Major Madness: 2013 NCAA Tournament Preview: James Madison vs. LIU-Brooklyn
Radio Interviews:
- LIU Head Coach Jack Perri on KNTK – The Ticket – Lincoln, Nebraska http://theticketfm.com/index.php/podcasts/the-drive-podcast-page – Scroll down a bit to find his interview for Wednesday 3/13
- Jack Perri on WFAN radio in New York talking to Mike Francesa on Monday afternoon. http://cbsloc.al/109VwXX
Videos:
- News 12 Sportscast from March 12th
- Julian Boyd, C.J. Garner, Jason Brickman and Jack Perri appearing on NEC Front Row Live! after their win in the NEC Championship Game as well as full LIU Brooklyn post-game press conference after the game. (Post-game coverage begins at 54:37 mark)
- Senior Jamal Olasewere appears on CampusInsiders.com
- Jack Perri talking to college basketball insider Jon Rothstein on The Tim Brando Show on CBS Sports Network.
- Jack Perri talking with WABC’s Laura Behnke for Sports Spotlight. (Sunday night)
Featured Article:
Here is a great feature article from northpolehoops.com about redshirt sophomore guard/forward Troy Joseph as he talks about having to redshirt his first two seasons, what it means to him to be back on the court, his family, and how he going to prepare for next season.
Posted on March 18, 2013, in Uncategorized and tagged LIU Brooklyn. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
there was also an article from Sports on Earth. “Small Ball in Brooklyn”- here’s the link: http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/42346778
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Again, fantastic summary nelson