For the
third straight year, the America East Conference will host a Basketball
Tip-Off Luncheon to kick off the upcoming season. The event will take
place on Thursday, October 14 at the Connecticut State Capitol Building
in downtown Hartford and on AmericaEast.com.
Fans can visit the
league's brand new website on October 14 to view live interviews with
the league's head coaches, preseason polls and all-conference teams, as
well as an exciting announcement regarding the corporate sponsorship of
the 2011 America East Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championship, which
will be held March 3-6 on University of Hartford’s campus for the second
straight year.
Live coaches interviews will be conducted by Eric
Frede, who returns for another season as the voice of America East
basketball, and will start at 11 a.m. Fans can also submit questions for
Eric to ask their favorite team’s head coach by clicking here or visiting AmericaEast.com.
Stay
tuned to the conference's website for your more news regarding the
Tip-Off event. In the meantime, basketball junkies can rely on
AmericaEast.com for their fix. Starting Wednesday, an America East
school's men's and women's program will be featured every weekday
(excluding Mondays) leading up to the Tip-Off event. The previews will
provide an inside-look at all 18 programs with insight from each head
coach on what it will take for their teams to be successful in 2010-11.