CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – The annual Big South Conference Basketball Media Day will be held Wednesday, Oct. 26 at the Bojangles Entertainment Complex (BOplex) in Charlotte, N.C. The event tips off the 2022-23 Big South men’s and women’s basketball seasons and begins at 8:45am with the announcement of the preseason poll and preseason All-Conference teams, live interviews on ESPN+, and interview sessions with local, regional and national media outlets.
The day will be split into two interview sessions — 9:00-11:30am and 12:30-3:00pm. A Live Show will air during each window [click the following links to watch the morning program and the afternoon segment and features Evan Lepler hosting the coaches, with reporter Katerina Biancardi interviewing the student-athletes. The full show schedule is listed below, in addition to each team’s student-athlete attendees.
Fans can follow Media Day activities via the two Live Shows and on social media using the hashtag #BSCMediaDay. Additional live content specifically for the @BigSouthSports Instagram account will be available throughout the day (schedule below). The preseason poll and preseason All-Conference teams will be posted at 8:45am on the Big South’s Social Media platforms, and online at www.BigSouthSports.com.
Basketball Media Day ESPN+ Live Show Schedule (approximate and subject to change)
Morning Show – WATCH
9:00am Show Open, Preseason All-Conference & Poll Video
9:09am Kyle Kallander, Big South Commissioner
9:20am Radford
9:45am High Point
10:10am Winthrop
10:35am Gardner-Webb
11:00am USC Upstate
Afternoon Show – WATCH
12:30pm Show Open, Preseason All-Conference & Poll Video
12:39pm Preseason Analysis
12:50pm Presbyterian
1:15pm Campbell
1:40pm Longwood
2:05pm Charleston Southern
2:30pm UNC Asheville
@BigSouthSports Instagram Tentative Times (content to be made available within these time blocks)
9:00am – USC Upstate
9:20am – Kyle Kallander, Big South Commissioner
9:45am – Radford
10:10am – High Point
10:35am – Winthrop
11:00am – Gardner-Webb
12:30pm – UNC Asheville
12:55pm – BREAK
1:15pm – Presbyterian
1:40pm – Campbell
2:05pm – Longwood
2:30pm – Charleston Southern
Student-Athlete Attendees
Campbell – Shy Tuelle (WBB), Ricky Clemons (MBB)
Charleston Southern – Tori Gittens (WBB), Thalik Chavez (MBB)
Gardner-Webb – Alasia Smith (WBB), Kareem Reid (MBB)
High Point – Skyler Curran (WBB), Bryant Randleman (MBB)
Longwood – Anne-Hamilton LeRoy (WBB), Isaiah Wilkins (MBB)
Presbyterian – Paige Kindseth (WBB), Winston Hill (MBB)
Radford – Jackie Christ (WBB), Josiah Jeffers (MBB)
UNC Asheville – Jordaynia Ivie (WBB), Drew Pember (MBB)
USC Upstate – Trinity Johnson (WBB), Jordan Gainey (MBB)
Winthrop – Leonor Paisana (WBB), Cory Hightower (MBB)
