ESPN’s Sears BracketBusters Commentators Pairings Announced for 10th Annual Event

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ESPN’s Sears BracketBusters Commentators Pairings Announced for 10th Annual Event

The 10th annual Sears BracketBusters – a two-day men’s college basketball event pitting NCAA Championship hopefuls – tips off Friday, Feb. 17 and Saturday, Feb. 18 across ESPN networks with a slew of talented announcers. Hall of Fame analyst Dick Vitale, along with play-by-play veteran Dave O’Brien, will have the call of the No. 14 Murray State vs. No. 16 Saint Mary’s matchup Saturday, at 6 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN3.

Also in the Sears BracketBusters field and receiving votes in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll are Creighton, Long Beach State, Nevada, Texas-Arlington and Wichita State.

2012 Sears BracketBusters Schedule (All times are Eastern and are subject to change)

Date Time Game/Commentators Network(s)
Fri, Feb 17 7 p.m. Northern Iowa at Virginia Commonwealth
Bob Wischusen & Dan Dakich
ESPN2 / ESPN3
9 p.m. Valparaiso at Loyola-Marymount
Mark Neely & Miles Simon
ESPNU
Sat, Feb 18 11 a.m. Drexel at Cleveland State
Adam Amin & Brooke Weisbrod
ESPNU
noon Wichita State at Davidson
Marc Kestecher & LaPhonso Ellis
ESPN2 / ESPN3
1 p.m. Buffalo at South Dakota State
Mike Crispino & Bob Valvano
ESPNU
2 p.m. Akron at Oral Roberts
Rich Hollenberg  & Mark Adams
ESPN2 / ESPN3
3 p.m. Drake at New Mexico State
Dan Gutowsky & Paul Biancardi
ESPNU
4 p.m. Nevada at Iona
Doug Sherman & Sean Farnham
ESPN2/ ESPN3
5 p.m. Old Dominion at Missouri State
Justin Kutcher & Ron Thompson
ESPNU
6 p.m. No. 16 Saint Mary’s at No. 14 Murray State
Dave O’Brien & Dick Vitale
ESPN / ESPN3
7 p.m. UNC Asheville at Ohio
Jim Barbar & Reggie Rankin
ESPN3
8 p.m. Texas-Arlington at Weber State
Greg Heister & Bill Herenda
ESPN3
10 p.m. Long Beach State at Creighton
Roxy Bernstein & Stephen Bardo
ESPN2 / ESPN3

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Rachel Margolis Siegal

A part of the Internal Communications team at ESPN, I began with the network in 2010 as part of the College Sports PR team. Always an avid sports fan and not an athlete – I grew up a huge fan of the Hartford Whalers, while also watching my brother compete at different levels. I became the manager of several high school sports teams and continued that hobby into college. While at Quinnipiac, I worked in the Sports Information Department, which led me to a summer internship at the New Haven Ravens, a AA baseball team, and an eventual job with the Athletic Communications Department at the University of Connecticut. After my five-year stint at Connecticut, I spent six years as Director of Communications at the BIG EAST Conference in Providence, R.I. before joining ESPN.
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