Oct. 31, 2008

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - - The University of Memphis women's basketball team has been selected to appear two times in live television games on CSS for the upcoming 2008-09 season. CSS will televise the Memphis home game against UAB on Jan. 4th, pushing game time back to 1:00 p.m. (CT). The UAB game will be both team's conference opener, and will be the league's first look at Melissa McFerrin's up-tempo Tiger team.

The team will then have a second game televised at Marshall, Jan. 24th, at 11 a.m. (CT), also live on CSS. This will be Memphis' second televised game at Marshall and will be the final game in a four-game road swing for the team.

"We are excited we get the opportunity to highlight our team to our local community in our first Conference USA game of the season," McFerrin said. "We're also anxious to expose our team to viewers throughout the Southeast as we redefine our program. It's important for us to be able to expose our team to a fertile recruiting area for us."

Comcast Sports Southeast (CSS) is available in over 5.8 million households across 12 states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

In Memphis, CSS is carried on Channel 6 on Comcast cable.