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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Stony Brook Basketball at America East Tip-Off Event Thursday

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. Stony Brook head coaches Steve Pikiell and Michele Cherry will represent their respective programs at the event.


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 visiting http://www.americaeast.com/