Nov. 6, 2006

Contact: Brian McCann

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- On the eve of the start of the 2006-07 basketball season, SportsTime Ohio will give a behind-the-scenes look at the Cleveland State men's basketball team when Ohio Sports Profiles airs an episode on first year CSU head coach Gary Waters this week.

The 30-minute show will air five times this week, beginning with a 10:30 p.m. showing on Monday (Nov. 6). It will be rebroadcast at 8:30 and 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday (Nov. 8), 10:30 p.m. on Saturday (Nov. 11) and 8:00 p.m. on Sunday (Nov. 12).

After this week, The Viking Basketball Report. . . with head coach Gary Waters, a weekly highlight show that will include player features and other insights into Viking basketball, moves into the broadcast rotation. The half-hour show will air for the first time on Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 9:00 p.m. and then again on Thursday, Nov. 16 at 10:30 p.m.

Cleveland State plays Slippery Rock in its lone exhibition contest of the preseason at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday (Nov. 7) in the Wolstein Center before opening the season at home against 2006 NCAA Final Four participant George Mason on Saturday (Nov. 11) at 3:00 p.m.