NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirius XM
Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that Mike Krzyzewski, head coach of the Duke University and USA Men's Basketball teams, will debut the
eighth season of his weekly SiriusXM show, Basketball and Beyond
with Coach K, tonight, October 24
(7:00 pm ET), on Mad Dog Radio,
channel 86.
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Following the debut show a new episode will premier each week
through college basketball season on Mad Dog Radio and will replay
multiple times on SiriusXM College Sports Nation, channel 91.
After each week's debut broadcast, Basketball and Beyond
will be available on SiriusXM On Demand for subscribers listening
via the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for smartphones and other
mobile devices or online at SiriusXM.com. Visit
www.siriusxm.com/ondemand for more info on SiriusXM On Demand.
On tonight's season premier, Coach K will interview Baltimore
Orioles manager Buck Showalter and
University of Louisville Men's
Basketball coach Rick Pitino.
"I'm very excited to be back for another season of Basketball
and Beyond and thrilled to have two very accomplished people
like Buck and Rick join me for the debut show," said
Krzyzewski. "Going into our eighth season, I can say that
hosting the show gets better and more enjoyable every year.
Like I tell our players at Duke, we
must always build on what we've done in the past. As
SiriusXM's subscriber base continues to grow and more and more
listeners tune in year after year, we will continue to work hard to
make this a compelling and informative show for our audience each
week."
"Coach K is one of the great sports icons of our time and his
accomplishments in the game of basketball and beyond the game are
extraordinary," said Scott
Greenstein, SiriusXM's President and Chief Content
Officer. "His interests and insight extend well beyond the
court, too, and Basketball and Beyond gives our listeners a
venue to connect with him in a way that is unique, enlightening,
entertaining and often inspiring. Week after week the show
delivers a one-of-a-kind radio experience and we're very excited
for the launch of a new season."
Basketball and Beyond features Coach K discussing a wide
array of subjects – from college basketball and other sports to
current headline news and events. Krzyzewski and his co-host,
Dave Sims, interview a variety of
special guests, including business leaders, coaches and
athletes. Guests who have joined Coach K on past programs
include U.S. Secretary of Education Arne
Duncan, NBA Commissioner David
Stern, Bob Knight,
Joe Torre, LeBron James, John
Thompson, Kobe Bryant,
Pat Summitt, John Madden, Nick
Saban, and NASCAR legend Richard
Petty.
Entering his 37th season as a head coach, Coach K
boasts one of the most impressive coaching resumes in sports
history. He is the all-time winningest head coach in Men's
Division I basketball history with a record of 927-291. He
has led Duke to four NCAA Championships
(1991, 1992, 2001 and 2010),13 ACC Tournament championships and 11
Final Four appearances. Coach K has received 12 National
Coach of the Year honors and his teams consistently boast one of
the best graduation rates in college basketball.
Since USA Basketball managing
director Jerry Colangelo selected
Krzyzewski as the Senior Men's National Team head coach, the
USA is 62-1 in major international
competitions, including gold at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, as well
as the 2010 FIBA World Championship. With the gold medal
victory this past summer in London, Krzyzewski became just the second
coach in USA men's history to earn consecutive Olympic golds.
As a team, the USA set U.S.
Olympic records for 3-pointers made, attempted, and for 3-point
field goal percentage.
Krzyzewski was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of
Fame in 2001.
In addition to Coach K's program, SiriusXM carries live
play-by-play coverage of Duke
basketball games throughout the season. SiriusXM is the
leading broadcaster of live college sporting events and offers play
by play from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Big East, Pac 12, SEC and
other NCAA Division I conferences.
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