2011-12 Michigan Women's Basketball Broadcast Information
Michigan Sports Marketing Game Audio
All games will be streamed free of charge in Window Media format. Links will be provided on the MGoBlue.com front page and the women's basketball page.
Matt Park (play-by-play) and Jennifer Smith (color analyst-home games, select away games) will call the action for the women's basketball team during the 2011-12 season. Fans can follow the Wolverines on their local radio dial on WTKA AM 1050*.
*Note: Due to time conflicts with men's basketball and ice hockey throughout the season, it is possible that some games might get switched to WLBY AM 1290.
Matt Park
Matt Park returns for his third season as the play-by-play voice of the University of Michigan women's basketball team. Prior to becoming the "Voice of the Michigan women's basketball team," Park did play-by-play for several sports at Central Michigan University, including women's basketball, baseball, field hockey, football, soccer, softball, volleyball and wrestling. He also worked in the sports information office at CMU. Park got his start in broadcasting calling games for the Grand Rapids Hoops of the Continental Basketball Association. He is a three-time Michigan Association of Broadcasters award winner for play-by-play on both radio and television. Matt is married to his wife, Laura, a teacher, and has two sons, Braylon and Caleb.
Jennifer Smith
Former Michigan women's basketball player Jennifer Smith returns for her second season as color analyst during home broadcasts this season. Smith played for the Wolverines from 2000-04 and is second all-time at U-M in scoring with 1,714 career points and seventh all-time in rebounding with 761 career boards during her career and still holds the career record for free throws attempted (563). Her 659 points during her senior season are still tops in a single season for the Wolverines. Smith was a part of U-M's best seasons of women's basketball, which featured back-to-back trips to the NCAA Tournament in 2000 and 2001 and a trip to the WNIT in 2002.
Inside Michigan Women's Basketball
Inside Michigan Women's Basketball can be viewed online weekly with the exception of weeks beginning Dec. 19 and 26. The show, hosted by Dr. Ketra Armstrong, delivers features, game recaps and previews and can be viewed on MGoBlue.com.
Inside Michigan Basketball, the U-M athletic department-owned basketball television show, will air on FSN Detroit. The 30-minute program, dedicated to both men's and women's Maize and Blue hoops teams, will be shown on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. as part of the Wolverine block on FSN. Hosted by Matt Shepard, Inside Michigan Basketball begins with a preview show in December and will run throughout the season. Due to Big Ten Network regulations, Inside Michigan Basketball will not be available on MGoBlue.com, but the U-M athletic department plans to offer postgame internet interviews and wrapups of the games.
Big Ten Conference Teleconference
In contrast to last season, the Big Ten Conference will have one teleconference during the regular season. The scheduled date for the teleconference is Tuesday, Feb. 28. Each Big Ten coach will be available for an eight-minute time frame. U-M head coach Kevin Borseth will participate on the conference call from 10:08-10:16 a.m. EST. For a complete teleconference schedule and the access number, call the Big Ten Communications office at 847-696-1010. The call will be available for play-back for 24 hours following the teleconference. An archived version of the call will be available on www.bigten.org.
Big Ten Network Video Streaming
The Big Ten Network includes more than 100 events this season and will nearly double the number of women's basketball games available to fans. Games will be streamed with the assistance of the Big Ten universities through their in-arena video boards and accessing local radio play-by-play, and will stream live on BTN.com with several subscription options for fans. Michigan's video streaming schedule, including home and away games, is below:
| Date | Game |
| Dec. 17 | vs. Indiana State |
| Dec. 22 | vs. Illinois State |
| Dec. 30 | at Illinois |
| Jan. 4 | at Michigan State |
| Jan. 22 | vs. Indiana |
| Jan. 26 |
vs. Penn State |
| Feb. 5 | vs. Michigan State |
| Feb. 9 | at Nebraska |
| Feb. 23 | vs. Purdue* |
| Feb. 26 | at Iowa^ |
Big Ten Network
Big Ten women's basketball teams will receive coverage with games set to be distributed by the Big Ten Network, BTN.com, ESPN, ESPN2 and CBS Sports during the 2011-12 regular season. Michigan's television schedule is below:
| Date | Game | Time (ET) | Television |
| Jan. 7 | vs. Ohio State | 5 p.m. | Big Ten Network |
| Jan. 12 | at Penn State | 6 p.m. | Big Ten Network |
| Jan. 15 | vs. Minnesota | Noon | Big Ten Network |
| Jan. 30 | at Wisconsin | 7:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network |
| Feb. 2 | vs. Northwestern | 6:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network |
| Feb. 16 | vs. Iowa | 8 p.m. | Big Ten Network |
| Feb. 23 | vs. Purdue* | 6 p.m. | Big Ten Network |
| Feb. 26 | at Iowa^ | 12/2/4 p.m. | Big Ten Network |
^ BTN to televise three games to be determined, other games' distribution TBD
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