USD Men's Basketball 2008-2009

Torero Basketball returns to .XX Sports Radio 1090 AM Andy Masur (play-by-play) and John Kentera (color analyst) return for their second season calling all the action for USO men's basketbal l games and XX Sports Radio (1090 AM). Masur wi ll announce all of USD's games, home and away, wh ile Kentera will join Masur courtside for Torero games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.This is the second year of an agreement that grants Broadcast Company of the Americas the right to carry USO men's basketba ll games on XX Sports Radio and Torero footba ll on San Diego 1700 AM. Masur,41,recently completed hissecond season announcing San Diego Padres baseball games on XX Sports Radio with broadcast partners Ted Leitner and Jerry Cole– man. Before coming to San Diego, Masur worked at WGN Radio in Chicago where he was a pregame and postgame host for Cubs broadcasts since 1999. Besides helping with limited play-by-play of Cubs games, he hand led the play-by-play broadcasts for Loyola-Ch icago men's basketball games for five seasons on AM 1160. A 1989 graduate of Bradley University, Masur began his broadcasting career working as a top-40 DJ in Peoria, Illinois for six years. Upon moving back to the Chicago area, he started out as a radio traffic reporter, and radio talk-show host and sports reporter.He hosted an overnight show on the One-on-One Sports

(l-r) Andy Masur (play-by-play) and John Kentera (color analyst)

xx sp_ort:s radio 1090 AM / 105.7 FM

Network before getting hired by WGN.

A long time radio sports personality in San Diego with the XX Sports Radio team, John Kentera will handle the color analysis for Torero home games. With over 20 years of coaching in the high school and college arena, along with col lege scouting, Coach John Kentera offers a wide range of insight into college basketba ll. Kentera, who handles color analyst duties for USO home football games,joi ns Joe Tutino each day from 12-3 p.m. on XX Sports Radio for the station's midday show.Jack Cronin, who does the play-by-play for all USO footba ll games, will handle both pregame and postgame duties forTorero basketball.

USD TV Schedule

Date Nov.15 Nov. 18 Dec.6 Dec.10 Dec.13 Dec.22 Dec. 30 Jan. 9 Jan. 11 Jan. 17 Jan. 22 Jan. 29 Jan. 31

Channel The Mtn.

Om~onent

Time 2:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. TBD 7:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. TBD 6:00 p.m.

@UNLV Nevada

4SD

@San Diego State

The Mtn.

New Mexico vs.Oregon Boise State

4SD

Comcast NW

4SD

@Mississippi State @San Francisco

SEC-TV

Steve Quis 45D Play-by-Play

Jim Brogan 45D Color Analyst

4SD 4SD 4SD

@Santa Clara

Loyola Marymount

Saint Mary's @Portland @Gonzaga Santa Clara San Francisco Saint Mary's BracketBusters

ESPN2

4SD

ESPN2

Feb. 5 Feb. 7

4SD 4SD

HIGH DEFINITION

Feb, 19 Feb.21 Feb.26 Feb.28

ESPNU

TBD 4SD

Portland Gonzaga

ESPN2 ESPN2

wee Semifinals

Mar.8 Mar.9

wee Championship

ESPN