March 4, 2012

RMAC SHOOTOUT Broadcast Schedule

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- March 4, 2012 -- If you missed the live broadcast of the RMAC SHOOTOUT men's and women's basketball tournament championships, there are a few more chances to check out the action on Altitude.

For the eighth year in a row, Altitude Sports & Entertainment, a network available in more than six million households throughout the U.S., is airing the RMAC SHOOTOUT championship games.

The RMAC SHOOTOUT men's championship game was played at the Colorado State Fair Events Center in Pueblo. Colorado Mines defeated Colorado Mesa 63-47 to win their first ever conference tournament title.

The re-broadcast for the men's final on Altitude, the network's flagship station is:
Sunday, March 4 at 2 a.m.
Sunday, March 4, noon
Monday, March 5, 3 p.m.
Monday, March 5, 10 p.m. (Altitude 2)
all times are MST.

Bill Hanzlik is the analyst for the men's championship game. He spent 10 seasons in the NBA as a player with the Seattle Supersonics and the Nuggets. In the 1997-98 season Hanzlik was the Nuggets head coach. The Notre Dame graduate was inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 2004. Hanzlik is no stranger to the RMAC. His son Robby is a starter for the Adams State men's basketball team. He also served on the Western State College Board of Trustees from 2003-2008 and is currently on the Metro State Board of Trustees. Hanzlik is the CEO of the Gold Crown Foundation.

Dan Karcher will be the play by play broadcaster for the men’s championship game.

This is Karcher’s third year calling the RMAC SHOOTOUT He was also the play-by-play voice of the RMAC Football Game of the Week in 2008 and 2009. Karcher is also the voice of the Colorado Springs Sky Sox minor league baseball team, a position he’s had for more than 20 seasons.

The RMAC SHOOTOUT women's championship game was also played at the Colorado State Fair Events Center in Pueblo. Fort Lewis beat Western State 87-78 to capture back to back conference tournament titles.

The re-broadcast for the women's final on Altitude, the network's flagship station is:
Sunday, March 4, 4 a.m.
Sunday, March 4, 2 p.m.
Monday, March 5, Midnight (Altitude 2)
all times are MST.

Bryant Johnson and Jeff Storm are the broadcast team for the women’s championship.

Johnson is the voice of the Adams State Grizzlies, calling play by play on KSPK for ASC football, men's basketball, women's basketball, volleyball and softball.

Storm was an analyst for the RMAC SHOOTOUT for the third time. He was Adams State's women’s basketball head coach from 2000-2006. Storm is currently an instructor at ASC in the Human Performance and Physical Education department.

Jesse Kurtz is the sideline reporter for both games for the second time. Kurtz was the sideline reporter for Denver Broncos preseason football games in 2009 and 2010. He is also the Sports Director at KKTV, the CBS affiliate in Colorado Springs/Pueblo, where he has been named "Sportscaster of the Year" four times by the Colorado Broadcaster’s Association. This past year, Kurtz also won the national Edward R. Murrow award for sports reporting.