BTN in town already for game/events, on TV tonight

Submitted by M-Wolverine on
some info and quotes from various sources- The Big Ten Network rolled into Michigan on Thursday for the "Big Ten Hoops on Campus" show that will air tonight. Filmed at the intramural sports building, the segments involved an interview with coach John Beilein, a campus dunk contest judged by forward Zack Novak (who won the team competition at Michigan Madness), and a three-point shoot-out with Michigan students. Amin Haririnia, a freshman from Bethesda, Md., won the three-point shoot-out, and Seth Jordan, a sophomore from Niles, won the dunk contest. "It's gained traction in terms of people," BTN host Mike Hall said. "Our dunkers have gotten better. We had a few people who couldn't dunk our first couple episodes." The episode is scheduled to air tonight at 10. "The whole Big Ten Network, and I mean this in a good way, is a monster," Beilein said. "It's incredible what it's meant across the country. And the revenue it's produced and the visibility it's produced."