DETROIT (3/1/13) – Titan fans, the fifth episode of the award winning Detroit Titan Court Report is scheduled to air tomorrow (Mar. 2) at 11:30 a.m., on FOX Sports Detroit. The Court Report gives a monthly all-access look at UDM's men's basketball program. The show, which brought home a Michigan Emmy last season, will feature seven different episodes to be broadcast nationally on the cable sports network—all in High Definition— with numerous re-airs throughout FSD's lineup.
If you can't watch it because you are at the Titan men's lacrosse game (11:00 a.m.) or on your way to the women's basketball game (2 p.m.), then you will have a chance to view it a few times in the next week as it will re-air on Sunday (Mar. 3) at 3 p.m., Monday, (Mar. 4) at 9 a.m., and Tuesday (Mar. 5) at 11:30 a.m.
The 30-minute show, hosted by local personalities Ryan Field and Mickey York with reporters Justin White, Shannon Hogan and Trevor Thompson, will provide a look inside the Titan program with player features, interviews, highlights and much more. The show is in conjunction with a package to deliver live game telecasts announced earlier in the year.
The fifth episode will include head coach
Ray McCallum talking about Detroit's final push as the regular season winds down as well as members of the team talking about how strong the Horizon League is. There is also a feature on Juwan Howard, Jr. coming back to Motown and
Ray McCallum taking about the focus it takes to be a leader.
The premiere episode, which highlighted Titan's Basketball Legends &Traditions, ran on Friday, Nov. 2 at 8:30 p.m., and included several encore airings throughout the time schedule on FSD.
The second episode had interviews with Coach McCallum, and the four international student-athletes, along with highlights from the first three games of season and sound bites from returning players. The all-access video will also be showcased, with scenes from inside the Titan locker room, huddle and team practices. Features include what the Titans did last season, along with a piece about junior guard
Ray McCallum and what the team expectations are this year.
The third episode included interviews with assistant coach
Jay Smith along with seniors
Doug Anderson and
Nick Minnerath on how the Titans untraditional big men give Detroit an advantage. There are also segments on Anderson's dunking, Minnerath's return from last year's season-ending injury, and the first women's basketball piece in the three-year history of the Titan Court Report featuring the nation's leading scorer in sophomore Shareta Brown.
Episode No. 4 included interviews with Coach McCallum along Calliste,
P.J. Boutte and
Evan Bruinsma There was also a segment on the Titan's new weight room with interviews from Minnerath and
Jermaine Lippert along with strength and conditioning coach Joe Tofferi, and a special piece on Titan alum Bernie Fuhs talking about UDM's school record 39-game home win streak in the early 2000's.
The Detroit Titans Court Report - produced by Alex Wright, Chad Schwartzenberger and Kevin Guralewski – won a Michigan Emmy in the Sports Program Series category over the Ford Lions Report LIVE (WXYZ), Tigers Live (FS Detroit) and the Tigers Live – Justin Verlander No-Hitter (FS Detroit). FOX Sports Detroit has provided statewide coverage of UDM basketball, and has now won over 90 Emmys since 2000.
"Detroit Titan Court Report" (FOX Sports Detroit)
Episode #1 - Nov. 2 (8:30 p.m.)
Episode #2 - Dec. 1 (11:30 a.m.)
Episode #3 - Jan. 5 (11:30 a.m.)
Episode #4 - Jan. 25 (6:00 p.m.)
Episode #5 - Mar. 2 (11:30 a.m.)
Episode #6 - Mar. 19 (7:00 p.m.)
Episode #7 – Apr. (TBA)
Episode #5 Re-Air Dates
Sunday, Mar. 3 – 3:00 p.m.
Monday, Mar. 4 – 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, Mar. 5 – 11:30 a.m.