Clayton State Womens Basketball to Play on CBS

Brittney Griner, move over. The Clayton State Lakers are joining Baylor University, et al, on national television. On Saturday, Jan. 15, Coach Dennis Cox' fifth-ranked Clayton State women's basketball team will be appearing on CBS as part of that network's televised (and internet) coverage of NCAA Division II basketball games. The Lakers' will be playing at UCS-Aiken in a noon start in the wilds of Aiken, South Carolina. This marks the first time the Lakers have been on national television since the Final Four contest with Florida Gulf Coast in March 2007. In addition to appearing on CBS College Sports, the game also will available through NCAA Productions syndication affiliates and will be videostreamed concurrently on NCAA.com. CBS College Sports Network is the original 24-hour cable network dedicated to capturing the passion of college sports. CBS College Sports is available throughout the nation in 94 million homes. The CBS College Sports network is carried on Channel 613 by DirecTV and Channel 152 by Dish Network. To learn more about CBS College Sports network, please visit http://www.cbscollegesports.com/ The official website of CBS College Sports has a special channel finder tab on the top right side that tells you if CBS College Sports is carried by the cable or satellite provider in your area. It also includes a schedule tab at the top that allows you to see the schedule of the events on CBS College Sports: http://www.cbscollegesports.com/schedule/. In addition to seeing the best in basketball action, Clayton State fans will also be able to see a 30-second Clayton State PSA as part of the telecast. Filmed as a joint production between CID (a yeoman effort by Video Dan Slemons) and External Relations, the PSA will run twice - once in Break #5 (under the 4-minute mark in the first half) and once in Break 11 (under the 8-minute mark in the second half.). According to CBS Sports' Sue Maryott, both of those breaks will run from the truck and all affiliates are obligated to carry them.