March 24, 2012
CINCINNATI - University of Cincinnati men's basketball coach Mick Cronin will make a guest appearance on "The State Farm Coaches' Tournament Show" to air this week on Fox Sports Net/Comcast regional networks.
The show is hosted by Ron Thulin and co-hosted by Ernie Kent. Cronin will discuss matchups and keys to upcoming NCAA Championship Final Four contests scheduled for Saturday in New Orleans. Air times vary by television markets. The broadcast dates and times for FOX Sports Ohio are listed below:
FOX SPORTS OHIO -- Tuesday, March 27 at 5 p.m. ET
FOX SPORTS OHIO -- Thursday, March 29 at 3 p.m. ET
FOX SPORTS OHIO -- Wednesday, March 28 at 7 p.m. ET*
FOX SPORTS OHIO -- Friday, March 30 at 7 p.m. ET*
(*- Only in areas not televising Cleveland Cavaliers or Columbus Blue Jackets)
The show will be recorded in Chicago on Monday, causing the cancellation of Monday night's Mick Cronin Radio Show previously scheduled to air on 700 WLW at 8 p.m. from the original Montgomery Inn.
Cronin guided the Bearcats to a 26-11 record during the 2011-12 campaign that concluded Thursday with an 81-66 loss to Ohio State in the East region semifinals in Boston. The contest marked Cincinnati's first appearance in the Sweet 16 since 2001. Cronin coached the Bearcats to a school-record 12 BIG EAST Conference regular-season wins, a fourth-place league finish and an appearance in the BIG EAST Championship title game. UC defeated eight ranked teams during the year.