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The season premiere of the Siena Basketball Coaches Show debuted Thursday night locally on WVCR 88.3 FM "The Saint" and can be accessed on demand any time at SienaAllAccess.com. The hour-long program which airs most Thursdays throughout season, featured interviews and insight from head coaches Jimmy Patsos and Ali Jaques as well as student athletes. This week's player guests were red-shirt junior Brett Bisping and senior Symone Kelly.

Hosted by the "Voice of the Saints" Robert Lee and women's basketball broadcaster Mike Demos, the season debut marked the first of 13 scheduled regular season shows with each airing on Thursday nights from 6-7 p.m. The men's half hour with Patsos, Bisping and Lee aired from 6-6:30 p.m., with the women's portion with Jaques, Kelly and Demos following from 6:30-7 p.m.

All shows can be listened to throughout the Capital Region on the home for Siena Women's Basketball WVCR 88.3 FM "The Saint" and online FREE at SienaAllAccess.com and iHeartRadio. WVCR is one of just a small handful of college radio stations carried by iHeartRadio and all WVCR programming including women's basketball broadcasts and Coaches' Shows can be listened to online at iHeartRadio and through mobile devices on the iHeartRadio app.

Both teams tip off their respective 2015-16 seasons in prestigious national tournaments Friday. The men travel to defending National Champion Duke for the 2K Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project at 7 p.m. on ESPNU, while the women head to sister school St. Bonaventure for a 5:30 p.m. tip in the Preseason WNIT. The men's home opener is set for Sat., Nov. 28 against Loyola (Md.) at noon at the Times Union Center and the women host Northeastern on Sunday at 2 p.m. in the new-look Alumni Recreation Center.

Season tickets for both programs are on sale now by logging on to sienasaints.com/tickets or by contacting the Siena Fan Relations Office at 518-487-2202 or e-mail sienatickets2@siena.edu.

2015-16 Siena Basketball Coaches Show Schedule (Airs Thursdays from 6-7 PM)
November 12
November 19
December 3
December 10
December 17
January 7
January 14
January 21
February 4
February 11
February 18
February 25
March 3