Can't Make it to the RC Tonight?Don't Fret; Watch Free Online

St. Bonaventure University will video stream all of its home men’s and women’s basketball games free of charge in the 2011-12 season. Fans will be able to access all Bonnies home games, beginning with tonight’s men's opener against Cornell, live on GoBonnies.com.

The broadcasts will be produced by SBU-TV under the direction of Paul Wieland, associate professor of journalism and mass communication, and technical director Joe Paciorkowski. Undergraduate students from the Russell J. Jandoli School of Journalism and Mass Communication will continue to provide most of the broadcast crew. On the majority of the men’s games, Jeremy Noeson ’05 will call the play-by-play and John Watson Jr., associate professor in the School of Business, will provide color commentary.

The Bonnies’ All-Access Player, which includes the schedule of all games produced by St. Bonaventure, can be accessed here:

http://www.fansonly.com/schools/stbo/allaccess/

Alumni Dan Collins ’73 and James Slattery ’58 provided the lead sponsorships to create the change from the previous pay-per-view model. The free streaming model is and will continue to be dependent on sponsorships. For information on sponsoring future broadcasts of St. Bonaventure Basketball, contact Aaron Hill, director of sales and marketing, at ahill@sbu.edu or (716) 375-2086.

Games are produced through a network-level, standard-definition production truck, which was donated to the University by Game Creek Video. The truck, a 48-foot, 40-ton unit, sits just outside the Reilly Center and was once used to broadcast professional sports and the Academy Awards.