CBS Sports Network to air Draft Special Programming leading up to the 2013 NBA Draft

A series of 7 shows will air on CBS Sports Network between Monday, June 17 and Wednesday, June 26 as CBS Sports Network helps College Basketball fans prepare for their favorite players moving onto the NBA. Former Detroit Pistons head coach Lawrence Frank will join college basketball analysts Wally Szczerbiak, Doug Gottlieb, Steve Lappas, and Mateen Cleaves as well as college basketball insiders Jon Rothstein for the special. Adam Zucker will act as host. Below is the press release showing the dates and times of the first airings of these series of specials. 

CBS SPORTS NETWORK TIPS OFF DRAFT COVERAGE WITH SERIES OF INSIDE COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW SHOWS

Former Detroit Pistons Coach Lawrence Frank Joins Coverage as Guest Analyst

CBS Sports Network debuts INSIDE COLLEGE BASKETBALL: DRAFT SPECIAL, a series of seven shows previewing the 2013 Draft, on Monday, June 17 (8:00 PM, ET).

Former Detroit Pistons head coach Lawrence Frank joins as a guest analyst, along with CBS Sports Network analysts Wally Szczerbiak, Doug Gottlieb, Steve Lappas and Mateen Cleaves, as well as college basketball insider Jon Rothstein. Adam Zucker hosts.

INSIDE COLLEGE BASKETBALL: DRAFT SPECIAL provides complete analysis of the Draft including discussion of the top prospects, under-the-radar players, as well as the best guards and big men. The shows tip off Monday with LOTTERY PREVIEW (8:00 PM, ET) and IN THE PAINT (9:00 PM, ET). Coverage also includes a Mock Draft show on Wednesday, June 26 (9:00 PM, ET), the eve of the Draft.

Below is a complete programming schedule, which is also available online at www.cbssportsnetwork.com.

2013 DRAFT PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE

Monday, June 17

8:00-9:00 PM, ET – INSIDE COLLEGE BASKETBALL: DRAFT SPECIAL – LOTTERY PREVIEW

9:00-10:00 PM, ET – INSIDE COLLEGE BASKETBALL: DRAFT SPECIAL – IN THE PAINT

Wednesday, June 19

8:00-9:00 PM, ET – INSIDE COLLEGE BASKETBALL: DRAFT SPECIAL – THE BACKCOURT

8:00-9:00 PM, ET – INSIDE COLLEGE BASKETBALL: DRAFT SPECIAL – BOOM, BUST, BLAH

Monday, June 24

9:00-10:00 PM, ET – INSIDE COLLEGE BASKETBALL: DRAFT SPECIAL – BEYOND THE LOTTERY

Tuesday, June 25

9:00-10:00 PM, ET – INSIDE COLLEGE BASKETBALL: DRAFT SPECIAL – WHAT’S YOUR ROLE?

Wednesday, June 26

9:00-10:00 PM, ET – INSIDE COLLEGE BASKETBALL: DRAFT SPECIAL – MOCK LOTTERY

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