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THE ACC DIGITAL NETWORK STREAMS PLAYERS NBA DRAFT PARTY
LIVE FROM RUBY TUESDAY
WATCH THE NBA DRAFT WITH JASON CAPEL, JULIUS HODGE AND CORY ALEXANDER
Thursday, June 26, 2014 – Charlotte, N.C.: Tonight, beginning at 7:30pm ET, the ACC Digital Network brought to you by Ruby Tuesday is providing a unique simultaneous viewing experience of the NBA Draft at their Live Players Draft Party. The ACCDN will be taking over a local Ruby Tuesday restaurant to cover the NBA Draft storylines that are most important to ACC fans. The host, Jeff Fischel will be joined by a team of ACC experts including former NBA Draftees Julius Hodge (1st Round, 2005) and Cory Alexander (2nd Round, 1995) and former UNC player Jason Capel. The Live show will feature highlights of top draft prospects like Jabari Parker of Duke, Jerami Grant of Syracuse, T.J. Warren of NC State, K.J. McDaniels of Clemson and other top prospects coming out of ACC member schools. The pros will talk about everything from the impact the player will make on the NBA team that drafted them to what next years outlook is for ACC Basketball teams they left behind.
The show will also feature special guest interviews with Duke Associate Head Coach Jeff Capel, NC State Director of Player Development Derreck Whittenburg, Former Duke Director of Basketball Operations Chris Spatola and Voice of the Syracuse Orange Matt Park.
Viewers are encouraged to follow @theACCDN and will have a chance to chat directly with analysts through twitter by using the hashtag, #theACCDN and to participate in live fan polls. Fan feedback and questions can also be sent directly to:
Host: Jeff Fischel (@JeffFischel)
Analyst: Jason Capel (@theACCDN)
Analyst: Julius Hodge (@Follow24Hodge)
Analyst: Cory Alexander (@CoryAlexanderVA)
Reporter: Lyndsay Rowley (@LyndsayRowley)
ABOUT THE ACC DIGITAL NETWORK
The ACC Digital Network (ACCDN) is a joint venture between Silver Chalice, a fast-growing digital sports and entertainment media firm and Raycom Sports, a long-time television producer and partner of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The television-quality, cross-platform digital video network covers the spectrum of one of the nation’s top intercollegiate athletic conferences, featuring both live programming and original on-demand content throughout the entire year. All ACCDN videos are viewable on theACC.com, the ACC mobile and tablet app, as well as various streaming and connected mobile and TV devices such as Apple TV and Roku. For more information, visit theACC.com and follow @theACCDN on Twitter and Instagram.
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