Thursday’s game against Tennessee Tech will be the first of two Skyhawk games to be televised by the ESPN family of networks. In addition to Thursday’s game, the Skyhawks will travel to play an opponent yet to be determined on February 18 as part of ESPN’s Bracket Buster Saturday. As part of the agreement, host teams in the event will visit their opponents during the 2006-07 season.

Thursday’s game will be the first-ever live national broadcast from the Elam Center. The Skyhawks made one appearance on national television last season, dropping their season opener to Duke, 88-46. The Skyhawks will try to record their second straight win over the Golden Eagles. Last year, they rallied from a ten-point halftime deficit to steal a 59-56 win at the Elam Center in the teams’ only meeting of the season. The two teams will meet for a second time this season at 7:30 p.m. on February 16 in Cookeville.

The first 500 fans to arrive to the game wearing orange and blue will receive a free Skyhawks Spirit towel.

The men’s game will tip-off at 8:30 p.m.