CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – The annual Big South Conference Basketball Media Day presented by Food City will be held Wednesday, Oct. 14 at The Carnegie Hotel in Johnson City, Tenn., home of the Big South Basketball Championships.  The event tips off the 2026-27 Big South men's and women's basketball seasons.
 
The day will feature all Big South head coaches and student-athlete representatives visiting with national, regional and local media, as well as separate visits to Niswonger Children's Hospital.  At 9:00am, the men's basketball preseason polls and preseason All-Conference teams will be announced, with the women's preseason announcements to follow at 11:30am. 
 
Men's basketball live interviews on ESPN+ and the Field of 68 Media Network will begin at 9:00am, while other live radio interviews on WXSM, Fox Sports Spartanburg and the Triad Talk Network start at 8:00am.  Women's basketball interviews will begin at 11:30am live on the Field of 68 Media Network, with ESPN+ coverage starting at 12:30pm.  Additional women's live radio interviews will be heard on WXSM starting at 12:00pm and Fox Sports Spartanburg at 3:00pm.
 
The ESPN+ Live Shows will air from 9:00-11:30am (men's) and 12:30-3:00pm (women's), and features Evan Lepler hosting the head coaches, with co-host Summer Huechtker interviewing the student-athletes.  The Field of 68 will live stream interviews on YouTube and X with each men's basketball head coach from 9:00-11:30am, and will be hosted by Jeff Goodman and Rob Dauster, with Talia Goodman hosting each women's basketball head coach from 11:30am-2:00pm.
 
Fans can follow Media Day activities via the live national broadcasts and on social media using the hashtag #BSCMediaDay.  Additional content specifically for the @BigSouthSports social media platforms will be available throughout the day.  The preseason poll and preseason All-Conference teams will be posted on the Big South's Social Media accounts, and online at www.BigSouthSports.com.

Big South Men's Basketball Media Day presented by Food City ESPN+ Live Show Schedule (approximate and subject to change)
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     9:00am – Show Open, Preseason All-Conference & Poll Analysis
     9:06am – Commissioner Sherika Montgomery
     9:14am – Presbyterian College
     9:28am – Gardner-Webb
     9:42am – Radford
     9:56am – USC Upstate
     10:10am – Charleston Southern
     10:24am – UNC Asheville
     10:38am – High Point
     10:52am – Winthrop
     11:06am – Longwood
 
Big South Women's Basketball Media Day presented by Food City ESPN+ Live Show Schedule (approximate and subject to change)
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     12:30pm – Show Open, Preseason All-Conference & Poll Analysis
     12:36pm – Commissioner Sherika Montgomery
     12:44pm – Charleston Southern
     12:58pm – Longwood
     1:12pm – USC Upstate
     1:26pm – UNC Asheville
     1:40pm – Gardner-Webb
     1:54pm – High Point
     2:08pm – Winthrop
     2:22pm – Radford
     2:36pm – Presbyterian College
 
Student-Athlete Attendees
Charleston Southern
MBB – Jacob Taylor, G, Soph. & Lase Olalere, F, R-Jr.
WBB – Ashleigh Battle, G, Sr. & Zara Sestan, G, Fr.
 
Gardner-Webb
MBB – Jamias Ferere, G, Soph. & Seth Brown, G, Sr.
WBB – Makayla Legette, G, Soph. & Amira Ofunniyin, F, Sr.
 
High Point
MBB – Cam'Ron Fletcher, F, Gr. & Braden Hausen, F, Jr.
WBB – Taylor Feldman, G, Gr. & Meredith Tippner, G, Soph.
 
Longwood
MBB – Alphonzo Billups III, G/F, 5th Year & Jaylen Bernard, G, Sr.
WBB – Lili Booker, G, Jr. & Jesstynie Scott, G, Soph.
 
Presbyterian College
MBB – Jaylen Peterson, F, 5th Year & Carl Parrish, G, Sr.
WBB – Alyssa Febres, G, Jr. & Krystal Haddock, G, Jr.
 
Radford
MBB – Zion Walker, G, R-Soph. & Frederik Erichsen, F, Soph.
WBB – Georgia Simonsen, F, Soph. & Cate Carlson, G, Sr.
 
UNC Asheville
MBB – Myles Mayfield, F, Soph. & Daniel Thomas, F, R-Soph.
WBB – Jamaria Freeman, G, Soph. & Amaya Shaw, F, Soph.
 
USC Upstate
MBB – Coen Collier, C, Sr. & Miles Webb, F, Sr.
WBB – Aubrie Kierscht, G, Gr. & Vera Söderblom, F, Gr.
 
Winthrop
MBB – Spence Sims, G, R-Soph. & Seifeldin Hendawy, G, Jr.
WBB – Madison Ruff, G, Jr. & Madison Bush-Lewis, G, Soph.