HOPKINSVILLE, Ky (CLARKSVILLENOW) – With the official start of the 2019-20 Kentucky high school basketball season
comes the announcement of the Inaugural Second Region Basketball Media Day.
This event will shine a spotlight specifically on regional teams, allowing coaches and student-athletes from throughout the region the opportunity to preview their respective seasons and introduce themselves to the Commonwealth, through individual press conferences.
28 of the 30 boys’ and girls’ hoop squads from Region Two have already committed to attending the event, which will take place from 10 a.m. to approximately 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 2, at the Planters Bank-Jennie Stuart Health Sportsplex Hopkinsville, located at 155 Tilley Way.
The event is open to the public, but will also be streamed live on Facebook. Free lunches will also be provided to all attending players, coaches and media members, courtesy of the local Chick-fil-A franchise.
Based on KHSAA-drawn boundary lines, Second Region basketball schools include Caldwell County, Christian County, Crittenden County, Dawson Springs, Fort Campbell, Henderson County, Hopkins County Central, Hopkinsville, Livingston Central, Lyon County, Madisonville-North Hopkins, Trigg County, Union County, University Heights Academy and Webster County.
“There is truly nothing like Kentucky high school basketball, which makes us especially excited to bring this new type of event to the area, and to the Sportsplex,” said City of Hopkinsville Marketing and Events Coordinator Chris Jung. “We believe that the history of Second Region Basketball is as storied and tradition-rich as any in the Bluegrass State, so why not give these young men and women the opportunity to tell their story? We hope hosting a Media Day of this magnitude will be the start of something really special for all sports fans around the region.”
During 10-minute press conferences, teams will have the opportunity to provide opening statements, followed by questions from the Media Day moderator and on-site media members. Each team is allowed to have its head coach and up to three players on the stage. Others are welcome to attend as part of the audience.
The order of press conferences (subject to change) was scheduled chronologically by district (Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth), with the girls’ and boys’ teams being paired in back-to-back slots, allowing schools from greater distances to travel to and from the event together.
10:00 am: Welcome and intro
10:10 am: Crittenden girls
10:20 am: Crittenden boys
10:30 am: Livingston girls
10:40 am: Livingston boys
10:50 am: Lyon girls
11:00 am: Lyon boys
11:10 am: Trigg girls
11:20 am: Trigg boys
11:30 am: Restroom break
11:40 am: Henderson girls
11:50 am: Henderson boys
NOON: Union girls
12:10 pm: Union boys
12:20 pm: Webster girls
12:30 pm: Webster boys
12:40 pm: Caldwell girls
12:50 pm: Caldwell boys
1:00 pm: Restroom break
1:10 pm: Dawson Springs girls
1:20 pm: Dawson Springs boys
1:30 pm: Hopkins Central girls
1:40 pm: Hopkins Central boys
1:50 pm: Madisonville girls
2:00 pm: Madisonville boys
2:10 pm: Restroom break
2:20 pm: Christian girls
2:30 pm: Christian boys
2:40 pm: Hoptown girls
2:50 pm: Hoptown boys
3:00 pm: UHA girls
3:10 pm: UHA boys