The IMG Husker Sports Network will continue the strong tradition of broadcasting excellence in 2008-09 as it brings Husker basketball to fans across the nation. All basketball games this season will be broadcast by the Husker Sports Network, which includes 29 of the 35 statewide radio markets, as well as Yankton, S.D. and Sioux City, Iowa.

In the state of Nebraska, KFAB (1110 AM) serves as the Omaha affiliate and KLIN (1400 AM) serves as the Lincoln affiliate, while KRVN (880 AM) is a third affiliate that reaches around the state. The national coverage area is broad and all games will also be heard live on Huskers.com in 2008-09. Many games will also be carried live on Sirius Satellite Radio around the country this season.

The Husker Sports Network, in its 14th year of producing and marketing the live broadcasts of University of Nebraska Athletics, extended and expanded its agreement with the University on June 13, 2008. Under the agreement, IMG College’s Husker Sports Network will manage and market all rights associated with radio programming, coaches’ TV and radio shows, program sales, sponsorship inventory and publication printing rights.

IMG College, which purchased Host Communications and the Husker Sports Network on Nov. 16, 2007, is the leader in developing integrated licensing, marketing and multi-media opportunities for the nation’s top collegiate brands across local, regional and national platforms. In addition to Nebraska, IMG College represents athletic organizations from across the country including such universities as Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas. IMG College partners include the NCAA and its 88 championships, NCAA football, leading conferences, some of the most prestigious universities and licensing for nearly 200 institutions. IMG College is a division of IMG, the world’s premier sports, entertainment and media company. IMG employs more than 3,000 people in 30 countries. For more information, visit www.imgworld.com.

Kent Pavelka returns behind the microphone to handle his 21st overall season calling Husker hoops. Pavelka previously called Nebraska basketball for two long stints between 1974 and 1996 before returning to the play-by-play chair before the 2006-07 season. A six-time winner of the Nebraska Sportscaster-of-the-Year Award, Pavelka also handled color analyst duties on NU football broadcasts from 1974 to 1983, and was the play-by-play announcer from 1983 to 1996. Pavelka will be honored in January 2009 as he receives the Bud Cuca Special Merit Award given by the Nebraska Basketball Hall of Fame for his contributions to the NU men’s basketball program.

Alongside Pavelka for his sixth season as color analyst will be Matt Davison. A letterman for the Husker basketball team in 2000 and four-year letterman for NU on the gridiron, Davison also handles duties on the Nebraska football radio broadcasts and has served as color analyst on NU television games.

The Husker Sports Network will also carry a weekly radio show with Coach Doc Sadler and host Lane Grindle, which can be heard statewide on the network on Monday nights at 7 p.m. during the season. All Nebraska games and coaches shows can also be heard for free on the Internet at Huskers.com.