UBC-TV Network to Make Broadcast History with the ABA’s First Live Telecast

Hackettstown, N.J. (Friday, October 26, 2012) – The Jersey Express will make make its National TV Debut on the UBC-TV Network, on Saturday, December 8^th @ Centenary College Reeves Gymnasium, 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ.  The Connecticut TopBallerz will be the opponent for this historic broadcast.  Tip-off is at 8pm, with a special halftime show, and plenty of celebrity appearances to be announced.

The Jersey Express is offering to sell 300 season tickets before tip-off on December 1!   Season Tickets for the 13 regular season home games are an affordable $97.50 for General Admission Seating.  http://seasonticketspecial.eventbrite.com/#

"We are very pleased and excited that the Jersey Express has been chosen as one of the teams to participate in the ABA inaugural game on national TV.  Marsha Blount and the Jersey Express have been a part of the ABA for many years, and has been a perennial playoff team and operates a first class organization on and off the court," stated Joe Newman ABA CEO   "The Express exemplifies what the ABA is all about – top quality professional  basketball and entertainment at affordable prices.  And with the Nets gone, they are now truly New Jersey's premiere professional basketball organization."

UBC-TV Network CEO Peggy Dodson stated, “I am extremely happy that the Jersey Express and the Connecticut TopBallerz are the teams to play the first Nationally Televised Game in the history of the ABA.  I am proud to be a part of this historic game”.

 “This Live National TV Broadcast is seven years in the making for the Express.  I’ve envisioned my team playing on a National platform, and providing the players, and coaches an opportunity to showcase their skills just as their counterparts in the NBA.   We have some talented and exciting players who will be able to show the world what they can do.  The broadcast will be available to over 30-40 million households,   We will represent the State of NJ well, both on and off the court.  The partnership between the ABA and UBC-TV Network is a dream come true,” offered Marsha Blount, Jersey Express Owner.

The Jersey Express is now offering Sponsorship Opportunities to fit ANY budget. For more information on how you can become a sponsor call Audrey Bell-Kearney Sponsorship Director at 862-205-1664. 

 For more information on the Jersey Express, please log onto www.jerseyexpress.net. Join our Jersey Express Professional Basketball ‘Official’ Fan Page on Face Book, or follow us on Twitter @jerseyexpress Check out UBC-TV’s Fan Page on Facebook at UBCTVNETWORKS and Twitter @UBCTVNETWORKS and www.ubctvnetwork.com

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