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Jimmy Baron and head coach Jim Baron will be featured during ESPNU's
 
Jimmy Baron and head coach Jim Baron will be featured during ESPNU's
 
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June 17, 2009

KINGSTON, R.I. -- Jimmy Baron and head coach Jim Baron will be featured as part of a Father's Day celebration on the ESPNU network on the holiday this coming Sunday, June 21.

ESPNU will commemorate Father's Day with a full day of games that will include various college and high school athletes that have famous fathers for its "Who's Your Daddy?" Cram Session.

The Barons will be in the spotlight at 9 a.m., with a replay of the Rhode Island vs. Duke game from Nov. 16, 2008, and again at 6:30 p.m. with a re-airing of the 2009 State Farm 3-Point Contest.

The programming block will begin at 3 a.m. with a high school basketball telecast featuring Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers' son Austin Rivers and his Winter Park (Fla.) squad vs. Wheeler High School (Ga.) in the City Palms Classic from Dec. 23, 2008. Other games will feature former NBA player Dell Curry's son Stephen Curry of Davidson College; former NFL player Bubba Harris' twin daughters Ashley and Courtney of Oklahoma University; and Michael Jordan's son Marcus Jordan of Whitney Young (Ill.).

"Who's Your Daddy?" Schedule
3 a.m. - High School Basketball: Winter Park (Fla.) vs. Wheeler (Ga.); Austin Rivers (Winter Park) and Doc Rivers (Boston Celtics)
4:30 a.m. - Men's College Basketball: Davidson vs. Duke; Stephen Curry (Davidson) and Dell Curry (former NBA player)
6 a.m. - Women's College Basketball: Oklahoma vs. Connecticut; Ashley and Courtney Paris (Oklahoma) and Bubba Paris (former NFL player)
7:30 a.m. - High School Basketball: Mater Dei (Calif.) vs. Whitney Young (Ill.); Marcus Jordan (Whitney Young) and Michael Jordan (former NBA Player)
9 a.m. - Men's College Basketball: Rhode Island vs. Duke; Jimmy Baron (Rhode Island) and Jim Baron (Rhode Island head coach)
1 p.m. - Men's College Basketball: Davidson vs. Oklahoma; Stephen Curry (Davidson) and Dell Curry (former NBA player)
3 p.m. - Women's College Basketball: Louisville vs. Oklahoma; Ashley and Courtney Paris (Oklahoma) and Bubba Paris (former NFL player)
4:30 p.m. - High School Basketball: 2009 Jordan Brand Classic; Marcus Jordan (Whitney Young) and Michael Jordan (former NBA Player)
6:30 p.m. College Basketball: 21st Annual State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships; Jimmy Baron (Rhode Island) and Jim Baron (Rhode Island head coach)
8:30 p.m. - High School Basketball: Winter Park (Fla.) vs. Wheeler (Ga.); Austin Rivers (Winter Park) and Doc Rivers (Boston Celtics)

 

 

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