The Nebraska women's basketball team will participate in B1GWBBall Media Week, Monday, Oct. 22 through Friday, Oct. 26. The always expanding media week includes previews, coach interviews, player interviews and more from all 14 Big Ten Conference teams during the week.
Social media serves as the primary home for Big Ten Women's Basketball Media Week coverage. A full schedule for media week will be announced on the Big Ten's women's basketball Twitter account @B1GWBBall on Sunday afternoon to set the stage for the upcoming week.
Nebraska women's basketball fans are encouraged to follow the week's events on Twitter and Instagram, along with the conference's Facebook page. Information will also be pushed on Nebraska's @HuskersWBB Twitter account, which was ranked No. 14 nationally among all NCAA Division I women's basketball schools in total following earlier this week. Nebraska, which has the second-largest women's basketball following in the Big Ten on Twitter, is one of seven conference schools ranked among the top 25 nationally on Twitter.
The Big Ten will be announcing its preseason awards mid-day on Monday, before Nebraska Coach Amy Williams will be featured in an interview on Tuesday at around 1:20 p.m. Later Tuesday, the Huskers will take the court for the public for the first time at an open practice at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tip-off for the preseason event is set for 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:45 p.m. The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a free Nebraska women's basketball T-shirt, courtesy of adidas. An autograph session will follow the conclusion of practice at approximately 8 p.m.
On Wednesday, senior forward Maddie Simon will appear in an interview at 1:20 p.m., before Husker sophomore Kate Cain is featured on Thursday afternoon.
Media week will wrap up Friday with the annual Big Ten Coaches Preseason Media Teleconference.
The following week, women's basketball takes center stage on the Big Ten Network, with its annual Women's Basketball Preseason Special. The BTN special will air for the first time on Friday, Oct. 26 at Noon (CT) on BTN, BTN2Go and the Fox Sports App. The BTN Women's Basketball Preseason Special will re-air on Friday at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 11 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 1 at 3 p.m. and against at 9 p.m., and on Friday, Nov. 2 at Midnight.