Did You Know…that “The Palestra: Cathedral of Basketball,” a feature-length documentary film that traces the evolution of college basketball through the rise of one of the most historic basketball arenas in the country, will premier on ESPN Classic and ESPN-U starting next week?

The film, written and produced by Mikaelyn Austin, C’04, traces the storied history of Big 5 basketball at the Palestra and features former Penn players and coaches including: current Penn Athletic Director Steve Bilsky, C’71, David “Corky” Calhoun, C’72, Chuck Daly, and Fran Dunphy.

ESPN Airings:
ESPN CLASSIC
Thursday, July 5th @ 10pm EST
Saturday, August 4th @ 8am EST

ESPN U
Wednesday, July 11th @ 10pm EST
Monday, July 16th @ 9pm EST
Friday, July 27th @ 9am EST

To view the press release for the film's distribution:
http://www.palestradocumentary.com/espnpr.htm

To learn more about the Palestra documentary and ESPN airings:
http://www.palestradocumentary.com