DRIVEN -- Mike Conley: Memphis Made to debut on FOX Sports Southeast
FOX Sports Southeast will debut DRIVEN -- Mike Conley: Memphis Made, presented by Toyota on Tuesday, December 22, at 5 p.m. CT with an encore showing at 9 p.m. CT. The show will also be available on FOX Sports GO (FOXSportsGo.com), a free app that provides live streaming video of Grizzlies content televised on FOX Sports Southeast through select programming distributors all season long.
DRIVEN: Mike Conley will chronicle the point guard's journey from Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis to the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA. Conley, a veteran of over 600 NBA games, was part of a dominant high school team that won three state championships before playing college basketball at The Ohio State University. Following a run to the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Finals during his freshman season, Conley was drafted fourth overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Grizzlies. After a challenging start in the league, Conley came into his own during the Grizzlies' first round upset of the top seed San Antonio Spurs in the 2011 NBA Playoffs and has developed into one of the best point guards in the NBA.
DRIVEN will also explore how he has now earned respect throughout the league and has become a vital part of the Memphis franchise. After spending the entirety of career to date with the Grizzlies, Conley credits the city and the fans for helping him grow into the man and player that he is today.
"This team and this city, they've been my family ... my extended family," said Conley. "They've helped me grow. I was a young boy coming into this league and they've groomed me into a man and now I'm married, a part of the team for nine years and this city embraces me."
In addition to an extensive interview with Conley, DRIVEN will feature exclusive dialogue from his father, Olympic gold and silver medalist Mike Conley, Sr., as well as former coaches and teammates, including:
• Current Grizzlies teammates Tony Allen, Vince Carter and Marc Gasol
• Dave Joerger, current Grizzlies head coach
• Thad Matta, current Ohio State men's basketball head coach and Conley's former coach at OSU
• Pete Pranica, FOX Sports Southeast Grizzlies play-by-play announcer; Pranica has called Grizzlies games since the 2004-05 season
• Chris Wallace, current Grizzlies general manager
"He's an All-Star that hasn't been in an All-Star Game yet," said Carter. "I definitely feel his name should be thrown in the list with some of the best in the league."
DRIVEN -- Mike Conley: Memphis Made
Debut:
• Tuesday, December 22, 5:00 p.m. CT, FOX Sports Southeast
Re-airs
• Tuesday, December 22, 9 p.m. CT, FOX Sports Southeast
• Thursday, December 24, 10 p.m. CT, FOX Sports Southeast
• Sunday, December 27, 4 p.m. & 8 p.m. CT, FOX Sports Southeast
• Monday, January 4, 8 p.m. CT, FOX Sports Southeast
• Monday, January 11, 1:30 p.m. CT, FOX Sports Southeast
• Thursday, January 14, 10:00 p.m. CT, FOX Sports Southeast
• Friday, January 22, 10:30 a.m. CT, FOX Sports Southeast
• Sunday, January 24, 4:30 p.m. CT, FOX Sports Southeast
*Subject to territorial restrictions
Following the premiere of DRIVEN -- Mike Conley, the Grizzlies will visit the Philadelphia 76ers on FOX Sports Southeast. Coverage will start at 5:30 p.m. CT with Grizzlies LIVE! pregame show. DRIVEN -- Mike Conley will re-air after the Grizzlies LIVE! postgame show.
Debuting on FOX Sports South in 2012, DRIVEN is an award-winning original series featuring stories of dedication, focus and success both on and off the field of play. Previous episodes this year have included DRIVEN: The Human Highlight Film, DRIVEN -- Michael Waltrip Racing: Life in the Pits, DRIVEN -- Matt Crafton: Born to Race, DRIVEN -- John Smoltz: A Hall of Fame Career, DRIVEN -- Georgia Tech's 1990 Championship Season, DRIVEN -- Ron Francis: A Hockey Legend and DRIVEN -- Danny Manning: Demon Deacon Revival.
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