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Springfield, Mass. - On their second day in Springfield, Mass., for the Elite Eight, the University of North Alabama men's basketball team visited the Morgan Square Nursery School at Faith Church, toured ESPN's Bristol, Conn., headquarters with former UNA soccer player and current ESPN employee Alison Woodman, went through a 55-minute practice session at the Mass Mutial Center, attended a press conference and closed the day with a banquet at the Basketball Hall of Fame. At the banquet, the UNA players sat with basketball Hall of Famer K.C. Jones and keynote speaker Thomas "Satch" Sanders.

UNA players Andrew Chesney, Thomas Fraise, Kenny Johnson and Casey Holt with ESPN personality Scott Van Pelt during tour of ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Conn.	UNA's Phil Collins and Casey Holt sitting at the ESPN SportsCenter anchor desk.
UNA team members gather around former North Alabama soccer player and current ESPN employee Alison Woodman, who arranged a tour for the Lions of ESPN's Bristol, Conn., headquarters.	UNA's Andrew Chesney with Skip Bayless of ESPN's First Take
Isaac Gay and Lion assistant coach Cord Wright at the ESPN SportsCenter anchor desk.	Head coach Bobby Champagne and athletic director Mark Linder at the SportsCenter anchor desk.
Practice at MassMutual Center	Practice at MassMutual Center
Practice at MassMutual Center	Practice at MassMutual Center
UNA head coach Bobby Champagne speaks at the Elite Eight Press Conference at the Basketball Hall of Fame as the Coach Jay Lawson of the Lions' quarterfinal opponent, Bentley, listens.	UNA players Thomas Morris, Thomas Fraise, Phil Collins and Casey Holt with former Boston Celtic player and coach and Basketball Hall of Famer K.C. Jones at the Elite Eight Banquet.
UNA's Kenny Johnson, Thomas Morris and Thomas Fraise with former Boston Celtic Thomas "Satch" Sanders at the Elite Eight Banquet. Sanders was the guest speaker

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