September 8, 2009
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2K SPORTS CLASSIC BENEFITING COACHES VS. CANCER
TELEVISION COVERAGE ANNOUNCED
ESPN Family Of Networks To Televise 10 Tournament Games
Princeton, N.J. – The television coverage for the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer men's college basketball tournament has been announced.
Syracuse, North Carolina, Ohio State and Cal will serve as the four Regional Round hosts for the event. The tournament will begin with Regional Round action, November 9-12, with the four host schools automatically advancing to the Championship Rounds at Madison Square Garden on November 19th and 20th. The Albany and Miami Subregional Rounds will be held on November 20-23.
A total of ten games will be televised on the ESPN family of networks. ESPN2 will televise both Championship Round doubleheaders on November 19th and 20th. ESPNU will televise all six games from the Syracuse, Chapel Hill and Berkeley Regional Rounds.
Outlined below are the dates, times, locations, match-ups and televison coverage for the tournament.
Click HERE for a complete bracket with TV times (all times listed are EST)
----- CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS -----
Semifinal Doubleheader
Madison Square Garden - New York, N.Y.
November 19th - 7:00 PM
Syracuse vs. Cal (ESPN2)
North Carolina vs. Ohio State (ESPN2)
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Championship Doubleheader
Madison Square Garden - New York, N.Y.
November 20th - 5:00 PM
Consolation Game (ESPN2)
Championship Game (ESPN2)
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----- REGIONAL ROUNDS -----
Syracuse Regional Rounds
Carrier Dome - Syracuse, N.Y.
November 9th - 9:00 PM
Albany vs. Syracuse (ESPNU)
November 11th - 7:00 PM
Robert Morris vs. Syracuse (ESPNU)
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Chapel Hill Regional Rounds
Dean E. Smith Center- Chapel Hill, N.C.
November 9th - 7:00 PM
FIU vs. North Carolina (ESPNU)
November 11th - 9:00 PM
NC Central vs. North Carolina (ESPNU)
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Columbus Regional Rounds
Value City Arena - Columbus, Ohio
November 9th - 7:00 PM
Alcorn State vs. Ohio State
November 12th - 7:00 PM
James Madison vs. Ohio State
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Berkeley Regional Rounds
Haas Pavilion - Berkeley, Calif.
November 9th - 11:00 PM
Murray State vs. Cal (ESPNU)
November 11th - 11:00 PM
Detroit vs. Cal (ESPNU)
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----- SUBREGIONAL ROUNDS -----
Albany Subregional Rounds
SEFCU Arena - Albany, N.Y.
November 20th - 5:00 PM
Detroit vs. Robert Morris
Alcorn State vs. Albany
November 21st - 4:30 PM
Robert Morris vs. Alcorn State
Detroit vs. Albany
November 22nd - 2:30 PM
Alcorn State vs. Detroit
Robert Morris vs. Albany
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Miami Subregional Rounds
U.S Century Bank Arena - Miami, Fla.
November 20th - 4:00 PM
James Madison vs. Murray State
NC Central vs. FIU
November 22nd - 6:00 PM
James Madison vs. FIU
Murray State vs. NC Central
November 23rd - 4:00 PM
NC Central vs. James Madison
Murray State vs. FIU
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Syracuse heads back to Madison Square Garden for the first time since losing to Louisville in the Big East Championship game.
North Carolina returns as the defending National Champion.
Ohio State returns all five starters to a team that went 22-11 last season and is expected to be at the top of the Big Ten.
Cal returns four starters to a team that produced 22 wins last season and is predicted to contend for a Pac-10 Championship.
Albany returns leading scorers Tim Ambrose (14.3 ppg) and Will Harris (12.9 ppg).
Alcorn State returns senior shooting guard Jonathan Boyd who shot 88% from the foul line last season.
Detroit returns head coach Ray McCallum for his second year at the helm.
FIU welcomes new head coach Isiah Thomas.
James Madison will look to build upon a successful 21-win campaign a season ago.
Murray State will look to build upon last year's third place finish in the OVC.
North Carolina Central enters their third season as a Division I program.
Robert Morris won the Northeast Conference title with an overall record of 24-11.
TICKET INFORMATION: Championship Round tickets are currently ON SALE and can be purchased by visiting Ticketmaster.com or calling Ticketmaster at 866.448.7849.
Last year, Duke defeated Michigan in the Championship Game, 71-56. Since 2002, three NCAA Tournament Champions have begun their seasons in the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer, including Maryland (2001-02), Syracuse (2003-04) and Florida (2004-05).
2K Sports will be the title sponsor of the event for the fifth consecutive year. 2K Sports develops and publishes the popular and highly acclaimed 2K series of sports video games including the "NBA 2K" franchise - the best selling and best rated basketball videogame on the market.* 2K Sports is known for delivering the most innovative and realistic sports simulation gaming experience to fans every year. *according to 2008-09 gamerankings.com and NPD data.
The Coaches vs. Cancer program, a collaboration between the American Cancer Society and National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), exists to leverage the strength, community leadership and celebrity status of the nation's basketball coaches, to raise awareness and reduce cancer risk through education programs while raising funds for the American Cancer Society's vision of a world with less cancer and more birthdays. Since 1996, the event has raised more than $4.5 million for the benefit of Coaches vs. Cancer and the American Cancer Society.
The 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer is produced by The Gazelle Group in Princeton, N.J. The Gazelle Group is a sports marketing firm, specializing in event production and management, client representation, and sponsorship consulting. Gazelle produces numerous nationally-recognized events, such as the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic, the Legends Classic and the College Basketball Invitational (CBI). For more information on the Gazelle Group, please visit gazellegroup.com.
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