LEXINGTON, KY– Six teams will compete over two weeks in November in the second annual round-robin Roundball Showcase, announced Monday by bd Global. Arkansas, Wake Forest and North Texas lead the field as “host programs” for the event with Delaware State, Iona and Nicholls State rounding out the field. All 11 games of the event…
The Indiana University men’s basketball team announced its 2014-15 non-conference schedule and will open its regular season on Friday, November 14 when it hosts Mississippi Valley State. Including conference play, IU will play 16 games against teams that finished in the top 75 of the RPI a year ago, 11 games against teams that have…
Statement from Ed O’Bannon, lead plaintiff in lawsuit versus the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), regarding Judge Claudia Wilken’s ruling in favor of the plaintiffs on Aug. 8, 2014: “I am very pleased with Judge Wilken’s ruling. This is a game-changer for college athletes, both current and former. From the outset when I saw my…
ESTERO, Fla. – Two-time defending National Champions Connecticut and three other NCAA Tournament teams headline the pairings for the 2014 Gulf Coast Showcase. All 12 games of the tournament will be played Nov. 28-30, 2014 at Germain Arena in Southwest Florida. First-round play will start on Friday, Nov. 28 with the following match-ups: 12:00 p.m. ET…
LAS VEGAS – MGM Grand (www.mgmgrand.com) will play host to two premium regular-season events next season featuring 12 teams and 10 games at the 16,000-seat MGM Grand Garden Arena. The action tips November 24-26 with the “MGM Grand Main Event,” a new tournament featuring eight teams playing on Monday and Wednesday of Thanksgiving week. The second…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky has announced its 2014-15 men’s basketball non-conference schedule, which is highlighted by five of the winningest programs in college basketball history. The Wildcats will face off against some of the most tradition-laden teams in the history of the sport including, Kansas, Texas, North Carolina, UCLA and Louisville, all of whom are…
Statement from Ed O’Bannon, lead plaintiff in lawsuit versus the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), regarding the trial start on Monday, June 9th: “What began five years ago as a complaint over the use of my own likeness, finally reaches its apex on Monday when our case brings the NCAA and its practices into a judicial…
bd Global and MGM Grand Hotel & Casino have once again partnered to create the Official Las Vegas Recruiting Resort for college coaches recruiting in the month of July. The hotel is offering discount room rates ($70 per night on weeknights and $180 on weekends*) with VIP check-in and complimentary valet parking for college coaches…
Bonita Springs, Fla. – The coaches, players and fans of the 2014 Gulf Coast Showcase will enjoy luxury accommodations just minutes away from the action as Lee County’s top resort destination, the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa in Bonita Springs, serves as the official host resort for this November’s tournaments. The Lee County Visitor…
ESTERO, Fla. – NCAA Tournament teams Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech round out one of the strongest women’s college basketball fields ever assembled, Gulf Coast Showcase organizers announced Wednesday. The eight premium programs will descend upon Southwest Florida for the second-annual tournament to be played at Ft. Myers’ Germain Arena. Next season’s event, scheduled for Nov.…