College basketball

Thursday, October 11, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS -- Stakeholder groups involved with National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball are making a unified commitment to substantial improvement in the enforcement of appropriate bench decorum for coaches and student-athletes throughout the 2007-08 season. The NCAA initiative is endorsed by the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA), the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).    » read more »

- College GameDay to Originate From UCLA Feb. 2
- ESPN on ABC to Continue to Offer Coverage of Pac-10 College Basketball Games

October 15, 2007 -- For the first time since 1995, ESPN’s college basketball coverage will include regular-season Pac-10 Conference home games. As part of a new multi-year agreement with Fox Sports Net, ESPN’s 2007 schedule will feature two regular-season Pac-10 home games. ESPN on ABC will continue to offer a minimum of three Pac-10 conference basketball games annually, with this year’s schedule featuring four telecasts.    » read more »

Week-Long Iniative to Feature Special Content Across Multiple ESPN Entities Including Simultaneous Launch on Numerous ESPN Platforms, Men's and Women's Jimmy V Basketball Classics, Marathon Chat by ESPN.com's Bill Simmons, and Jim Valvano Themed Marathon on ESPN Classic

October 9, 2007 -- The V Foundation for Cancer Research and ESPN will launch Jimmy V Week, a new week-long initiative across multiple ESPN platforms and programs featuring special content to help raise awareness for cancer research, from Wednesday, Nov. 28 to Tuesday, Dec. 4.    » read more »

Davidson, Georgetown, Memphis and Southern Illinois Featured

Big Ten Tonight To Air 90-Minute Basketball Tip-Off Edition

October 4, 2007, CHICAGO – After waiting six months to hear the echo of a leather ball bouncing on hardwood, Big Ten basketball fans can take heart. Midnight Madness is here.

The Big Ten Network will be live on the campuses of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, Minnesota and Wisconsin for their versions of Midnight Madness. The network show, BIG TEN TONIGHT: BASKETBALL TIP-OFF EDITION, airs at 9:30 PM ET Friday, Oct. 12.    » read more »

Event Pits Michigan State vs. Texas and Oakland University vs. Oregon

September 25 , 2007 -- ESPN Regional Television (ERT) and The Palace at Auburn Hills will host one of the premier college basketball events in the nation, the fifth annual Dick’s Sporting Goods Spartan Clash, on Saturday, Dec. 22. The event will feature an opening game of Michigan State vs. Texas on ESPN2 beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Tickets for the 2007 doubleheader go on sale Sept. 28 at Palacenet.com, the Palace’s box office and all Ticketmaster outlets.    » read more »

Friday, September 21, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee, with approval by the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet, announced that beginning in 2009, the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship will feature 16 pre-determined first- and second-round sites with four teams assigned to each in order to enhance the student-athlete experience and attendance.    » read more »

Thursday, September 20, 2007, INDIANAPOLIS -- Ron English, a 22-year veteran of athletics administration, has accepted the position as the Director of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. He will officially begin his duties on October 15.

English, who has served the Ohio Valley Conference for the past 15 years, most recently as senior associate commissioner for operations and chief operating officer, will direct game operations for all rounds of the championship and will serve as the primary liaison for tournament managers at each site.    » read more »