'Cats Draw TV Contest at Winthrop as Part of ESPNU Bracketbusters Extravaganza
2/4/2008 3:15:26 PM | Men's Basketball
Joey Beeler -- Assistant SID
O'Reilly ESPNU Bracketbusters
DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Winners of 11 straight, Davidson learned this afternoon it will travel down I-77 to face the Winthrop Eagles from the Big South Conference in a Feb. 22 nationally-televised contest as part of the sixth annual O'Reilly ESPNU Bracketbusters basketball extravaganza.
Separated by just 45 miles, Davidson (15-6 / 13-0 SoCon) and Winthrop (14-8 / 5-2 Big South) have met just seven times on the basketball hardwood, with the last meeting taking place Jan. 25, 1992. Six of the seven contest took place when both schools were members of the Big South, which the Wildcats left following the 1991-92 season to rejoin the SoCon.
The 2007-08 Davidson squad features Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy candidate Stephen Curry (Charlotte, N.C.), who ranks fifth nationally in scoring at 24.4 points per game. Also highlighting this year's Wildcat club is Curry's backcourt mate, Jason Richards, who leads the nation in assists with an average of 8.3.
The O'Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters event, a two-day men's college basketball extravaganza pitting potential NCAA Tournament hopefuls against each other on Feb. 22-23, will feature 14 nationally-televised games--on either ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN360.com or ESPN Classic--selected from a pool of 100 teams.
This year's coverage will feature the addition of a game on ESPN Classic. For the third straight year, ESPNU, the 24-hour college sports network, will televise five BracketBusters games while ESPN360.com, ESPN's customized broadband service, will offer two. ESPN2 will televise six contests.
The 14 BracketBusters matchups were announced this afternoon, while game time and network assignments will be announced Feb. 11. BracketBusters, named because of the success of the teams in NCAA Tournament play, will provide the 28 televised teams an opportunity to play other top non-conference opponents three weeks prior to Selection Sunday. The 72 teams not selected for BracketBusters will compete against each other over the same two days.
The 100-team field will feature 12 teams from the Mid-American Conference and Colonial Athletic; 11 from the Ohio Valley Conference; 10 from the Missouri Valley, Horizon League and Metro Atlantic Athletic; nine from the Western Athletic Conference and Big West; four from the America East and Southern; two from the Patriot, Big Sky and Big South; one from the West Coast, Summit League and Atlantic Sun.
As part of the agreement, all 14 of the BracketBusters home teams, as well as the remaining 36 home squads, will play a “return” game at the home facility of their opponent in November or December of the following season.
Seven of the Wildcats last eight regular season games will be televised beginning with a 7 p.m. contest against the Elon Phoenix Wednesday, Feb. 6 at John M. Belk Arena.
DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Winners of 11 straight, Davidson learned this afternoon it will travel down I-77 to face the Winthrop Eagles from the Big South Conference in a Feb. 22 nationally-televised contest as part of the sixth annual O'Reilly ESPNU Bracketbusters basketball extravaganza.
Separated by just 45 miles, Davidson (15-6 / 13-0 SoCon) and Winthrop (14-8 / 5-2 Big South) have met just seven times on the basketball hardwood, with the last meeting taking place Jan. 25, 1992. Six of the seven contest took place when both schools were members of the Big South, which the Wildcats left following the 1991-92 season to rejoin the SoCon.
The 2007-08 Davidson squad features Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy candidate Stephen Curry (Charlotte, N.C.), who ranks fifth nationally in scoring at 24.4 points per game. Also highlighting this year's Wildcat club is Curry's backcourt mate, Jason Richards, who leads the nation in assists with an average of 8.3.
The O'Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters event, a two-day men's college basketball extravaganza pitting potential NCAA Tournament hopefuls against each other on Feb. 22-23, will feature 14 nationally-televised games--on either ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN360.com or ESPN Classic--selected from a pool of 100 teams.
This year's coverage will feature the addition of a game on ESPN Classic. For the third straight year, ESPNU, the 24-hour college sports network, will televise five BracketBusters games while ESPN360.com, ESPN's customized broadband service, will offer two. ESPN2 will televise six contests.
The 14 BracketBusters matchups were announced this afternoon, while game time and network assignments will be announced Feb. 11. BracketBusters, named because of the success of the teams in NCAA Tournament play, will provide the 28 televised teams an opportunity to play other top non-conference opponents three weeks prior to Selection Sunday. The 72 teams not selected for BracketBusters will compete against each other over the same two days.
The 100-team field will feature 12 teams from the Mid-American Conference and Colonial Athletic; 11 from the Ohio Valley Conference; 10 from the Missouri Valley, Horizon League and Metro Atlantic Athletic; nine from the Western Athletic Conference and Big West; four from the America East and Southern; two from the Patriot, Big Sky and Big South; one from the West Coast, Summit League and Atlantic Sun.
As part of the agreement, all 14 of the BracketBusters home teams, as well as the remaining 36 home squads, will play a “return” game at the home facility of their opponent in November or December of the following season.
Seven of the Wildcats last eight regular season games will be televised beginning with a 7 p.m. contest against the Elon Phoenix Wednesday, Feb. 6 at John M. Belk Arena.
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