Competitive showcase featuring 16 teams from elite conferences
The college basketball crown will be broadcast on FOX and FS1.
Las Vegas to hold first tournament in spring 2025 at MGM Grand Garden Arena and T-Mobile Arena.
Los Angeles (April 3, 2024) – Today, FOX Sports and AEG college basketball crown, will be a new addition to the college hoops postseason landscape starting in 2025. The 16-team tournament will focus on elite student-athletes and competitive postseason matchups from select conferences, bringing even higher levels of competition and compelling storylines to fans at the most exciting time of year. . Year.
For the first College Basketball Crown, big ten, big 12 and big east, additional public participants will also participate. college basketball crown MGM Grand Garden Arena and T-Mobile Arena It will be held in Las Vegas from Monday, March 31st to Sunday, April 6th, 2025, with all the action broadcast on FOX and FS1.
Teams that do not qualify for the NCAA Tournament will have two automatic qualifiers from each participating conference and additional teams selected by the committee to qualify for the College Basketball Crown.
“Postseason college basketball is one of the most exciting times of the year, and FOX Sports is proud to be at the forefront of efforts to evolve and improve the sport.” Jordan Bazant, Executive Vice President of FOX Sports. “Along with AEG, Big Ten, Big 12 and BIG EAST, we are excited to provide even more opportunities for student-athletes to compete in high-quality postseason college hoops and for viewers to enjoy the battle for the college basketball crown. .”
The AEG Global Partnership has exclusive rights to all commercial sales and sponsorship activities for College Basketball Crown, with FOX Sports overseeing media rights and broadcast sales.
“We are thrilled to join FOX Sports, the Big Ten, Big 12 and Big East, who share our vision and passion for creating unique experiences and events that benefit both fans and global sports as a whole.” said. tod goldstein, Chief Revenue Officer of AEG. “The time is right. Las Vegas is the ideal destination and the College Basketball Crown is the perfect addition to the most exciting postseason in sports.”
vivid seat has been selected as the official ticketing provider for the College Basketball Crown and will be the exclusive place to sell tickets for all games in the College Basketball Crown tournament. Through this unique and innovative agreement with FOX Sports, AEG and their global ticketing platform AXS, Vivid Seats will offer fans a new turnkey end-to-end ticketing experience.
Commissioner's words on college basketball's first crown
“We are honored to be a part of the inaugural College Basketball Crown. This will be an exciting and innovative addition to the college basketball calendar,” said BIG EAST Commissioner. Val Ackerman. “We are confident that the formidable capabilities of FOX Sports, AEG and their event partners will create a quality postseason opportunity for coaches, players and schools.”
“The Big Ten Conference looks forward to challenging for the inaugural college basketball crown,” said the Big Ten Commissioner. Tony Petiti. “It is sure to be an exciting postseason opportunity for student-athletes, coaches and fans across the country.”
“The Big 12 Conference is excited to join the college basketball crown,” said the Big 12 Commissioner. Brett Yormark. “College basketball is growing in popularity and we look forward to being a part of this meaningful postseason moment for our student-athletes.”
Additional information about the College Basketball Crown, including ticket sales and broadcast details, will be announced at a later date.
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