In a major sports coup the Mid Atlantic Sports Network has taken the BB&T Classic Basketball Tournament away from CSN.
CSN has been home to the Classic since it began 13 years ago.
“The Classic,” is the premier college basketball tournament in the area played at the
This years triple-header will take place Saturday December 2nd. The three remaining schools will be announced at a later time.
MASN will air each of the games live and in their entirety, including unprecedented pre and post game shows for each game. In addition, MASN’s Gary Thorne will serve as play by play announcer for the 2007 games, joining respected author and journalist John Feinstein in the booth. Leading up to the event, several members of the participating universities will be featured on the John Riggins Show and the Anita Marks Show, both of which are simulcast on MASN.
“We are excited to partner with MASN on this big day of local basketball,” said Classic director Bob Zurfluh. “MASN’s commitment to the Classic, their robust college basketball programming schedule and their promotional capabilities make MASN the ideal television partner for the future.”
“Equally important is the greater viewing audience that MASN brings, in addition to the greater financial benefit to the charity, which in turn will provide additional funding for children in need in our metropolitan region,” said Peter Teeley, Chairman of the CCF.
The BB&T Classic benefits the Children’s Charities Foundation of Washington, D.C. Since 1995, the Foundation has distributed 6.8 million dollars to charities throughout the
“The BB&T Classic is the premiere showplace for the best in local basketball,” said MASN spokesman Todd Webster. “This exciting new partnership will help kick off MASN’s tremendous 2007 television schedule of NCAA basketball.”
