Professor Thom's Event Summary - 2014

PROGRESSIVE LEGENDs CLASSIC

VILLANOVA | MICHIGAN | VCU | OREGON

Championship Rounds • November 24-25, 2014 • Barclays CenteR • Brooklyn, N.Y.

THE PROGRESSIVE LEGENDS CLASSIC IS PRODUCED BY: THE GAZELLE GROUP | 475 WALL STREET | PRINCETON, N.J. 08540 | GAZELLEGROUP.COM

2014 PROFESSOR THOM’S EVENT SUMMARY

LegendsClassic.com | 1@LegendsBBall

Summary of benefits

Professor Thom’s received the following sponsorship benefits during the 2014 Progressive Legends Classic:

Championship Rounds at Barclays Center:- In-arena exposure on the courtside signage system during non-televised portions of each

Michigan game (pre-game, timeouts, halftime, and between games).- One (1) on-site display in the concourse of the arena per day, which can be used for alumni meet

and greet, loyalty program registration, etc.- One (1) on-court promotion during a time-out or half-time each night of the Event.- Exposure and link on the Event website.- Two (2) public address announcements per game.- Two (2) logo mentions per game on the videoboard.- Logo placement and border in the center-hung scoreboard during all replays during both

Michigan games.- Eight (8) “feet on the floor” courtside tickets to each night of the Event.

Regional Rounds in Ann Arbor:- One (1) on-court promotion per game.- Two (2) public address announcements per game.- Two (2) logo mentions per game on the scoreboard.


TOURNAMENT BRACKET

4 | LegendsClassic.com @LegendsBBall

DID YOU KNOW?

- All four games of the Championship Rounds at Barclays Center were nationally televised on ESPN’s Networks. Two games were aired on ESPN2, one was shown on ESPNU, and one was broadcast on ESPN3. Additionally, two Regional Round games aired on ESPNU. Fox Sports 1 and CBS Sports Network each televised one game nationally, the Big Ten Network televised two games nationally, and the Pac-12 Network broadcast one game na-tionally. CBS affiliate WTVR-TV in Richmond, Va. aired the VCU-UMES game locally. In all, 11 of the 12 games were available on a national basis.

- Since 2012, the average rating on ESPN2 of the Progressive Legends Classic is .32, above the average of .30 for college basketball on ESPN2.

- The Classic was the one of the most highly attended early-season college basketball events in the country, attracting over 88,000 fans over the course of the tournament in 2014. In three years at Barclays Center, the Championship Round games have drawn an average of over 15,000 fans per year.

- In the first six years of its existence, the tournament has featured eight teams that went on to advance to at least the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, most recently Indiana in 2013. Additionally, Texas (2008) and Pittsburgh (2009) advanced to the Elite Eight and Michigan State (2010) played in the Final Four.

- In addition to Barclays Center, the Classic has been held at some of the finest home courts in the country, including Florida, Georgetown, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Houston, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Michigan State, Mississippi State, New Mexico State, N.C. State,Oregon, Oregon State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Stanford, Syracuse, Tennessee, Texas, Texas Tech, UTEP, UCLA, Vanderbilt, Villanova, VCU, Washington State, and West Virginia.

- One of the benefits of the Legends Classic is the yearly honoring of legends that have made their mark on college basketball. Among those who have been honored as part of the Classic are:

-Jerry West, West Virginia

- Bill Bradley, Princeton

- Calvin Murphy, Niagara

- David Thompson, N.C. State

- Dominique Wilkins, Georgia

- Elvin Hayes, Houston

- Nate Thurmond, Bowling Green

- Bernard King, Tennessee

- Don Haskins, UTEP

- A.C. Green, Oregon State

- Jamaal Wilkes, UCLA

- Lou Henson, New Mexico State

- Greg Kelser, Michigan State

- Brandin Knight, Pittsburgh

- Jalen Rose, Michigan

- John Duren, Georgetown

- 1953 Indiana National

Championship Team


EVENT HISTORY

2014 Progressive Legends Classic

Championship RoundsNovember 25Championship GameVillanova 60, Michigan 55Consolation GameVCU 77, Oregon 63

November 25SemifinalsVillanova 77, VCU 53Mivhigan 70, Oregon 63

All-Tournament TeamDylan Ennis (Villanova) - MVPJayVaughn Pinkston (Villanova)Caris Levert (Michigan)Melvin Johnson (VCU) Dillon Brooks (Oregon)

Villanova RegionalNovember 17Villanova 81, UMES 44November 20Villanova 72, Bucknell 65

Regional RoundsAnn Arbor RegionalNovember 17Michigan 77, Bucknell 53Novemner 20Michigan 71, Detroit 62

Richmond RegionalNovember 18VCU 87, Toledo 78November 20VCU 106, UMES 66

Eugene RegionalNovember 17Oregon 83, Detroit 66November 21Oregon 78, Toledo 68

Toledo SubregionalNovember 24Detroit 69, UMES 55Toledo 92, Bucknell 65November 25Bucknell 58, UMES 55Detroit 82, Toledo 79

The Villanova Wildcats hoist the Championship trophy after defeating the Michigan Wolveriencs in the 2014 Championship game.


EVENT HISTORY

2013 Progressive Legends Classic

Championship RoundsNovember 26Championship GamePittsburgh 88, Stanford 67Consolation GameTexas Tech 76, Houston 64

November 25SemifinalsPittsburgh 76, Texas Tech 53Stanford 86, Houston 76

All-Tournament TeamLamar Patterson (Pittsburgh) - MVPCameron Wright (Pittsburgh)Dwight Powell (Stanford)Jaye Crockett (Texas Tech) TaShawn Thomas (Houston)

Pittsburgh RegionalNovember 17Pittsburgh 84, Howard 52November 20Pittsburgh 77, Lehigh 58

Regional RoundsStanford RegionalNovember 21Stanford 91, Texas Southern 77December 1Stanford 92 South Dakota State 60

Lubbock RegionalNovember 18Texas Tech 80, Texas Southern 71November 21Texas Tech 68, South Dakota State 54

Houston RegionalNovember 17Houston 80, Lehigh 66November 21Houston 75, Howard 62

Brookings SubregionalNovember 25Lehigh 67, Texas Southern 63South Dakota State 77, Howard 65November 26Texas Southern 63, Howard 54South Dakota State 74, Lehigh 61

The University of Pittsburgh celebrates as they hoist the Championship trophy and banner.


EVENT HISTORY

Championship RoundsNovember 20Championship Game#1 Indiana 82, Georgetown 72 (OT)Consolation Game#13 UCLA 60, Georgia 56

November 19Semifinals#1 Indiana 66, Georgia 53Georgetown 78, #13 UCLA 70

All-Tournament TeamJordan Hulls (Indiana) - MVPCody Zeller (Indiana)Markel Starks (Georgetown)Shabazz Muhammad (UCLA)Kentavious Caldwell-Pope(Georgia)

Bloomington RegionalNovember 15#1 Indiana 99, Sam Hosuton State 45November 12#1 Indiana 87, North Dakota State 61

Regional Rounds

Los Angeles RegionalNovember 15#13 UCLA 100, James Madison 70November 13#13 UCLA 80, UC Irvine 79 (OT)

Washington D.C. RegionalNovember 14Georgetown 68, Liberty 59November 11Georgetown 61, Duquesne 55

Athens RegionalNovember 15Southern Mississippi 62, Georgia 60 (OT)November 12Youngstown State 68, Georgia 56Pittsburgh SubregionalNovember 21North Dakota State 66, James Madison 44Duquesne 90, James Madison 88 (OT)November 20James Madison 69, Youngstown State 68North Dakota State 57, Duquesne 43November 19North Dakota State 83, Youngstown State 80 (OT)Duquesne 90, James Madison 88 (OT)

Huntsville SubregionalNovember 21Southern Mississippi 74, Liberty 56Sam Houston State 65, UC Irvine 63 (OT)November 20Southern Mississippi 69, UC Irvine 65Sam Houston State 64, Liberty 50November 19UC Irvine 60, Liberty 46Sourthern Mississippi 61, Sam Houston State 46

Tournament MVP Jordan Hulls drives to the basket during Championship Round action.

2012Progressive Legends Classic

November 26Championship GamePittsburgh 88, Stanford 67Consolation GameTexas Tech 76, Houston 64

November 25SemifinalsPittsburgh 76, Texas Tech 53Stanford 86, Houston 76

All-Tournament TeamLamar Patterson (Pittsburgh) - MVPCameron Wright (Pittsburgh)Dwight Powell (Stanford)Jaye Crockett (Texas Tech) TaShawn Thomas (Houston)

Lubbock RegionalNovember 18Texas Tech 80, Texas Southern 71November 21Texas Tech 68, South Dakota State 54


EVENT HISTORY2011 - TicketCity Legends ClassicIzod CenterNovember 19 & 21, 2011Championship GameVanderbilt 64, Oregon Sate 62Consolation GameNC State 77, Texas 74Semifinals#20 Vanderbilt 86, NC State 79Oregon State 100, Texas 95

2010 - Legends ClassicBoardwalk HallNovember 26-27, 2010Championship Game#10 Syracuse 80, Georgia Tech 76Consolation GameUTEP 65, Michigan 56 SemifinalsGeorgia Tech 71, UTEP 61#10 Syracuse 53, Michigan 50

2009 - Legends ClassicBoardwalk HallNovember 27-28, 2009Championship GameFlorida 73, Rutgers 58Consolation Game#2 Michigan State 106, UMass 68SemifinalsFlorida 77, #2 Michigan State 74Rutgers 83, UMass 75

2008 - Legends ClassicPrudential CenterNovember 28-29, 2008Championship Game#4 Pittsburgh 57, Washington State 43Consolation GameTexas Tech 77, Mississippi State 73Semifinals#4 Pittsburgh 80, Texas Tech 67Washington State 63, Mississippi 52

All-Tournament TeamJohn Jenkins (Vanderbilt) - MVP

Jared Cunningham (Oregon State)C.J. Leslie (NC State)

Sheldon McClellan (Texas)Jeffrey Taylor (Vanderbilt)

All-Tournament TeamRick Jackson (Syracuse) - MVP

Darius Morris (Michigan)Randy Culpepper (UTEP)

Brian Oliver (Georgia Tech)Kris Joseph (Syracuse)

All-Tournament TeamErving Walker (Florida) - MVP

Anthony Gurley (UMass)Kalin Lucas (Michigan State)

Vernon Macklin (Florida)Mike Rosario (Rutgers)

All-Tournament TeamSam Young (Pittsburgh) - MVPKodi Augustus (Mississippi State)

DeJuan Blair (Pittsburgh)Trevor Cook (Texas Tech)

Klay Thompson (Washington State)

All-Tournament TeamD.J. Augustin (Texas) - MVP

A.J. Abrams (Texas)Connor Atchley (Texas)

Da’Sean Butler (West Virginia)Chris Lofton (Tennessee)

2007 - StubHub Legends ClassicPrudential CenterNovember 23-24, 2007Championship Game#16 Texas 97, #7 Tennessee 78Consolation GameWest Virginia 75, New Mexico State 61Semifinals#7 Tennessee 74, West Virginia 72#16 Texas 102, New Mexico State 87


BARCLAYS CENTER

Located in the heart of downtown Brooklyn and just five miles from midtown Manhattan, the 675,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art sports and entertainment venue is home to the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets. The Barclays Center is a community centerpiece for the borough. Integrated into one of the busiest urban intersections in the New York metro area, Barclays Center is continuing to set a new standard as the showcase venue for the world’s most thrilling entertainment and sports events.

Barclays Center Facts:Opening Date: September 21, 2012 Square Footage: 650,000 sq. ft.Seating Capacity: Approximately 18,000 for basketball and up to 19,000 for concertsLuxury Suites: 101Bars/Lounges: 4Clubs: 4 and 40/40 CLUB & RestaurantWebsite: www.barclayscenter.com


on-site EXPOSURE

Professor Thom’s appeared on both the courtside and baseline signage during all four Championship Round games at Barclays Center.


on-site EXPOSURE

Professor Thom’s also appeared on the digital upper ribbon signage during all four Championship Round games at Barclays Center.


on-site EXPOSURE

Professor Thom’s also appeared on the videoboard during all four Championship Round games at Barclays Center.


CUSTOMIZED PROMOTIONS

Professor Thom’s logo appeared on the center-hung scoreboard during all replays during both Michigan games at Barclays Center Championship Rounds.


event website

Professor Thom’s logo and link also appeared on the Legends Classic Event website.


customized promotions

Each night of the Championship Round two lucky fans competed in the Professor Thom’s Dress and Dribble for a chance to win a Professor Thom’s gift card.


customized promotions


ANN ARBOR REGIONAL

Professor Thom’s appeared on the videoboard and upper LED rings during the Ann Arbor Regional Round games.

Professor Thom's Event Summary - 2014

Documents

Transcript of Professor Thom's Event Summary - 2014