CBS To Join Big Red For Sunday Selection Show; Tickets Going Fast
3/9/2010 11:08:11 AM
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell will be one of more than a dozen basketball teams that will gather to watch the NCAA Tournament selection show on Sunday in front of CBS cameras, who will provide a live look-in from Newman Arena during the Big Red's Watch Party. The broadcast will commence on Sunday at 6 p.m. Tickets are now available to the general public, but are going fast. The Big Red will watch Sunday's NCAA tournament selection show in style, surrounded by the cheerleaders, the Cornell Pep Band and students from Newman Nation, as well as season ticket holders and family, in Newman Arena.
Head coach Steve Donahue and the 2009-10 Ivy champion Cornell basketball will gather to learn its tournament fate for the first round games with a big screen broadcast of the CBS Selection Show coverage, with Donahue addressing the crowd, player introductions and a highlight video from Slope Media.
The event is free, but hard tickets are required for all attendees. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and close at 5:30 p.m. for the 6 p.m. show. There will be no late admittance. A limited number of seats are available, so come by the Athletic Ticket Office in Bartels Hall beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 9th.
Cornell will also show from 5:30-7 p.m. on Cornell RedCast, though it will not broadcast the CBS Selection Show portion (from 6-7 p.m.), just crowd reaction in capturing the excitement of the event.