NAIA to Stream Hoop Bracket Announcements
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced today that the Victory Sports Network (VSN) will be the exclusive home for the 32-team bracket announcement on the 2011 NAIA Division II Basketball National Championships. VSN, led by founder Jason Dannelly, will produce a live, free video-streaming broadcast on two separate days, March 2 and March 9.
VSN will be the exclusive source for bracket announcements the Division II Men's Basketball National Championship and the State Farm-NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship. The Division II Basketball brackets will be announced on March 2.
The Division II bracket show will be on March 2 with the women’s show running from 6-6:30 p.m. CST and the men to follow from 7-7:30 p.m. Both broadcasts will be available, live and on-demand, at www.livestream.com/victorysports.
"Victory Sports Networks provides tremendous media coverage for the NAIA and is truly a supporter of NAIA athletics,” said Jim Carr, NAIA President and CEO. “We are thankful to Jason and his production team for covering this bracket announcement for the second straight season. I hope that NAIA fans and the public will have the opportunity to watch one of the best brands of college basketball and attend one of the National Championships."
"These two live broadcasts will showcase the men's and women's teams that will compete in this year's events," said Jason Dannelly, a veteran NAIA sports commentator and founder of VSN. "We are extremely excited to partner with the NAIA to bring this event to the fans, alumni, coaches and players.”
Jason Dannelly and his production team organized the 2010 bracket announcement of all four Basketball National Championships and the 2010 NAIA Football Championship Series pairings.
Announcement on Basketball Brackets (viewable for free via VictorySportsNetwork.com):
March 2, 6-6:30 p.m. CST: State Farm-NAIA Division II Women's Basketball National Championship
March 2, 7-7:30 p.m. CST: NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship