LOS ANGELES and SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22,
2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pac-12 Conference and
Oak View Group (OVG) announced today US LBM, a
leading distributor of specialty building materials in the United States, will be the exclusive
naming rights partner for the upcoming inaugural Pac-12
Coast-to-Coast Challenge.
Presented by MGM Resorts International, in partnership with OVG,
Basketball Promotions & Events (BPE), and T-Mobile
Arena, a men's and women's basketball non-conference scheduling
series Dec. 19 college basketball
doubleheader at T-Mobile Arena (3780 Las Vegas Blvd. South) in
Las Vegas will feature
Stanford versus Texas in the men's matchup and 2021 NCAA
finalist Arizona against the
Longhorns in the women's tilt. The Pac-12 US LBM Coast-to-Coast
Challenge offers a one-of-a-kind scheduling model in which both
men's and women's teams from Power 5 Conferences will compete in
the same venue in back-to-back games. This year, the matchups offer
a unique opportunity to see Texas
men and women together in Las
Vegas.
"US LBM is excited to partner in this unique, one-of-a-kind
college basketball showcase featuring some of the most talented
women's and men's student-athletes in the country," said US LBM
President and CEO L.T. Gibson. "US LBM is proud to make a
positive impact in our communities, through the products we
distribute that build and renovate homes and businesses and
supporting unique events such as the Pac-12 US LBM Coast-to-Coast
Challenge that contribute to host communities and support the
athletic and academic development of the young women and men
competing. We are also excited to be able to give back to the local
Las Vegas community and join with
our partners in this event to provide tickets to active military
members and local youth."
"We are pleased to align with US LBM as the lead partner for the
Pac 12 US LBM Coast-to-Coast Challenge," said Dan Shell, president of OVG Collegiate.
"With teams from conferences that are among the best brands in the
sport participating in this elite event, it is a perfect fit to
partner with a company like US LBM, that is also elite within their
industry. We look forward to developing this event into one of the
best in the country, with US LBM and their quality leadership by
our side."
"The Pac-12, along with partners OVG and BPE, are thankful and
thrilled to add US LBM as naming rights partner for our
Coast-to-Coast Challenge," said Jamie Zaninovich, Pac-12 Deputy Commissioner
and Chief Operating Officer. "It is fitting to have a
building-materials leader like US LBM join the team as we seek to
grow the Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge into a marquee national
basketball event that provides competitive opportunities to our
member programs."
Tickets for the inaugural Pac-12 US LBM Coast-to-Coast
Challenge are now available on Ticketsmarter.com. Click here
for general public on-sale tickets. Any purchaser questions or
inquiries, please contact the T-Mobile Arena Box Office
(702-692-1616, boxoffice@tmobilearena.com) open from 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. PT daily.
In its first year, the Pac-12 US LBM Coast-to-Coast Challenge
will feature a nationally televised men's and women's doubleheader
at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on
Sunday, Dec. 19. The marquee event
will get underway with a men's tilt between Stanford and Texas
at 12:00 p.m. PT on ABC. As part of
the doubleheader, the 2021 National Championship game participant
Arizona and Texas will meet in the women's game at
2:30 p.m. PT on ESPN.
2021 Pac-12 US LBM Coast-to-Coast Challenge (presented by MGM
Resorts International)
Sunday,
Dec. 19 - T-Mobile Arena - Las
Vegas
12:00 p.m. PT –
Stanford vs. Texas (men) - ABC
2:30 p.m. PT – Arizona vs. Texas
(women) - ESPN
In subsequent seasons, the Pac-12 US LBM Coast-to-Coast
Challenge is slated to include a rotation of Pac-12 programs
against Power 5 Conference opponents in T-Mobile Arena and other
neutral-site venues in major markets around the nation.
The men's programs at Stanford and
Texas are committed to meeting
again when the event shifts to Dallas' American Airlines Arena in 2022.
Additional matchup(s) for Dallas
and other sites will be announced at a later date.
About US LBM
US LBM the largest privately owned,
full-line distributor of specialty building materials in
the United States. Offering a
comprehensive portfolio of specialty products, including windows,
doors, millwork, wallboard, roofing, siding, engineered components
and cabinetry, US LBM combines the scale and operational advantages
of a national platform with a local go-to-market strategy through
its national network of locations across the country. For more
information, please visit uslbm.com or follow US LBM
on LinkedIn.
About the Pac-12 Conference
The Conference has a
tradition as the "Conference of Champions," leading the nation in
NCAA Championships in 55 of the last 61 years, with 537 NCAA team
titles overall. The Conference comprises 12 leading U.S.
universities - the University of
Arizona, Arizona State
University, the University of
California, Berkeley, the University of
California at Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of
Colorado, the University of
Oregon, Oregon State University,
Stanford University, the University of Southern California, the University of Utah, the University of Washington and Washington State University. For more information
on the Conference's programs, member institutions, and Commissioner
George Kliavkoff, go to
Pac-12.com/conference.
About Oak View Group (OVG)
Oak View Group (OVG) is a
global sports and entertainment company founded by Tim Leiweke and Irving
Azoff in 2015. OVG is focused on being a positive disruption
to business as usual in the sports and live entertainment industry
and currently has eight divisions across four global offices
(Los Angeles, New York, London, and Philadelphia). OVG is leading the
redevelopment and operations of Climate Pledge Arena at Seattle
Center as well as leading arena development projects for UBS Arena
in Belmont Park, NY; Moody Center in Austin, TX; New Arena in Coachella Valley, CA;
and Co-op Live in Manchester, UK.
OVG Global Partnerships, a division of OVG, is the sales and
marketing arm responsible for selling across all OVG arena
development projects. OVG Facilities, a division of OVG, is the
facility management, booking, security, and sanitization services
arm that performs services for both OVG's arena development
projects and clients on a 3rd party basis. OVG Media &
Conferences, a division of OVG, publishes Pollstar and
VenuesNow, in addition to hosting live entertainment-centric
conferences around the world. OVG's Arena Alliance, a division of
OVG, is a collection of the top 32 venues in North America that provides a platform for
booking, content, and sponsorship sales opportunities. Learn more
at OakViewGroup.com, and follow OVG on Facebook, Instagram,
Twitter, and LinkedIn.
About Basketball Promotions & Events
(BPE)
Basketball Promotions & Events and its president
Chris Spencer have been organizing
and operating college basketball events since 1995. During
this span BPE has coordinated more than 150 tournaments including
the first multi-team event (MTE) in the City of Las Vegas in 2000.
About MGM Resorts International
MGM Resorts
International (NYSE: MGM) is an S&P 500® global entertainment
company with national and international locations featuring
best-in-class hotels and casinos, state-of-the-art meetings and
conference spaces, incredible live and theatrical entertainment
experiences, and an extensive array of restaurant, nightlife and
retail offerings. MGM Resorts creates immersive, iconic experiences
through its suite of Las
Vegas-inspired brands. The MGM Resorts portfolio encompasses
30 unique hotel and destination gaming offerings including some of
the most recognizable resort brands in the industry. Expanding
throughout the U.S. and around the world, the company recently
acquired the operations of Empire City Casino in New York and MGM Northfield Park. In 2018, MGM
Resorts opened MGM Springfield in Massachusetts, MGM COTAI in Macau, and the first Bellagio-branded hotel in
Shanghai. The 82,000 global
employees of MGM Resorts are proud of their company for being
recognized as one of FORTUNE® Magazine's World's Most Admired
Companies®. For more information visit us at
www.mgmresorts.com.
Media Contacts
Larry
Solters, Sam Threadgill,
Erik Stein
Scoop Marketing for Oak View Group
(818) 761-6100
solters@solters.com, sthreadgill@solters.com,
estein@solters.com
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