TV5, along with Aksyon TV, Hyper and Cignal PPV, will be showing select NCAA Tournament matches, from the opening round until the NCAA Title Game, which will be held inside the Dallas Cowboys Stadium.
According to Sports5 Head (and more recognized as the SMART-Gilas Pilipinas head coach) Chot Reyes, “The airing of March Madness further solidifies TV5 as the leader in providing the biggest sports event to Filipinos, truly bringing to the Filipino public sports that matter. Our basketball-crazed nation will surely get wild watching this electrifying basketball event. Imagine the Sweet 16, Elite 8, Final 4, and the NCAA Championship game live on free TV! I don't think this has ever happened before in local television history.”
The past few years has seen the tournament being shown on Basketball TV, but it is hard to recall the tournament being shown on local free TV.
The tournament is expected to showcase 68 of the best collegiate squads from all over the United States, as picked by a Selection Committee. In a bracket-style knockout format, the 68 will be whittled down to 64 (through what is called the First Four), then it will be cut down into 32, then to the Sweet 16 (which means you get to play a second weekend) and then the Elite Eight. The winners will be in the Final Four.
We can expect drama like nothing else in sports, from buzzer-beaters to highlight-worthy plays, to favorites and of course, the Cinderellas. Many of the current and future NBA stars first carve their basketball legacy in front of fans in this tournament, like Stephen Curry, Derrick Rose and Kemba Walker. Of course, the much-hyped bumper crop of NBA draft prospects dot the field, like Kansas' Joel Embiid and Andrew Wiggins, as well as Duke's Jabari Parker.
Stay tuned for more details for this event.
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