Fansided

High School Basketball National Tournament partners with Dick’s Sporting Goods to bring event to Madison Square Garden

By Jack Crosby

facebooktwitterreddit
Feb 10, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of a Nike basketball swooshing through the rim and net during a NCAA basketball game between the Washington Huskies and the Southern California Trojans at the Galen Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 10, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of a Nike basketball swooshing through the rim and net during a NCAA basketball game between the Washington Huskies and the Southern California Trojans at the Galen Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

One of the nation’s most prestigious high school basketball events will be heading to the world’s most famous arena as the High School Basketball National Tournament announced in a press release that they have partnered with the folks at Dick’s Sporting Goods to bring the happenings to Madison Square Garden.

The High School Basketball National Tournament is a yearly event that pits some of the top high school basketball teams from around the country against one another, foreshadowing some potential college showdowns between some of these blue-chip athletes on an even bigger national stage.

This year’s event will take place from April 3-5 inside the Garden and will feature comprehensive coverage on the ESPN family of networks, including ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU.

In the release, it was mentioned that the tournament will be renamed the ‘Dick’s Sporting Goods High School National Tournament’ and Lauren Hobart, the Chief Marketing Office of Dick’s, released this brief statement, detailing the excitement of this partnership.

"“DICK’S Sporting Goods is thrilled to serve as title sponsor for the DICK’S Sporting Goods High School National Tournament and to further our support for high school basketball,” said Lauren Hobart, SVP & Chief Marketing Officer, DICK’S Sporting Goods.  “We look forward to seeing some of the best high school basketball teams and players in the country take center court at the World’s Most Famous Arena this spring.”"