SAN FRANCISCO – Pac-12 Networks will again provide on-site, live coverage from the 2019 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament, presented by New York Life, with an unprecedented amount of programming surrounding the four-day event this year in Las Vegas.

 

Pac-12 Networks will televise 8 of the 11 Tournament matchups, with comprehensive programming around pregame, game breaks, halftime, and postgame beginning Wednesday, March 13 through postgame coverage of the championship game on Saturday, March 16. Any potential overtime will be brought to fans courtesy of Buffalo Wild Wings, a new Tournament sponsor this year. Overall coverage for the sport will culminate with a special edition of the Men’s Basketball Selection Show on Sunday, March 17. 

 

Pac-12 Networks will televise the Men’s Basketball Awards Reveal tonight, March 11, at 5 p.m. PT. The yearly honors for Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, John R. Wooden Coach of the Year, Most Improved Player of the Year, and Sixth Man of the Year will be announced on-air during the 60-minute show, which will also feature live interviews with award winners. The entire slate of Pac-12 All-Conference teams was announced earlier today.

 

Beginning Wednesday, March 13, Pac-12 Networks will air 8 of 11 contests of the 2019 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament, presented by New York Life, from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., including the first round, three quarterfinal games, and one semifinal game ahead of the championship game on Saturday, March 16 on ESPN.

 

Host Mike Yam and analysts Richard Jefferson, Casey Jacobsen, Don MacLean, and Matt Muehlebach will be live from the Pac-12 Fan Plaza outside of T-Mobile Arena for pregame, game break, halftime, and postgame coverage surrounding the morning and evening sessions.

 

 

The Men’s Basketball Selection Show will take place on Sunday, March 17 to recap, analyze, and preview NCAA Tournament selections from Pac-12 men’s basketball. 

 

 

 

Pac-12 Networks is the innovative TV and multimedia company of the Pac-12 Conference and is the first such company to be wholly owned by 12 universities. Pac-12 Networks incorporates one national and six regional television networks, plus extensive digital content accessible through social media, university websites and the Pac-12 Now app. Each year, Pac-12 Networks offers live coverage of 850 sporting events, making it one of the top live sports producers in the country. In addition, Pac-12 Networks creates extensive original programming, provides visibility for marquee football and basketball events as well as traditionally under-served women’s and Olympic sports. Pac-12 Networks also provides training and paid internships for thousands of students of the Pac-12’s member universities, preparing them for careers in media. With headquarters in San Francisco’s SOMA District, Pac-12 Networks draws on the creative, entrepreneurial and technological culture of the Bay Area and nearby Silicon Valley. For more information, go to Pac-12.com.