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March 22nd, 2014 at 11:19 AM ^

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CONFERENCE AND NCAA TOURNAMENT GIFTS

Following are the gifts (and the number of gift packages) provided by Division I basketball conferences and the NCAA to players competing in their men’s and women’s basketball tournaments this month.
ACC (750*) Under Armour fleece pullover, and an online gift suite from which players may select one of the following: Kindle Fire 7-inch HDX; Beats by Dr. Dre wireless Bluetooth on-ear headphones (right); Diesel Little Daddy chronograph watch; GoPro Hero3+ camera; Mini Jambox by Jawbone Bluetooth speaker; Xbox 360 E 4GB console with Kinect; Michael Kors Hamilton satchel.
America East (350) Crons sweatshirt.
American Athletic (440) Online gift suite from which players may select gifts from the following vendors: Apple, Beats by Dr. Dre, Michael Kors, Ray-Ban, Samsung
Atlantic 10 (572) Online gift suite from which players may select one of the following: iPod Shuffle with charger; Beats by Dr. Dre urBeats in-ear headphones; Mophie Juice Pack Powerstation; Ray-Ban Aviator sunglasses; Fossil stainless steel men’s watch; Fossil rose-gold stainless steel women’s watch; Michael Kors wristlet.
Atlantic Sun (NA) Crons conference-branded hooded sweatshirt.
Big 12 (600) Online gift suite from which players may select up to $275 worth of merchandise from the following: Beats by Dr. Dre Pill with charger; Beats by Dr. Dre wireless on-ear headphones; Bose SoundDock Series III digital music system; GoPro Hero3 with BacPac; Keurig Platinum Brewing System; Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses; Ray-Ban Aviator sunglasses; Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 with waffle case; Samsung LED TV; Michael Kors Jet Set tote; Michael Kors women’s watch; Diesel men’s watch.
Big East (220) Online gift suite.
Big Sky (336) Mobile power charger and a choice of one of the following conference-branded items: hooded sweatshirt; dri-fit T-shirt; dri-fit long-sleeve shirt; sweatshirt blanket.
Big South (529**) Crons conference-branded dri-fit shirt, Ogio backpack.
Big Ten (360) Ricardo carry-on luggage piece and luggage tag.
Big West (NA) Long-sleeve tech shirts. (Conference champions also will receive individual medallions.)
Colonial Athletic (360) Under Armour backpack, and an online gift suite from which players may select one of the following: Apple 2GB iPod Shuffle with Zoom energy square; iLuv MobiOut rechargeable splash-resistant stereo Bluetooth speaker; Mophie Juice Pack Powerstation Pro; Fossil Nate chronograph stainless steel men’s watch; Fossil Stella plated rose-gold stainless steel women’s watch; Beats by Dr. Dre urBeats in-ear headphones.
Conference USA (775) Online gift suite from which players may select gifts from the following vendors: Adidas, Diesel, Ogio, Okuma, OtterBox, Ray-Ban, Sony, Skullcandy, Toshiba, Waterford.
Horizon (NA) Backpack, long-sleeve dri-fit shirt.
MEAC (NA) Did not disclose.
Metro Atlantic (550) Crons drawstring bag, Crons fleece blanket, championship T-shirt.
Missouri Valley (500) Nike quarter-zip fleece, Nike backpack, ProGraphs commemorative Lucite ticket.
Mountain West (484) On-campus gift suite from which players may select one of the following: Bushnell Legend Ultra HD binoculars with case; High Sierra 21-inch Carry-On Duffrite; High Sierra 22-inch wheeled carry-on with removable daypack; Sony Smart Blu-ray disc player; Sony Bluetooth clock speaker with NFC.
Northeast (352) Gildan hooded sweatshirt.
Ohio Valley (352) Conference-branded TSA-checkpoint-friendly backpack.
Pac-12 (360) Beats by Dr. Dre Pill, iTunes gift card.
Patriot League (420) New Balance Tempo long-sleeve performance T-shirt.
SEC (400) Under Armour conference-branded T-shirt, and a gift suite located at the tournament site from which players may select one of the following: Samsung Galaxy 7-inch 8GB tablet with case; Samsung 22-inch Slim LED HDTV; Apple iPod Touch 16GB with charger; Bose SoundDock Series III digital music system with Lightning connector; Beats by Dr. Dre wireless headphones; Beats by Dr. Dre Pill  (below ) with charger; Diesel men’s watch; Michael Kors women’s chronograph Mercer rose-gold stainless steel bracelet watch; Michael Kors Jet Set tote (below); High Sierra 30-inch executive sport wheeled duffel (above).
Southern (NA) Crons backpack, Crons blanket.
Southland (240) Conference-branded Tervis tumblers.
Summit League (308) Hooded full-zip sweatshirt.
Sun Belt (240) Backpack.
SWAC (255) Messenger bag. (Conference champions [75 packages] also will receive a hat and shirt.)
WAC (NA) Conference-branded drawstring bag, earbuds, cell phone holder.
West Coast (440) Co-branded embroidered performance zip-up jacket, conference-branded travel kit, Skullcandy Crusher headphones.
NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship (1,700) Fossil watch (all participants). Men’s Final Four teams also will receive a Wilson bag; Wilson mini-ball; Men’s Final Four bench chair; Jostens ring in a commemorative wooden display box; a piece of the Final Four court; a Lucite Men’s Final Four ticket; and an additional gift that had not been finalized as of press time.
NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship (1,600) Fossil watch (all participants). Women’s Final Four participants also will receive a Wilson bag; Wilson mini-ball; Women’s Final Four bench towel; Women’s Final Four game ball inside a display cube; Jostens ring in a commemorative wooden display box; a piece of the Final Four court; and a Lucite Women’s Final Four ticket.

 

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ilah17

March 22nd, 2014 at 11:21 AM ^

Wow, I am actually surprised by the disparity between conferences! Our kids just got a suitcase, and the SEC kids had a gift suite to choose from? How are these things decided?

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