On Tuesday, March 31 at 8:00 p.m. EST Fox College Sports presents LIVE coverage of the tournament championship game between Bradley University of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and Old Dominion University of the Colonial Athletic Conference (CAA).

Bradley’s Chris Roberts provided the You-Tube classic moment with his 75-foot buzzer beater, to send the Braves into Wednesday’s semifinal matchup against visiting Pacific.

“CollegeInsider.com is excited to be partnering with Fox College Sports to televise the inaugural championship game of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament,” said GAME, Inc. President Jason Belzer, whose agency worked with CollegeInsider.com in putting the tournament together.  “With the limited number of available spots in the NCAA and NIT, the CIT rewards deserving college basketball programs with the opportunity to continue playing in the post season after successful regular season campaigns. It is an exciting time in college basketball and we’re thrilled to bring a little bit of March Madness to Fox College Sports.”

The championship game broadcast crew includes; Kyle Macy (Color) as well as GAME, Inc. clients Chris Munson (Play-by-Play) and Horace Broadnax (Analyst). GAME, Inc. President Jason Belzer will join a half-time panel that also includes Rick Byrd (Head Coach – Belmont University) and selection committee member Riley Wallace (Former Head Coach – University of Hawaii).

The game can also be streamed for free on www.foxsports.com Tuesday night.

For Immediate Release

Introducing The Inaugural CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

Jan. 26, 2009

MIAMI, FL-GAME, Inc., the coaching division of Dynasty Athlete Representation, and CollegeInsider.com are pleased to announce the creation of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, which will begin inaugural play in March 2009. The tournament will feature 16 teams not participating in the NCAA or National Invitational Tournament. The field will be determined after the official announcements of the two existing tournaments. GAME, Inc. is responsible for tournament sponsorship revenues and broadcasting acquisitions, as well as all facets of event and hospitality planning, management and execution.

During the 2007-08 season 53 teams, that finished .500 or better, did not participate in postseason play. Eleven of those 53 teams won 20 or more games, with an additional 19 teams amassing at least 18 wins. The CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament will provide a second season for 16 deserving college basketball programs. Criteria for selection will include, but are not limited to, win-loss record, strength of schedule, strength of conference, and final ten games.

The CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament is a single-elimination tournament, consisting of four rounds, with the first three rounds being played at on-campus sites, which will be determined by seeding. The inaugural championship game will be played at an on-campus site to be determined by seeding.

* The NCAA and the National Association of Basketball Coaches have been consulted throughout and are fully aware of the parameters and guidelines established by CollegeInsider.com.

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Eligible Teams

• Participating teams must finish the regular season with a winning record against division I opponents. Teams whose conferences have less than fifty-percent (50%) of their teams participating in the NCAA and NIT tournaments will be given higher priority for selection into the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.

Schedule:

The tournament consists of 15 games: Eight first-round games, four second-round games, two semi-final games and a championship game. In an effort to minimize travel and limit class time missed, teams will be bracketed geographically. The official announcement of the 16-team field will be made following the announcements of the NCAA and NIT fields respectively.

• The opening round games will be played on Monday, March 17 and Tuesday, March 18 (the first round of the NCAA Tournament will begin on March 19).
• Quarterfinal games will be played on Monday, March 23.
• Semifinal games will be played on Wednesday, March 25.
• Championship game played on Tuesday, March 31.

Selection Committee:
A selection committee determines the field of participants. The panel consists of current and former coaches, athletic directors and senior CollegeInsider.com personnel.

• David Adelman (CollegeInsider.com)
• Brian Doyle (CollegeInsider.com)
• Matt Drake (CollegeInsider.com)
• Joe Dwyer (CollegeInsider.com)
• Hugh Durham (Former head coach, University of Georgia)
• Pat Flannery (Former head coach, Bucknell University)
• Lou Henson (Former head coach, New Mexico State University)
• Gene Keady (Former head coach, Purdue University)
• Kyle Macy (Former head coach, Morehead State University)
• Jim Phelan (Former head coach, Mount St. Mary’s)
• Nolan Richardson (Former head coach, University of Arkansas)
• Riley Wallace (Former head coach, University of Hawaii)
• Perry Watson (Former head coach, University of Detroit)
• Rich Zvosec (Former head coach, UMKC)

More information about the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, Dynasty Athlete Representation or any of its coaches:

www.collegeinsider.com/tournament

www.dynastyreps.com

Jason Belzer 732.322.5145 jbelzer@dynastyreps.com

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That recent post on the 8th grader signing

Tom Van Riper of Forbes.com, writes, One surprise: Unlike other kids their age, most teenage athletes haven’t capitalized on YouTube and other Web forums to create their own buzz. Van Riper obviously did not research hard enough for his article. I get an email about once a week from parents of a kid named Jashaun Agosto (pictured right). Jashaun is not an 8th grader…he is 11 years-old! His father created a YouTube account to display Jashuan’s game. The title reads, Best Basketball Prospect in the U.S. How about other Web forums? Jashaun has over 500 friends on his MySpace page.

The kid has ridiculous skill. Van Riper was talking about teenage athletes not capitalizing on YouTube and other web forums. I guess he is right…they are using new technologies to market their skills at an even younger age. There are two ways to look at this.

1. Jashaun already has a strong following, rooting for him to eventually be a star in the NBA. He has been featured on ABC World News Tonight, a local news station, CBS sports, Good Morning America, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Corporations will start to take notice, if they have not already done so…and so will universities and agents. The work that Jashaun’s parents are putting in now may eventually lead to big bucks.
2. Can it get too be too much, though? Will Jashaun get overwhelmed by it all before he has a chance to truly show his skills on a large stage? Only time will tell.

In the mean time, his family is generating some great press for their talented son. I would love to have the chance to represent a kid with that type of talent once he becomes of age. While I will maintain an ethical position and refrain from offering incentives to Jashaun and his family, will all agents do the same? I am optimistic and hope that agents will keep their distance and Jashaun’s family will be wise enough to put up a barrier in order to protect their son’s future.