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The Inaugural CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament Finals To Be Televised

cit trophiesIf the championship game of the inaugural CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament can come close to last Monday night’s Bradley-Oakland quarterfinal match-up, the tournament is here to stay.

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.

By Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner created Sports Agent Blog as a New Year's Resolution on December 31, 2005. Originally titled, "I Want To Be A Sports Agent," the website was founded with the intention of causing Heitner to learn more about the profession that he wanted to join, meet reputable individuals in the space and force himself to stay on top of the latest news and trends.

Heitner now runs Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., which is a law firm with many practice areas, including sports law and contract law. Heitner has represented numerous athletes and sports agents as legal counsel. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington from 2011-2014, where he created and taught a course titled, Sport Agency Management, which included subjects ranging from NCAA regulations to athlete agent certification and the rules governing the profession. Heitner serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he teaches a Sports Law class that includes case law surrounding athlete agents and the NCAA rules.