2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

HanesBrands Announces Long-Term Primary Apparel Partnership with the University of Southern California

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Thursday, June 23, 2022

HanesBrands (HBI), the worlds largest supplier of collegiate fan apparel, today announced a new primary apparel partnership with the University of Southern California (USC).

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  • HanesBrands (HBI), the worlds largest supplier of collegiate fan apparel, today announced a new primary apparel partnership with the University of Southern California (USC).
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220623005262/en/
    HanesBrands Announces Long-Term Primary Apparel Partnership with the University of Southern California (Photo: Business Wire)
    The agreement is in addition to USCs existing relationship with Nike, which is the official outfitter of the 21 varsity Trojan sports and provider of fan merchandise.
  • USC has a proud heritage, and were thrilled to support the school in supplying fan apparel that consumers will love, said John Fryer, HanesBrands President of Licensed Sports Apparel.
  • USC joins the University of Texas, The Ohio State University, University of North Carolina, University of Georgia, Villanova, University of South Carolina, and University of Cincinnati as primary apparel partners with HBI.

UCLA Basketball Star Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Family Featured in Tricolor Film Ahead of NCAA® Men’s Tournament Sweet 16® Matchup

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

DALLAS, March 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tricolor today premiered a new short film The Jaquez Family: A Legacy of Hard Work .

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  • DALLAS, March 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tricolor today premiered a new short film The Jaquez Family: A Legacy of Hard Work .
  • The film is part of a unique name, image and likeness (NIL) partnership between Tricolor and the Jaquez family.
  • It features UCLA guard/forward Jaime Jaquez, Jr. and UCLA basketball commit, consensus top ten national recruit and participant in next weeks McDonalds All-American game Gabriela Jaquez along with their younger brother Marcos Jaquez, a star defensive end at Camarillo High.
  • Jaime and his UCLA teammates face North Carolina on Friday in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Division I Mens Basketball Championship.

Former University of South Alabama Head Women’s Volleyball Coach Sexually Harassed and Sexually, Physically and Emotionally Abused Former Players, According to New Lawsuit Filed by DiCello Levitt Gutzler

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Thursday, September 2, 2021

A former NCAA Division I head womens volleyball coach sexually harassed, and physically and emotionally abused her players for several years, according to a federal lawsuit filed this week in Alabama.

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  • A former NCAA Division I head womens volleyball coach sexually harassed, and physically and emotionally abused her players for several years, according to a federal lawsuit filed this week in Alabama.
  • The case was brought by several former University of South Alabama volleyball players against former head coach, Alexis Meeks-Rydell.
  • Also named as defendants are the University, Athletic Director Joel Erdmann, and former assistant coaches Rob Chilcoat and Patricia Gandolfo.
  • Once on campus, however, they were routinely subjected to blatant sexual harassment and sexual, physical, and emotional assault by Meeks-Rydell.

SoCal Challenge MTE Brings NCAA Division I Basketball to San Juan Capistrano

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Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Anchoring the SoCal Challenge is an NCAA Division I basketball MTE set for Thanksgiving week in historic San Juan Capistrano, at the state-of-the-art JSerra Pavilion.

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  • Anchoring the SoCal Challenge is an NCAA Division I basketball MTE set for Thanksgiving week in historic San Juan Capistrano, at the state-of-the-art JSerra Pavilion.
  • Steve Barnes, who brings 30 years of coaching experience at the Division I Level, as both a head coach and assistant coach, serves as the Founder and Co-Executive Director of the SoCal Challenge.
  • The SoCal Challenge will add beach volleyball and other sports in the future, bringing more people together to celebrate athleticism.
  • For media inquiries about the SoCal Challenge contact: Owen Phillips at [email protected]
    First round games played at 4 host team sites:
    2nd and 3rd round games played in SoCal at the Pavilion at JSerra in San Juan Capistrano.