Conference Carolinas to Broadcast Inaugural Esports NBA2K21 Championship Semifinals and Final Live on Saturday
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Conference Carolinas will hold its inaugural Esports NBA2K21 Championship semifinals and final on Saturday, March 6, 2021.
The Conference Carolinas Esports NBA2K21 Championship is being done in conjunction with the 2021 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, which are holding their finals on Sunday, March 7, 2021.
The semifinals and final will be on the afternoon of Saturday, March 6. Both semifinals and the final will be broadcast live on Conference Carolinas’ official Twitch channel
HERE.
The Conference Carolinas Esports NBA2K21 Championship semifinals and final broadcast begins at 5 p.m. ET on Saturday.
Conference Carolinas has partnered with Mainline and Steel Planet Esports for the 2021 NBA2K21 Championship.
Mainline, a leading Esports tournament software and management company, has teamed up with Steel Planet Esports, an affiliated venture of college multimedia rights holder Steel Curtain U, to assist in the management of Esports rights for a number of Division II, Division III, NAIA and community college conferences and universities under the newly created entity,
Launch Esports™. Using the strengths of both entities, the company will be able to immediately bring structure and continuity to conference-level play for small college conferences and schools across the U.S.
Conference Carolinas is leading the way in the endeavor and is one of the first conferences to utilize
Launch Esports™. Additional conferences are set to be announced in the coming weeks.
“We must find unique ways to engage not only our student-athletes but all of our member institutions’ students,” said Conference Carolinas’ Commissioner, Chris Colvin. “We’re growing our Esports programs and now incorporating them into our traditional sports like our NBA2K21 Championship occurring alongside our 2021 Men's and Women's Basketball Championships.”
Learn more about the unique partnership
HERE.