Bisons' second trip to NCAA men's basketball tournament nets high volume of media coverage
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With the Bisons’ incredible run to the NCAA tournament, it has earned a significant amount of local, regional and nationa media exposure for the university. According to media monitoring services, from March 9 when the Bisons won the ASUN tournament, which was televised nationally on ESPN2, through March 22, the day after the NCAA game broadcast nationally on TNT, it is estimated to have earned nearly 5,000 media hits with an advertising value equivalency of $285.6 million and a reach/viewership of 30.8 billion. Stories aired in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. and in several countries.
Click on the links below to view just some of the recent coverage.
- Lipscomb wins Atlantic Sun title, advances to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in school history (WSMV-NBC)
- Lipscomb’s underdog head coach Lennie Acuff has his moment (Main Street Media)
- With NCAA Tournament bid, Lennie Acuff puts his stamp on Lipscomb basketball | Estes (Tennessean)
- Lipscomb basketball earns March Madness berth with ASUN championship win over North Alabama (Tennessean)
- Lipscomb men's basketball earns program's second-ever NCAA bid (Nashville Post)
- Joe Anderson’s 23 points lead Lipscomb to 76-65 win over North Alabama to claim ASUN title (WKRN-ABC)
- Lipscomb claims ASUN title with 76-65 win over North Alabama (WZTV-Fox)
- Lipscomb University men's basketball headed to the NCAA Tournament (WTVF-CBS)
- Sunday Sports Central Part 1 and Part 2 (WTVF-CBS)
- Joe Anderson’s 23 points lead Lipscomb to a 76-65 win over North Alabama to claim ASUN title (Associated Press)
- Regular-season co-champ Lipscomb wins Atlantic Sun tournament (ESPN.com)
- NCAAM ASUN Championship Highlights: No. 2 North Alabama vs. No. 1 Lipscomb (3/9) (CBSSports.com)
- Men’s NCAA Tournament auto-bids tracker: Omaha, Drake and Lipscomb are in. Who can clinch next? (NYTimes.com/ The Athletic)
- Conference finals roundup: Lipscomb, High Point, Drake reach NCAAs (Reuters)
- UNA falls to Lipscomb 76-65 in ASUN Conference Championship (WHNT-CBS - Huntsville)
- 104.5 The Zone interview
- Where is Lipscomb? NCAA Tournament history and bracketology update (Fansided.com)
- Ticket Punched: Previewing the Lipscomb Bisons for the 2025 NCAA Tournament (heatcheckcbb.com)
- Here’s who has booked their spot in the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament (CNN.com)
- Lonely No Longer: Lipscomb men's basketball team joins 2018 squad as ASUN champions (WTVF-CBS)
- 3 reasons why Lipscomb can win a game in the NCAA Tournament (BustingBrackets.com)
- Lipscomb Basketball NCAA Tournament History (HeroSports.com)
- Tourney Talk: HoopsHD interviews Lipscomb SR F Jacob Ognacevic (HoopsHD.com)
- Tourney Talk: HoopsHD interviews Lipscomb coach Lennie Acuff (HoopsHD.com)
- Jacob Ognacevic leads Lipscomb back to NCAA Tournament (MidMajorBasketball.com)
- Team send-off from campus WSMV-NBC and WTVF-CBS
- Ognacevic bounces back after missing season due to injury and leads Lipscomb into NCAA Tournament (Associated Press)
- Where are the Lipscomb Bisons from? Here’s what you need to know about this No. 14-seeded NCAA tournament team (yahoosports.com)
- College Sports Today (Sirius XM College Sports Radio)
- How Lipscomb is Preparing for its Second NCAA Tournament Appearance (Athlon Sports)
- Jacob Ognacevic bounces back after missing season due to injury and leads Lipscomb into NCAA Tournament (NBCSports.com)
- Story about Wisconsin natives Jacob Ognacevic and Grant Asman (WISN-ABC Milwaukee)
- The Weather Channel team forecasts