Fans Invited to Attend ESPN Gameday Telecast
January 30, 2008 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 30, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - ESPN's College Gameday will make a visit to Louisville's Freedom Hall on Saturday, Feb. 9, with the Cardinals' game against Georgetown as the centerpiece for the telecast.
Doors will open to Freedom Hall at 9:15 a.m. ET Saturday morning for fans to attend the event. It is open to the public and there will be a specific area reserved for U of L students. Free donuts and beverages will be available. Entertainment and contests, including awards for best dressed and best banner, will be provided within the arena from 10-11 a.m. and the ESPN College Gameday show will air live from 11 a.m. ET until noon.
The first 2,000 fans will receive rollabannas sponsored by State Farm. One lucky student will have the opportunity to shoot a half-court shot to win $7,500. The arena will be cleared immediately following the completion of the program at noon.
Fans are encouraged to park and enter the front entrance of Freedom Hall due to another scheduled event in Broadbent Arena. There is a $5 parking fee at the Kentucky Exposition Center, however, U of L students can pick up a voucher for free parking while supplies last at the U of L ticket offices located near Gate 2 of Papa John's Cardinal Stadium or at the Student Activities Center.
Students may also ride to the event on one of the free shuttle busses that will pick up at three locations: Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, the bus stop near the Student Activities Center and near Community Park at Fourth and Brandeis Streets. The shuttle service will begin at 9 a.m. and will operate after the Gameday program is completed at noon.
The show will also air live in the evening from 8-9 p.m. ET prior to the game. U of L fans with tickets to the game that evening are encouraged to arrive early for the live telecast. Doors to Freedom Hall will open at 7:30 p.m. ET for the sold-out contest. The set, which will be manned by Rece Davis, Jay Bilas, Digger Phelps and Hubert Davis, will be located courtside in Freedom Hall for the morning show and at the top of section 116 in the northwest corner of the arena in the evening.
Freedom Hall last served as the site for ESPN College Gameday on Jan. 21, 2006 when third-ranked Connecticut faced the Cardinals.
