Nike signs on as official sponsor for MGM Resorts Main Event
Participating in this sponsorship deal:
About Sponsor:
Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area. It is the world's leading supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment, with revenue in excess of US$18.6 billion in its fiscal year 2008 . As of 2008, it employed more than 30,000 people worldwide. Nike and Precision Castparts are the only Fortune 500 companies headquartered in the state of Oregon, according to The Oregonian.
About Property:
The MGM Resorts Main Event is an 8 team college basketball tournament held during Monday and Wednesday of Thanksgiving week of NCAA Division I men's basketball season, with the inaugural tournament beginning in 2014. Games are held at the T-Mobile Arena beginning in 2017, with previous season being held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.[1] Starting in 2018, the Middleweight Bracket will be played at Cox Pavilion. Formerly known as the MGM Grand Main Event and the Men Who Speak Up Main Event, the tournament features two four-team brackets with each team playing two games in Las Vegas. Opening round games are played on campus.