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2016 conference basketball tournament gifts

Here’s a look at the gifts (and the number of gift packages) provided by Division I basketball conferences to players competing in their men’s and women’s basketball tournaments this year.

ACC (750)*

Garmin Vivoactive GPS smartwatch
Under Armour long-sleeve tee and an online gift suite from which players can select one of the following: Beats by Dre Pill with speaker; Longchamp Le Pliage travel bag, tech bundle (Beats by Dre Solo2 headphones and Transducer 1600 charger); Slingbox M2; Garmin Vivoactive GPS smartwatch; men’s fashion bundle (Oakley Flak Jacket sunglasses and Oakley Halifax Pro bag); TCL 32-inch LED HDTV with HDMI cord.

America East (400)

Under Armour short-sleeve performance shirt.

American Athletic (462)

Online gift suite.

JBL Flip 3 splashproof wireless Bluetooth speaker
Atlantic 10 (644)

Online gift suite from which players can select one of the following: Fitbit Flex wireless activity and sleep wristband and New Balance fitness towel; JBL Flip 3 splashproof wireless Bluetooth speaker and 8000mAh external battery cell charger; Fossil women’s Riley rose gold watch; Fossil men’s stainless steel watch; Beats by Dre urBeats and premium power kit; Apple TV, HDMI cable and premium power kit.

Atlantic Sun (400)

Online gift suite from which players can select one of the following: sweatshirt; quarter-zip performance pullover; phone speaker/charger and ear buds; toiletry travel bag; backpack.

Big 12 (600)

Sling Media SlingTV
Online gift suite from which players can select one of the following: Powerbeats 2 wireless headphones and charger; Sling Media SlingTV; GoPro Hero with card and tripod; Michael Kors women’s watch; Diesel men’s watch; Beats by Dre Pill and charger; Michael Kors tote; Beats by Dre Solo2 headphones; Sonos music system; Bose SoundLink headphones; Kate Spade satchel; Apple TV with cable and gift card.

Big East (480)

Online gift suite from which players can select from products provided by Sony, Beats by Dre, Puma, Samsung, Xbox, Nikon and Michael Kors.

Big Sky (528)

All participants will receive a portable cellphone charger and a choice of one of the following: hooded sweatshirt, dri-fit tank top or Dri-Fit long-sleeve shirt.

Big South (550)

Under Armour Storm backpack

Men’s teams: Under Armour Storm backpack; women’s teams: Adidas Defender duffel bag.

Big Ten (420)

Beats by Dre urBeats.

Big West (352)

Dri-Fit long-sleeve T-shirt. Conference champions also will receive a medallion and a T-shirt.

Colonial Athletic (500)

Under Armour Twisted Tech pullover.

Conference USA (675)

Online gift suite from which players can select gifts from Kate Spade, Fossil, Ogio, Apple, JBL, Beats by Dre, Michael Kors and Ray-Ban.

Horizon (276)^

Men’s teams: personalized Fathead, replica piece of the tournament floor, Gatorade towel and water bottle, personalized locker room name plate, and a jacket; women’s teams: personalized locker room name plate and a jacket.

MEAC (450)

Russell backpack and T-shirt. Conference champions also will receive a watch, T-shirt and hat.

Metro Atlantic (550)

T-shirt and tote bag. Conference champions also will receive a T-shirt and hat.

Missouri Valley (500)

Brookstone Helix Bluetooth speaker.

Fossil ladies’ bangle and watch combination gift box

Mountain West (484)

Online gift suite from which players can select one of the following: Ray-Ban Aviator sunglasses; Fossil ladies’ bangle and watch combination gift box; Fossil men’s stainless steel watch; Michael Kors tote; Apple TV with HDMI cable and Brookstone cable organizer; Beats by Dre headphones; LG Tone Infinim wireless stereo headset with Brookstone cable organizer; Ogio backpack; Bose SoundLink Bluetooth speaker.

Northeast (352)

Backpack.

Ohio Valley (352)

Adidas long-sleeve Climalite fitted shirt.

Pac-12 (360)

Apple watch.

Patriot League (420)

Sport-Tek half-zip pullover.

SEC (400)

On-site gift suite from which players can select gifts from Apple, Beats by Dre, Amazon, Skagen Holst, Michael Kors, Keurig, Ray-Ban, Slingbox, LG, Diesel, Kate Spade, Marc Jacobs, Kenneth Cole and GoPro.

Southern (220)

Adidas shooting shirt and performance quarter-zip pullover.

Southland (240)

Backpack.

Summit League (368)

Wireless headphones. Conference champions also will receive a T-shirt and medal.

Under Armour duffel bag
Sun Belt (240)

Under Armour duffel bag, hat and shirt.

SWAC (300)

Tumbler. Conference champions also will receive a T-shirt and hat.

WAC (350)

Headphones.

West Coast (418)

Online gift suite.

* The 375 packages for the ACC men’s basketball tournament (in Washington, D.C.) are being paid for by that tournament’s host committee. The packages for the women’s tournament (in Greensboro, N.C.) are being provided by the conference.

^ For the Horizon League’s men’s tournament (in Detroit), all gifts except for the jacket will be paid for by the tournament’s host committee; the conference will provide the jacket. The conference will provide all the listed gifts for the women’s tournament (in Green Bay).

Notes: The Mid-American Conference does not provide participant gift packages. The Ivy League does not have a season-ending conference tournament. Additional packages can be bought and given to guests, such as sponsors and media partners. Product details were provided by conference officials and tournament organizers and are listed here based on the information that was available on March 2.

Compiled by: David Broughton and Brandon McClung

Sources: NCAA, conferences

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