ACC’s ‘Battle In Brooklyn’ Set To Air On ESPNU
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference and Brooklyn’s Barclays Center teamed up for a historic first earlier this month. Basketball fans now have a chance to re-live some of the most memorable moments and get a first-hand look at what went on behind the scenes.
“Battle In Brooklyn: The 2017 New York Life ACC Tournament” documents this year’s Big Apple experience. The hour-long special takes viewers behind the scenes of a tournament that featured six games decided by six points or less and set several venue attendance records for college basketball before Duke outlasted Notre Dame in the Saturday night championship game.
The program debuts on ESPNU, beginning Friday (March 31) at 4 p.m., with three additional airing scheduled throughout the following week.
TA Films, in collaboration with ACC Advanced Media, takes the viewer into the locker rooms, outside into the team hallways and into postgame press conferences. Viewers will feel the intensity of the head coaches (mic’d up for extended access) and journey inside the ESPN production truck to experience a live broadcast. The “ACC Confessional” provides immediate reaction from coaches and players at the games’ conclusions.
With the help of narration by former Virginia standout and current television commentator Cory Alexander, “Battle In Brooklyn” goes beyond the on-court action for the human interest stories, such as Miami head coach Jim Larrañaga and Hurricane forward Kamari Murphy’s New York City connections.
Family connections also abound. NC State’s Torin Dorn takes the floor with the full support of his parents, who are alums of rival North Carolina, and his brother, who currently plays football for the Tar Heels. A father/son connection also exists at Syracuse between assistant coach Adrian Autry Sr. and walk-on Adrian Autry Jr.
Additional highlights include the story of Florida State’s 7-foot-1 Michael Ojo, figuratively and literally a “big man on campus” who, according to head coach Leonard Hamilton, could be elected student-body president. Equally compelling is a retrospective look at the journey of Clemson’s Jaron Blossomgame, who overcame injuries early in his career to become one of the nation’s premier players.
It makes for another compelling chapter as the ACC continues to set the gold standard for college basketball tournaments after more than six decades.
ESPNU has scheduled airings of “Battle In Brooklyn” at the following times:
Friday, March 31 at 4 p.m.
Sunday, April 2 at 11 a.m.
Monday, April 4 at 7 p.m.
Friday, April 7 at 9 a.m.
This marks the 20th consecutive year that an ACC Tournament documentary has been produced by ACC Advanced Media.
About the ACC
The Atlantic Coast Conference, now in its 64th year of competition and 15 members strong, has long enjoyed the reputation as one of the strongest and most competitive intercollegiate conferences in the nation. ACC members Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame, Pitt, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest continue to build upon the cornerstones on which the league was founded in 1953 with a consistent balance of academics, athletics and integrity. The ACC currently sponsors 27 NCAA sports – 14 for women and 13 for men – with member institutions located in 10 states. For more information, visit theACC.com and follow @theACC on Twitter and on Facebook (facebook.com/theACC).
About TA Films
TA Films is an Emmy Award-winning full service production company devoted to using the latest filmmaking technology to bring stories to life. Their team of talented individuals are passionate about creating a personal, unique experience with each project. TA Films is adept at working across the variety of genres of video production, including all-access sports programming, documentaries, reality TV, commercials, and music videos. TA Films prides itself in taking an idea through all stages of production from a pre-production concept to a post-production refined product. In the business of capturing moving pictures, their goal is to both capture and move emotions in order to not only make you see, but to make you feel.
