March 15, 2010

LOGAN, Utah -

Click Here To Devote Your Facebook Status To USU Basketball

Utah State's Nike Tournament Ready Since Day One Home Page

Fans of Utah State men's basketball are being invited by Nike and USU Athletics Department to show that Aggies fans have been "Tournament Ready Since Day One," and can win a pep rally.

Nike, who is the official apparel outfitter of Utah State men's basketball and all Aggie athletic teams, has launched a web site campaign celebrating the top teams in college basketball, including the USU Aggies. Fans can explore the top 64 teams in college basketball via Nike's team-specific home pages and watch videos that break down what makes each team tough. ESPN personality Jay Bilas is featured on the USU page. The web site allows fans to explore each of the NCAA Tournament teams through program-specific home pages, featuring video content and social networking capabilities.

The Utah State page also gives fans the chance to update their Facebook status via the Tournament Ready application, which will automatically update a fan's status in support of the Aggies before and after each tournament match-up. The basketball program with the most fan support on Facebook when the tournament games begin on Thursday, March 18 at 10 a.m. (MT), will win a pep rally, thrown by Nike Basketball, Nike iD and Nike Pro Combat to kick off the 2010-11 season.

Be sure to check out the "Nike Tournament Ready Since Day One" web site at http://go.nike.com/tourney and show your support for the Aggies at the Utah State-specific page at http://go.nike.com/utahstate.

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