Empire State Building Will Be Lit In BIG EAST Blue And Red For Championship Saturday
NEW YORK – The Empire State Building, an icon of New York City, will shine its world-famous tour lights red and blue in honor of the BIG EAST Basketball Tournament final on Saturday night. At 5:30 p.m. the BIG EAST Championship final will tip off on FOX as the BIG EAST Championship semifinal winners square off against each other and the next tournament champion is crowned.
The BIG EAST Conference has been an Empire State Building Lighting Partner five of the last six years.
BIG EAST fans are encouraged to tweet photos of the BIG EAST lighting to the BIG EAST using the handles @EmpireStateBldg and @BIGEAST with the hashtag #BEtourney. Other social media handles include Instagram @EmpireStateBldg and @BIGEASTconf; or Facebook.com/Empirestatebuilding.
As the most iconic building in the world, the Empire State Building is a significant part of pop culture and daily vernacular. The Empire State Building graces the skyline in thousands of movies and television shows, entices visits by international celebrities and dignitaries, and has won awards for its building restoration and ground-breaking energy-efficiency program. The Empire State Building’s world-famous tower lights transform the New York City skyline with annual holiday light shows and in celebration of cultural events, global happenings and special causes.
On Semifinal Friday, Rob Stone of FOX Sports joined Stu Jackson, BIG EAST Senior Associate Commissioner for Men’s Basketball and semifinal mascots from Villanova, Creighton and Xavier on the 86th Floor Observatory. Stone and Jackson gave their take on Friday’s semifinal matchups.