Fearsome Foursomes.

With the recent conclusion of March Madness, NIKE, Inc. proudly salutes each of its eight men and women’s college basketball teams who made it to Houston and Indianapolis.

In Houston for the men’s Final Four, University of Oklahoma faced Villanova University followed by Syracuse University taking on University of North Carolina. The Sunday women’s matchups in Indianapolis, University of Connecticut played Oregon State University while Syracuse University and University of Washington faced off in the second game.

BY THE NUMBERS

In the past decade (2006-2016), NIKE, Inc. has sponsored nearly 80 percent of men and women’s Division 1 Final Four basketball teams.

Since 2001, there have been 11 Final Fours featuring all NIKE, Inc.-sponsored teams (nine men’s and two women’s).

NIKE, Inc. schools represented 69 percent of this year’s men’s tournament field and58 percent of the women’s field.

This year, NIKE, Inc. will proudly sponsor its 16th NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball Champion and its 13th NCAA Division 1 Women’s Basketball Champion of the last 20 years.

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