Cornell begins its road to the Final Four on March 19th with your choice of two gatherings.

Cornell Men's Basketball NCAA Tournament First Round Television Watch Party
In Boston: The Sports Depot, 353 Cambridge Street, Allson, MA
Suburbs: CBS Scene, Patriot Place @ Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, MA; Michael Seznec '85, GM and Host

General Info:

The Cornell men's basketball team (27-4, 13-1 Ivy) has secured its bid to the NCAA Tournament's March Madness with their third Ivy League title in a row, a first in school history. Cornell has been awarded the 12th seed in the East Regional and will play #5 seed Temple in their opening round game in Jacksonville, Florida seeking their first ever NCAA tournament victory on the strength of the strongest team Cornell has ever produced. Temple is coached by Fran Dunphy, the former head coach of Penn. Cornell's head coach Steve Donahue worked as an assistant for Dunphy while at Penn. 

The Cornell Club of Boston will have two official watch parties. Please note that while CBS will broadcast all tournament games, only some games will be shown in their entirety on your local CBS network. Join us and see the entire Cornell game from start to finish. Should Cornell win their opening round game, they will advance to the second round on Sunday, March 21st against the winner of (4) Wisconsin vs. (13) Wofford. Information on the Second Round Television Watch Party is available.

Location #1:  Suburban:  CBS Scene, Patriot Place at Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, MA, Hosted by Michael Seznec '85, General Manager,

There's no better place to watch the game than at the official restaurant of the official network of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. CBS Scene is located directly adjacent to Gillette Stadium in Foxboro with ample free parking.  There will be half-priced appetizer specials and all Cornellians wearing Cornell colors will receive an additional 25% off the menu prices - just for being a Cornellian. CBS Scene will be giving away prizes throughout the tournament. Want a free order of chicken wings?  Go to the CBS Scene website, complete your bracket, print it out and bring it with you to the gathering - it's that simple.

Location #2: 
The Sports Depot, 353 Cambridge Street, Allston, MA OR

If you can't make it to CBS Scene because of the time, the date, transportation or whatever reason, please plan to join us at a location in the city of Boston. To be sure that we offer the location that is most convenient for the most number of people able to attend, we ask that you please choose option a, b or c as soon as possible.  For The Sports Depot location, it will be cash bar and pay-as-you-order for food - no specials are available. For the Jillian's location, free appetizers will be provided along with big screen television viewing of the game. The Sports Depot is conveniently located near the Green B line and the 66 bus route with free lot and on-street parking. 

RSVP REQUIRED: 
We know there are lots of Cornell sports fans out there but due to the unique weekday mid-day nature of this event, we know not everybody can stop and join us. For an accurate count attending at each location, an RSVP is a must given the unique nature and weekday time of this event to gauge the number of attendees. RSVP by e-mail only to Tom Pasniewski '98 at thp1@cornell.edu. Please do not contact the venue directly to RSVP. LET'S GO RED!