INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA announced the grand opening of the NCAA Photo Store on NCAA.com. Consumers may visit the store and purchase photography products for gifts, home wall art, or office decorations. Brought to fans through a unique relationship between the NCAA, AP Images, Replay Photos and Rich Clarkson and Associates, LLC, the NCAA Photo Store will offer retail sales of current and archival photos for all NCAA championship events.
“We are looking forward to the launch of our official photo store,” said Greg Shaheen, NCAA senior vice president for men’s basketball and business strategies. “We have been working diligently to find a photo solution for NCAA sports fans. The NCAA Photo Store will allow alumni, students and collegiate sports fans to capture their favorite championship moments and memories in a timely manner. In addition to the pictures that define the NCAA’s rich history, we will add photos from the most recent championship events throughout the season, including the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, the Men’s and Women’s Frozen Four® and the Men’s and Women’s College World Series®.”
Powered by Replay Photos, the special NCAA.com Web site features pictures of all 88 NCAA championships across all three Divisions. More than 500 images are included in the gallery, and pictures from this year’s tournaments will be posted each day of championship competition.
Each image available at the NCAA Photo Store has been captured by AP Images or Rick Clarkson and Associates, LLC, which is the official NCAA championships photographer. AP Images and the NCAA entered into a content licensing partnership in February, while Clarkson has served as the official NCAA championships photographer since 1994.
Photographic prints are reproduced in a variety of sizes (6 x 8, 9 x 12, 12 x 16, 15 x 20, 18 x 24) and may be purchased framed, unframed, or gallery wrapped on canvas. A custom online framing system allows visitors to construct a variety of matting and framing options and view their product prior to purchase. Unframed photos are shipped one business day after sale and framed photos are guaranteed to be shipped three business days after sale. Visit www.ncaa.com/photos to view all product offerings.
About the NCAA
The NCAA is a membership-led nonprofit association of colleges and universities committed to supporting academic and athletic opportunities for more than 400,000 student-athletes at more than 1,000 member colleges and universities. Each year more than 54,000 student-athletes compete in NCAA championships in Divisions I, II and III sports. Visit www.NCAA.org and www.NCAA.com for more details about the Association, its goals and members and corporate partnerships that help support programs for student-athletes. The NCAA is proud to have the following elite companies as official Corporate Champions - AT&T, Coca-Cola and Pontiac - and the following elite companies as official Corporate Partners-Enterprise, Hershey’s, The Hartford, Lowe’s, Sheraton and State Farm.
About Replay Photos
Replay Photos is the leading provider of licensed collegiate campus and athletic photography products. The company launched its first online photo store in the winter of 2003, and today works with over 70 universities while offering more than 40,000 images to college sports fans across the country. For more information or to view all product offerings, visit www.replayphotos.com.
About AP Images
AP Images, a division of the Associated Press, is one of the world’s largest collections of historical and contemporary imagery. As an essential source of photographs and graphics for professional image buyers, AP Images strives to meet the need of today’s global customer through superior image quality, selection and service. More information can be found at www.apimages.com.
NCAA, Frozen Four and College World Series are trademarks owned or licensed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
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