Video Gaming News - August 2004
San Rafael, CA (August 13, 2004) - ESPN Videogames today announced that
Josh Childress, former Stanford University guard-forward and first round pick of
the Atlanta Hawks, has been selected as cover athlete for ESPN College Hoops
2K5. ESPN Videogames and Childress' attorney Lon Babby of Williams & Connolly of
Washington D.C., jointly announced the deal today.
"I'm honored to be part of ESPN College Hoops 2K5," said Childress. "In my
downtime at Stanford, I loved playing ESPN College Hoops. The game brings
together the things I loved about playing college ball - high emotion and fast
action. The technology of ESPN College Hoops 2K5 is amazing. It does a great job
capturing the essence of college basketball."
From ESPN Videogames:
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks as the sixth overall pick in the
2004 NBA Draft, Childress was the centerpiece of the Stanford team that was
ranked #1 for most of the 2003-04 season. Childress helped lead the Cardinal to
three NCAA Tournament appearances, a Pac-10 Championship, and made Stanford
history when was named an AP First-Team All American. Additionally, Childress
became the first Cardinal player to be named Pac-10 Player of the Year. In his
sophomore (2002-03) season, Childress became the first small forward in the
history of the Pac-10 to lead the conference in rebounding (8.1 rpg).
College basketball fans are immersed in the action as ESPN College Hoops 2K5
offers the most intense and intuitive college game play available.
ESPN-authentic presentation, stunning graphics, and breakthrough features
permeate ESPN College Hoops 2K5.
Coming this November for the PlayStation(r)2 computer entertainment system and
Xbox videogame system from Microsoft, ESPN College Hoops 2K5 is produced by
Visual Concepts-SEGA's sports studio.
For more information on ESPN College Hoops 2K5 and other ESPN Videogames titles,
log on to:
www.espnvideogames.com.
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