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NCAA.com | March 17, 2014

March Madness ‘Underdog Moments’ allows fans to choose the best moment

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. -- There comes a time during every NCAA March Madness when the underdog comes face to face with the goliath. Every year, basketball fans are witness to amazing buzzer-beating moments and historical, dramatic upsets. So many great underdog moments have occurred it’s hard to pick the best one ever! Until now …

As Official Locker Room Products of NCAA Championships, Degree Men® deodorant is creating “Clash of the Underdogs,” a series of brackets that place history’s favorite March Madness underdog victories against each other, and gives fans the chance to vote for the greatest of all time. Beginning March 17, fans can visit DegreeBasketball.com and vote for their favorite NCAA March Madness “underdog moments,” and then register for the chance to win a trip to the 2015 NCAA Final Four in Indianapolis.

Basketball superstar, Stephen Curry is someone who is very familiar with underdog and buzzer-beating moments. From leading his college team to two March Madness appearances in a row, to becoming one of the best guards in pro basketball, Curry constantly pushes himself to DO:MORE and IMPROVE. With the help from Degree Men, Curry is on a mission to inspire others to push themselves to DO:MORE and IMPROVE no matter their passion.

Fans can visit YouTube.com/DegreeMen to view an exciting short film series, directed by musical artist John Legend, showcasing how Stephen Curry pushes himself to DO:MORE off the court in order to IMPROVE on the court.

To push guys to DO:MORE during the hype of March Madness, Degree Men® deodorant has released a limited edition NCAA basketball-themed Sport Defense stick from its Adrenaline Series line featuring new and improved MOTIONSENSE Technology. Triggered by even the most sudden and slightest of body movements, Degree with patented MOTIONSENSE is the only antiperspirant/deodorant that releases extra microcapsules when you start to move – not just when you start to sweat – protecting you from sweat and odor for 48 hours and allowing you to DO:MORE. The more you move, the more it protects.

“Degree Men is proud to partner with pro basketball guard Stephen Curry and the NCAA and to give fans the chance to vote on the greatest March Madness underdog moment of all time,” said Matthew McCarthy, Senior Marketing Director, Unilever North America. “And just in time for March Madness, we’re offering a limited edition NCAA basketball-themed Sport Defense deodorant stick with new and improved MOTIONSENSE Technology to help guys stay ahead of odor and sweat during those buzz-beating moments.”

For more information on Degree Men, visit DegreeDeodorant.com/Men, Facebook.com/DegreeMen and Twitter.com/DegreeMen. Fans can view the short film series on Stephen Curry at YouTube.com/DegreeMen.

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