Tommy Lee (middle) introduces himself alongside Gerrado Gomez (left) and Lars Newlander to students attending the League of Legends info session held inside of the eSports arena on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. (Larry Valenzuela/ The Collegian)

League of Legends launches in February at Fresno State

By Marc Anthony Lopez

Jan 15, 2020

Fresno State Student Involvement has set a date for the unveiling of the first two eSports teams at Fresno State.

Both the League of Legends and Overwatch rosters will be shown off at a launch party on Feb. 3. The launch event will be held in Bulldog Zone, which is located in the lower level of the University Student Union. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The birth of eSports at Fresno State dates back to the beginning of the 2019 semester where development of the first two teams began.

At first, the League of Legends team was meant to be the only team to start off, while expansion into other franchises such as Overwatch were planned for a later date.

Student Involvement would later find its “perfect person” to assemble the League of Legends roster. It was announced at an information session on Oct. 28 that Tommy Cherta Lee, a 27-year old Fresno native, was hired on as head coach of the League of Legends varsity team.

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