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It appears that the 2021 NCAA Tournament is headed for Indianapolis. All of it.
The NCAA announced Monday that all 68 qualifying teams will head to a single location.
Per the announcement, the NCAA is “in talks” with Indianapolis to serve as host.
Yes, March Madness is getting its own bubble, just like the NBA had this year on the Disney campus. The league reported zero positive COVID-19 tests during its run from late July to mid-October.
Of course, the NBA invited only 12 teams of professional athletes to its bubble. A centralized location for the NCAA tourney would mean 68 teams worth of college kids in the same place.
That could be…um…interesting.
But March Madness is a major moneymaker simply by being on television. After shutting down college basketball’s main draw last season, the NCAA is determined not to let it happen again.
Can the high school gyms in Indianapolis handle the media? If one wants to hold the tournament ONLY in Indianapolis, it’s either that or Lucas Oil + Indiana Pacers + Butler, every day for two weeks to accommodate the games, then the Sweet Sixteen forward could roll on as planned at Lucas Oil. Final Four was there anyway in 2021.
I love it, I just look forward to seeing what the logistics are. If the whole state is opened, the facility list gets a lot longer.
Will not watch. (All sports are in timeout, except Golf, Tennis, and Title IX.)
They could use my high school gym in New Castle for games. 45 mind east. Home of Steve Alford and Kent Benson. Seats 9280. We also have a practice gym.
If any city can handle the logistics, it’s Indianapolis. Plus, you’d have the Pepsi Coliseum, U of Indy, Ball State, Assembly Hall, Mackey Arena and Indiana State all within an hour or so drive from Indy. Plus, as Gary said, they could utilize a couple of the larger high school gyms as well.
The only thing I’m worried about is that our idiot mayor has let downtown deteriorate during his tenure and his incompetence could get in the way.
Set up a few courts at lucas oil, play more than one game at a time there. Would be like an AAU tourney
Buffalo a prefect site. Arena. Canisius. ECC has a nice gym right down street from Arena for practices. Perfect.
Perfect site too