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Maybe the C7 won't have the Garden for too long...
The ACC is considering moving its tournament to New York City, a top league official confirmed Friday.
The ACC Tournament is in Greensboro for this weekend, 2014 and 2015. The ACC was founded in Greensboro in 1953 and its headquarters remain in the city.
Many cities covet the tournament, and the ACC will announce the host cities for at least 2016-2021 this spring. Karl Hicks, the league's associate commissioner who runs the tournament, told WNCN the conference will discuss the matter at its April meetings and again in May. He said a decision is possible in April but more likely in May.
It's possible, Hicks said, that the tournament could announce dates through 2023.
Hicks would not disclose who is bidding, but Greensboro, Charlotte, Atlanta, Tampa and Washington are believed to be in the hunt.
Hicks confirmed that Madison Square Garden and the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn did not make a bid. ESPN has reported those bids were due last September.
But the ACC has an interest in New York, especially now that Syracuse, Pittsburgh and Notre Dame – which has a strong Northeast following – are joining the league.
The ACC is considering moving its tournament to New York City, a top league official confirmed Friday.
The ACC Tournament is in Greensboro for this weekend, 2014 and 2015. The ACC was founded in Greensboro in 1953 and its headquarters remain in the city.
Many cities covet the tournament, and the ACC will announce the host cities for at least 2016-2021 this spring. Karl Hicks, the league's associate commissioner who runs the tournament, told WNCN the conference will discuss the matter at its April meetings and again in May. He said a decision is possible in April but more likely in May.
It's possible, Hicks said, that the tournament could announce dates through 2023.
Hicks would not disclose who is bidding, but Greensboro, Charlotte, Atlanta, Tampa and Washington are believed to be in the hunt.
Hicks confirmed that Madison Square Garden and the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn did not make a bid. ESPN has reported those bids were due last September.
But the ACC has an interest in New York, especially now that Syracuse, Pittsburgh and Notre Dame – which has a strong Northeast following – are joining the league.
