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MSG, Syracuse to Host East Regionals in 2014 and ’15
Madison Square Garden and Syracuse will host the East Regionals of the NCAA Tournament in 2014 and ’15, respectively.
The Big East will host two of the four NCAA Regionals in March 2014 with Memphis hosting the South and St. John’s the East at MSG.
The Garden — which is undergoing renovation that will be completed by spring 2014 — hasn’t hosted an NCAA Tournament game since 1961, but hosted 71 such games between 1943-61.
“Only three arenas have hosted more tournament games than Madison Square Garden, despite it being more than five decades since the last time it hosted,” NCAA vice president of men’s basketball Dan Gavitt said. “That gives you a great sense of the historical significance of bringing the tournament back there.”
This year’s Final Four will be held at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. In 2014, Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas will host the event, followed by Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis in 2015 and Reliant Stadium in Houston in 2016.
Here’s the full schedule from the NCAA:
2014 DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL PRELIMINARY ROUND HOSTS
DATE
HOST
ROUND
SITE
FACILITY
March 18-19
Dayton
First Four
Dayton, Ohio
UD Arena
March 20/22
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2nd/3rd Rounds
Buffalo, N.Y.
First Niagara Center
March 20/22
Marquette
2nd/3rd Rounds
Milwaukee, Wis.
Bradley Center
March 20/22
Stetson
2nd/3rd Rounds
Orlando, Fla.
Amway Center
March 20/22
Washington State
2nd/3rd Rounds
Spokane, Wash.
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
March 21/23
NC State
2nd/3rd Rounds
Raleigh, N.C.
PNC Arena
March 21/23
Texas-San Antonio
2nd/3rd Rounds
San Antonio, Texas
AT&T Center
March 21/23
San Diego State
2nd/3rd Rounds
San Diego.
Viejas Arena
March 21/23
Missouri Valley Conference
2nd/3rd Rounds
St. Louis
Scotttrade Center
March 27/29
Big West Conference
West Regional
Anaheim, Calif.
Honda Center
March 27/29
Memphis
South Regional
Memphis, Tenn.
FedEx Forum
March 28/30
Horizon League
Midwest Regional
Indianapolis
Lucas Oil Stadium
March 28/30
St. John’s/Big East Conference
East Regional
New York
Madison Square Garden
2015 DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL PRELIMINARY ROUND HOSTS
Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
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Madison Square Garden and Syracuse will host the East Regionals of the NCAA Tournament in 2014 and ’15, respectively.
The Big East will host two of the four NCAA Regionals in March 2014 with Memphis hosting the South and St. John’s the East at MSG.
The Garden — which is undergoing renovation that will be completed by spring 2014 — hasn’t hosted an NCAA Tournament game since 1961, but hosted 71 such games between 1943-61.
“Only three arenas have hosted more tournament games than Madison Square Garden, despite it being more than five decades since the last time it hosted,” NCAA vice president of men’s basketball Dan Gavitt said. “That gives you a great sense of the historical significance of bringing the tournament back there.”
This year’s Final Four will be held at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. In 2014, Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas will host the event, followed by Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis in 2015 and Reliant Stadium in Houston in 2016.
Here’s the full schedule from the NCAA:
