NCAA Shoots Down Idea Of 350-Plus Team NCAA Tournament

By ADAM ZAGORIA

One day after Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and his fellow ACC coaches publicly endorsed a 350-plus team NCAA Tournament, the NCAA blocked it like Kawhi Leonard’s middle finger.

Dan Gavitt, NCAA executive senior vice president of basketball, issued the following statement.

Statement from @NCAA SVP Dan Gavitt on the @accmbb proposal for an all eligible Division I 2021 @marchmadness: pic.twitter.com/rUQ1jHuYcB
— Andy Katz (@TheAndyKatz) September 10, 2020

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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. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.