THE LAST FINAL FOUR ARENA: WHEN THE MEADOWLANDS HOSTED, 30 YEARS AGO
https://media.zenfs.com/en/app-com-asbury-park-press/1b94aa50811369d88e282e372c6b40e5
✍️ The NCAA Final Four used to take place in actual basketball arenas, but in 1996, it was held in a 70,000-seat football stadium at the Meadowlands in New Jersey. The event was a huge success, but the NCAA has since steered the Final Four away from arenas, opting for larger football domes.
👉 The NCAA Final Four used to take place in actual basketball arenas 👉 The 1996 event was held at the Meadowlands in New Jersey, a 70,000-seat football stadium 👉 The event was a huge success, with a full-court press effort by the Meadowlands to woo the NCAA 👉 The NCAA has since steered the Final Four away from arenas, opting for larger football domes 👉 The article features interviews with key figures involved in the 1996 event
-- #MichaelRowe #KevinMacConnell #BillRaftery #RickPiinto #JimBoeheim #RichardNixon #BillBradley #MikeKrzyzewski #JoeQuinlan #BobMulcahy #JerryCarino #Meadowlands #NewJersey #Philadelphia #EastRutherford #MadisonSquareGarden #Seattle #NewYorkCity #Rutgers #Cranbury #Syracuse #CarrierDome #sports
Loading quoted post…
