The Garden to get NCAA Tourney Games Again?

In a story that will affect the world of NBA basketball and NHL hockey a bit more than it does NCAA basketball- at least in the immediate future- New York’s Madison Square Garden has announced that it will undergo a $500 million renovation project to get it up to snuff. The current arena is one of the oldest in use by a pro sports team, and although it certainly has character and a lot of great memories, the cries to get the place renovated have been loud and growing louder for a long time.

Now that the place is getting a once-over, the NCAA basketball higher-ups are thinking that the NCAA Tournament should be held there… perhaps as soon as a couple of years. ESPN’s article about this quotes NCAA basketball president Greg Shaheen:

“The renovation makes it much more conducive to the kind of space we would take a look at. We are not in an active bid cycle right now with everything awarded through 2011, but it is always part of an ongoing discussion. Clearly Madison Square Garden is interested, and I think the basketball committee is interested as well.”

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