Wake Forest Athletics
ACC Basketball Tournament Comes to Brooklyn in 2017 and 2018
3/26/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 26, 2014
BROOKLYN - Barclays Center announced today a two-year agreement with the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and an extension with the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) that secures postseason conference tournaments in Brooklyn's major sports and entertainment venue through 2021.
The ACC Men's Basketball Tournament will be played at Barclays Center in 2017 and '18. The A-10 will continue to hold its championship at Barclays Center in 2015 and 2016 and then return to the venue for three years in 2019, 2020 and 2021. The ACC and the A-10 will play inter-conference doubleheaders at Barclays Center in 2015, 2016 and 2017. In addition, the A-10 has secured a spot for its teams to participate in the annual BROOKLYN HOOPSTM events at Barclays Center.
"It's exciting to bring the elite ACC and its storied men's basketball tournament history to Brooklyn," said Barclays Center CEO Brett Yormark. "We're looking forward to extending our Atlantic 10 partnership starting in 2019 through 2021 and creating competitive inter-conference doubleheaders with the ACC and the A-10. I want to thank ACC Commissioner John Swofford and Atlantic 10 Commissioner Bernadette McGlade for their commitment to Barclays Center and to Brooklyn. It's clear that our position with both Conferences validates Barclays Center as the leading college basketball venue in the country."
"We are pleased that the ACC Basketball Tournament will be played at Barclays Center in 2017 and 2018," said ACC Commissioner John Swofford. "Barclays Center has quickly emerged as one of the premier sports and entertainment venues in the world and Brooklyn is a hot spot within the New York marketplace, which is an important part of our league's new footprint. I appreciate the cooperation and ongoing relationship with Bernadette McGlade and I want to thank Brett Yormark for his tireless efforts as this is an outstanding opportunity for our players, coaches, alumni and fans that continue to support the ACC and our 15 member institutions."
