NCAA Tournament is so much more than wins and losses
When you talk about that body of experience [for Indianapolis], it makes this doable. It gives you an experience base that you can tap into, to pull things together.
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Mark Emmert: The unprecedented center of the March Madness universe
As fellow Hoosiers, we at the NCAA are so proud that the crowning achievement of college basketball will take place exclusively in a state with a rich and storied basketball tradition—a state we call home as NCAA employees.
Ryan Vaughn: The NCAA tournament is uniting our city
It’s taken thousands of Hoosier residents willing to put community first in order to take Indy’s success to the next level.
Melina Kennedy: Early planning amid pandemic put Indy ahead of pack
It has been a year of uncertainty and pain. And while this basketball tournament brings a figurative new spring to Indiana, we also need to acknowledge the hard months that brought us here.
Photo gallery: Big Ten’s women’s tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse
The Big Ten men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are underway in Indianapolis in advance of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament starting here next week. The women’s NCAA tournament will be in San Antonio. On Thursday, the Michigan State defeated No. 9 Indiana University, ousting it from the tournament in a year when the Hoosiers had […]
Three-week downtown arts festival to coincide with NCAA tournament
More than 600 artists, musicians, dancers and other creative types are expected to take part in Swish, an arts and cultural festival that will take over sidewalks and outdoor cultural spaces in downtown Indianapolis starting Saturday.
Duke pulls out of ACC tournament, ending NCAA tourney streak
The Blue Devils abruptly had to pull out of the tournament and end their season due to a positive COVID-19 test, ending their streak of 24 consecutive NCAA appearances that began in 1996.
Shirts or skins? Teams need only five to be eligible for NCAA tourney
In explaining a number of contingencies that could come into play if teams are exposed to COVID-19, NCAA senior VP of basketball Dan Gavitt said that as long as a team has five healthy players, it’s good to go.
Fred Glass: Decades of visionary leadership brought Indy to this moment
We have been the beneficiaries of decades of visionary, courageous leaders, public and private, Democratic and Republican, who literally built Indianapolis into the premier event city in the country.
AT&T installing 5G at Lucas Oil Stadium ahead of Final Four
The company said Wednesday it plans to install its 5G+ service in the seating bowl, concourse area and exterior spots at the stadium ahead of the Final Four.
Gargantuan graphics put Indy’s Sport Graphics in the spotlight
Indianapolis-based Sport Graphics is best known for its record-setting NCAA Final Four creations and the massive banners it creates to festoon the exteriors and interiors of everything from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to Lucas Oil Stadium.
NCAA tournament bracketology: Bubble teams catching a break with early conference tournaments
Much of the movement heading into Selection Sunday will occur later in the week, but there are seven tournaments wrapping up Monday and Tuesday.
Carl Doninger: A unique take from the Final Four hardwood
Like PopCon, the NCAA is in the business of “fun.” Fun will not be had if you are worried about yourself and the people in which you come into contact. It is just as important for the world to see that Indianapolis, and Indiana-at-large is taking this undertaking seriously.
Video: Hinkle set to host tournament games for first time in 80 years
IBJ spoke to Butler University President James Danko and Athletic Director Barry Collier about how this years tournament and the school’s back-to-back trips to the Final Four—intertwine.
State to host 138 college basketball games through next month
The state is expected to benefit from more than $140 million in economic impact and national exposure from the NCAA men’s basketball tournament alone, which will bring 67 games to Indianapolis, Bloomington and West Lafayette starting March 18.
State launches digital ad campaign to leverage exposure during NCAA tourney
To take advantage the national attention on Indiana as it hosts the entire NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the state has enlisted some famous Hoosiers and some up-and-coming residents for a campaign to show why Indiana is a great place to live, work, study and play.
Nate Feltman: Focusing on the business of sports has served Indy well
Hosting March Madness is an opportunity that has been in the making for nearly four decades as city leaders focused their economic development efforts on the business of sports.
NCAA tournament will be no party for event venues
Other than a few facilities that will be COVID testing sites, team lounges or overflow areas, most event spaces that usually glean revenue from tournament gatherings could be left out in the cold.
Brew Link brewpub set to open in downtown Indianapolis
Brew Link, which is owned by three Hendricks County couples, opened its first location in Plainfield in 2016. The Indianapolis location is slated for a mid-March opening.
Pavilion, Hinkle Fieldhouse to host ancillary events on Final Four weekend
The State Farm College Slam Dunk & 3-Point Championships will be held at Hinkle Fieldhouse, along with a historic black colleges and universities all-star game.