by Chris Maynard ([email protected])
With the exception of Tom Izzo getting a big recruit in Jaren Jackson, the most important thing to know from this week in college basketball was the NCAA's decision to remove tournament games from the state of North Carolina as a result of controversial House Bill 2.
Unless things change, this means that there will be no first and second round games in Greensboro during the 2017 NCAA Tournament.
Now when it comes to Greensboro and the NCAA Tournament, the year 1974 comes to mind.
Taking place in Greensboro, the 1974 Final Four resulted in David Thompson and North Carolina State ending Bill Walton's bid to win his third title at UCLA, and John Thompson winning his eighth straight title.
North Carolina State would go on to defeat Marquette in the national championship game. Al McGuire and the Warriors would return in 1977, defeating North Carolina.
Unless things change, this means that there will be no first and second round games in Greensboro during the 2017 NCAA Tournament.
Now when it comes to Greensboro and the NCAA Tournament, the year 1974 comes to mind.
Taking place in Greensboro, the 1974 Final Four resulted in David Thompson and North Carolina State ending Bill Walton's bid to win his third title at UCLA, and John Thompson winning his eighth straight title.
North Carolina State would go on to defeat Marquette in the national championship game. Al McGuire and the Warriors would return in 1977, defeating North Carolina.
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Of course, the NCAA decision means that there will be no tournament games (or moments like these) in the following North Carolina cities, at least for the foreseeable future:
- Raleigh.
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- Charlotte.
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- Winston Salem.
The NCAA now joins the NBA, which in August pulled the 2017 All-Star game from Charlotte, as removing major sporting events from the state of North Carolina.
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