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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGreenville replaces Greensboro as 2017 NCAA tournament men's site
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Andy Katz
ESPN Senior Writer
Greenville, South Carolina, will host first- and second-round games of the NCAA men's basketball tournament in March, seizing the games away from Greensboro, North Carolina, as the state of South Carolina benefited from a ban of championship events from the state of North Carolina.
The NCAA announced the move Friday, giving South Carolina its first championship men's basketball event since 2002. The move comes a year after the Confederate flag was removed from the state capitol in Columbia. The flag was the reason the NCAA previously wouldn't place official championship events in the state.
Furman University and the Southern Conference will host the event on March 17 and 19, 2017 ...
http://www.espn.com.au/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/17737922/greenville-south-carolina-host-relocated-ncaa-tournament-games
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(67,030 posts)underpants
(182,271 posts)Greensboro has been a mainstay of the tournsment for years