Regular MEAC tourneys to stay at Scope through 2018

NORFOLK, Virginia  -- Norfolk State's trip to the MEAC basketball tournament will continue to be short, and the city's mayor couldn't be happier about it.

The league's men's and women's tournaments will remain at Scope for an additional three years, keeping the event in the city through 2018, MEAC commissioner Dennis Thomas announced Thursday.

Thomas made the announcement in an outdoor ceremony attended by many MEAC coaches and city officials in the shadow of the USS Wisconsin at Nauticus.

Mayor Paul Fraim, who spoke at the ceremony, said retaining the event was a financial coup for the city.

"It's substantial," Fraim said.

"There are thousands of visitors who come and enjoy Norfolk and everything that we have to offer as well as attending the tournament."

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