NORFOLK, Virginia -- The MEAC tournament won’t be looking for a new home after all.
According to the Virginian Pilot, the conference has signed a three-year extension to keep its men’s and women’s basketball postseason tournaments at Norfolk’s Scope Arena.
The tournament has been held there since 2013 – and was played in Winston Salem, North Carolina before that – but the Pilot had previously reported that the MEAC was looking to move the tournament, and that was before Hampton announced it would be leaving for the Big South.
The tournament has been held there since 2013 – and was played in Winston Salem, North Carolina before that – but the Pilot had previously reported that the MEAC was looking to move the tournament, and that was before Hampton announced it would be leaving for the Big South.
Norfolk’s Scope is an aging arena originally built in 1971, but there are many positives at having the tournament there for the MEAC.
For starters, the MEAC offices are located there. Second, seven MEAC schools, aside from Hampton and Norfolk State who can practically walk to Scope, can drive there in less than five hours – Maryland Eastern Shore, Howard, Morgan State, Coppin State, Delaware State, North Carolina A&T and NC Central.
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