ACC tourney officially heading to NYC

[Atticus]

...after signing a deal with Barclays Center. Two conference tournaments will go head-to-head in the same city, possibly as soon as 2017. The B1G is also interested in NYC.

http://chapelboro.com/sports/acc/acc-tournament-going-new-york/

[ChicosBailBonds]

Our conference fans are going to have to step up and travel, or it will look very poor in comparison.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

And it's only for 1 year.

[ecompt]

Wonder how many will travel from the Carolinas to Brooklyn the second week of March?

[Dawson Rental]

And it's only for 1 year.

And if the Big 10 goes it will also be at the Barclays' Center during a different year.

Having the Conference Tournament every year in NYC is still a Big East thang.

[Atticus]

And it's only for 1 year.

And future sites have yet to be determined. My guess is that the ACCT rotates between Greensboro, DC, and NYC once all the dust settles. I also wouldn't be surprised if the B1G at least gives it a try for one year as well.

[ecompt]

Big Ten basketball is exactly the type Brooklyn fans will despise.

[Atticus]

Big Ten basketball is exactly the type Brooklyn fans will despise.

Wealthy Brooklyn hipsters and Midwestern traditionals together, at last.

[79Warrior]

Wonder how many will travel from the Carolinas to Brooklyn the second week of March?

Plenty

[ecompt]

Plenty

They had better, because no one in the metro area will give a crap.

[bradley center bat]

Can't wait for those fans to see Miami, FSU, Wake, GT and so on!

[79Warrior]

They had better, because no one in the metro area will give a crap.

Carolina travels well, and Cuse will fill the joint anyway. I will bet they average more tickets sold for that tourney than the BE tourney.

[ChicosBailBonds]

They had better, because no one in the metro area will give a crap.

Last I recall, Duke's largest alumni base was in NYC.  UNC's third largest, so on and so forth.  I think there will be plenty living in the area that will come and watch.  Cuse will have plenty of folks.

[MU82]

Carolina travels well, and Cuse will fill the joint anyway. I will bet they average more tickets sold for that tourney than the BE tourney.

Very possibly, especially with the "newness" factor of it all. 'Cuse fans will be represented strongly. I think they plan their entire vacations around hoops tourney time.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Very possibly, especially with the "newness" factor of it all. 'Cuse fans will be represented strongly. I think they plan their entire vacations around hoops tourney time.

Not tough for Pitt fans to get over either....many Pitt fans in NYC, in Philly, etc.

[Atticus]

Last I recall, Duke's largest alumni base was in NYC.  UNC's third largest, so on and so forth.  I think there will be plenty living in the area that will come and watch.  Cuse will have plenty of folks.

The research triangle might be no.1 for Duke now. Even so, NYC is in the top two of Duke alumni hubs.
NYC is #3 for UNC.
NYC is #1 for Syracuse
NYC is #3 for Pitt
Plenty of subway domer homers for ND along with a strong alumni presence.
UL traveled extremely well while in the BE.
I'm sure NYC is top 5 for both BC and Miami.

[ChicosBailBonds]

The research triangle might be no.1 for Duke now. Even so, NYC is in the top two of Duke alumni hubs.
NYC is #3 for UNC.
NYC is #1 for Syracuse
NYC is #3 for Pitt
Plenty of subway domer homers for ND along with a strong alumni presence.
UL traveled extremely well while in the BE.
I'm sure NYC is top 5 for both BC and Miami.

Thanks.  I may have read it as #1 outside the Carolinas, I can't remember.  Appreciate the update

[Superfan]

Having gone to the BE tourney every year we were in it Syracuse & UConn traveled the best.  Pitt was okay and Louisville was a distant fourth.  The Domers were almost non-existent. 

[Gato78]

I think the fascination with Brooklyn will soon fade. Brooklyn is not Manhattan and it never will be. Is it really any better than Newark? I may well be wrong on the Brooklyn renaissance but it is never going to equal Manhattan and MSG. Never.

[79Warrior]

I think the fascination with Brooklyn will soon fade. Brooklyn is not Manhattan and it never will be. Is it really any better than Newark? I may well be wrong on the Brooklyn renaissance but it is never going to equal Manhattan and MSG. Never.

Dude, its right over the bridge. A 10 minute subway ride from midtown Manhattan. Everyone stays in NYC anyway. Its a great venue and as close as can be.

[Gato78]

So is Newark. It doesn't make Newark anything other than Newark.

[Atticus]

I think the fascination with Brooklyn will soon fade. Brooklyn is not Manhattan and it never will be. Is it really any better than Newark? I may well be wrong on the Brooklyn renaissance but it is never going to equal Manhattan and MSG. Never.

Millionaires and billionaires that are investing in real estate in Brooklyn obviously disagree with you; they aren't investing in bricks and mortar because it's a fad. Of course Barclays won't rival MSG in perception or reputation, but it already is in terms of bookings.

And if neighborhoods truly mattered, think about this: the Yankees play in Bronx, the Mets play in Queens, and the Jets and Giants play in....Jersey.

[bradley center bat]

UNC has 4,000 unsold seats versus Texas.  Attendance: 17,143

[ecompt]

Carolina travels well, and Cuse will fill the joint anyway. I will bet they average more tickets sold for that tourney than the BE tourney.

You are assuming that Boeheim will still be at Cuse and that the NCAA, which is still looking at the program, allows them to stay eligible. If St. John's gets itself straightened out and Nova stays strong, the BE Tourney will still sell out MSG.

[chapman]

Wonder how many will travel from the Carolinas to Brooklyn the second week of March?

Enough of them will.  It's pretty much a state holiday when the tournament is in Greensboro so they're going to be very pissy about this for awhile, but that's the price the NC teams will have to pay now that they don't run the conference.