C-USA Basketball Tourney moving from Memphis to Tulsa

[Harry]

1. Conference USA coaches and athletic directors met in Destin, Fla., Monday and, according to multiple sources, there is a strong movement to move the 2013 conference tournament from Memphis to Tulsa. Memphis is leaving for the Big East after next season and while it would make more economic sense to keep the event where it is, there isn't a lot of goodwill toward the Tigers to give them an added advantage in their final season in the conference. A decision on the tournament will be made next month.

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[golfingomez]

i wish it was the 2014 tournament instead

[NT03]

Yes please

[UNT Mean Green]

How about Dallas, where the conference headquarters are located?

[UNTflyer]

How about Dallas, where the conference headquarters are located?

Most likely the same stick-it-to-them rule applies for this season. No school leaving was going to host this year.

Reynolds Center is not a bad arena, but can't say much about Tulsa being a destination city.

[Green Mean]

Does the tourney have to be hosted by a specific university? If not I think a more destination place and/or a bigger city/metro area would be a lot better for the fans.

[Mean Green Scrappy]

I am all for picking one place and going there every year, like Hot Springs

[UNTflyer]

New Orleans

[Maduro]

does nashville interest anyone besides me?

[GRN-WHT]

Most likely the same stick-it-to-them rule applies for this season. No school leaving was going to host this year.

Reynolds Center is not a bad arena, but can't say much about Tulsa being a destination city.

It probably won't be at the Reynolds Center, last time Tulsa hosted, it was at the BOK Center.

[Mark Gommesen]

How about Dallas, where the conference headquarters are located?

Unfortunately, that means SMU would be the host school.

[Mean Green Scrappy]

does nashville interest anyone besides me?

I like Nashville but I want a city that I know our fans will drive to, like New Orleans. I don't see many of our fans driving to Nashville therefore I would support some place like New Orleans.

[gksmith]

Permanent home for the tournament or rotate like before?

I like the neutral site tournament idea. Make everyone travel.

[greeninok]

i would like for it to be in tulsa every year, its only an hour and a half drive for me, and the BOK Center is only a couple of yrs old and very nice.

[greenminer]

I might have a problem with this if Tulsa is winning the tourney year in and out.

However, if UNT is the one winning, I'm all for it.