A-10 won't change Barclays dates
Sports Illustrated reported Friday that the ACC was close to finalizing a deal with the Barclays for a two-year deal that would begin in 2017 after the ACC goes to Greensboro, N.C., in 2015 and Washington, D.C., in 2016.
The source said the Barclays hasn't approached the A-10 about shortening its deal and the A-10 would not get out of the deal early. But the source said the A-10 is open to negotiating a deal with the ACC that would keep the A-10 at the Barclays Center the same week as the ACC, in addition to a non-conference scheduling agreement with the two conferences (A-10 and then ACC in the same week).
The source said the A-10 is not going to pack up and leave the Barclays or give up the weekend dates unless there is a deal beneficial to the league. The A-10 would also be open to a similar deal with the Big Ten about Championship Week at the Barclays.
A Big Ten official told ESPN earlier in the season that the Big Ten would have an East Coast rotation for its tournament in later years, with the additions of Rutgers and Maryland, with the possible destinations being New York or Washington, D.C.
The A-10 is also looking at sites for 2018 and beyond and is open to moving its tournament around, possibly returning to the Philadelphia area or Washington, D.C.
Multiple ACC sources said the league is well aware of the A-10's deal with the Barclays and that no deal has been signed. The ACC sources said the league's athletic directors were expected to be updated at the spring meetings in May.
The ACC would like to get into Madison Square Garden, but MSG has a deal with the Big East through 2026, according to SI.
A source with connections to MSG told ESPN during the season that the arena would love to have the Big East and the ACC in the same week but that would mean having the Big East move earlier in the week, a move that is unlikely to occur
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- ESPN.com | March 14, 2014
Sports Illustrated reported Friday that the ACC was close to finalizing a deal with the Barclays for a two-year deal that would begin in 2017 after the ACC goes to Greensboro, N.C., in 2015 and Washington, D.C., in 2016.
The source said the Barclays hasn't approached the A-10 about shortening its deal and the A-10 would not get out of the deal early. But the source said the A-10 is open to negotiating a deal with the ACC that would keep the A-10 at the Barclays Center the same week as the ACC, in addition to a non-conference scheduling agreement with the two conferences (A-10 and then ACC in the same week).
The source said the A-10 is not going to pack up and leave the Barclays or give up the weekend dates unless there is a deal beneficial to the league. The A-10 would also be open to a similar deal with the Big Ten about Championship Week at the Barclays.
A Big Ten official told ESPN earlier in the season that the Big Ten would have an East Coast rotation for its tournament in later years, with the additions of Rutgers and Maryland, with the possible destinations being New York or Washington, D.C.
The A-10 is also looking at sites for 2018 and beyond and is open to moving its tournament around, possibly returning to the Philadelphia area or Washington, D.C.
Multiple ACC sources said the league is well aware of the A-10's deal with the Barclays and that no deal has been signed. The ACC sources said the league's athletic directors were expected to be updated at the spring meetings in May.
The ACC would like to get into Madison Square Garden, but MSG has a deal with the Big East through 2026, according to SI.
A source with connections to MSG told ESPN during the season that the arena would love to have the Big East and the ACC in the same week but that would mean having the Big East move earlier in the week, a move that is unlikely to occur
