RALEIGH A recent NCAA rule change has forced one of the most prominent club basketball tournaments in the country off the campuses of N.C. State, Duke and North Carolina, leaving its organizer scrambling to find venues.
Basketball recruiting analyst Bob Gibbons' 20th Tournament of Champions, which traditionally attracts 128 of the top boys' club basketball teams from across the country, is scheduled to tip off Memorial Day weekend. This month, however, the NCAA's Legislative Council adopted a proposal prohibiting Division I programs from hosting competitions in which men's prospective athletes participate.
Last year, Gibbons' three-day tournament used 18 area courts, including 12 on the Duke, N.C. State and North Carolina campuses.
"I don't know what we are going to do," Gibbons said. "I've got teams that have already purchased their airplane tickets to come. This really yanks the rug from under us."
Gibbons had rented five courts at North Carolina, including three at the Smith Center; three at N.C. State, including Reynolds Coliseum, and four courts at Duke, including Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The NCAA rule does not affect girls' club team tournaments, such as last weekend's Deep South Classic, which used N.C. State, Duke and North Carolina facilities.
SO, DON'T EXPECT TO BE PLAYING AT THE GEORGIA TECH REC CENTER THIS WEEKEND.
SO, DON'T EXPECT TO BE PLAYING AT THE GEORGIA TECH REC CENTER THIS WEEKEND.
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