A-10 tourney in Richmond?

[8legs1dream]

 

[SFspidur]

Bringing the A-10 championship trophy to the Robins Center...regardless of who wins!

 

[RichmondNative]

Hopefully the Spiders get the home mojo back in time.

 

[GKiller]

Hopefully the Spiders get the home mojo back in time.

Yep but we usually don’t get out of the quarters anyway.

 

[8legs1dream]

the Buccaneers are playing in and hosting the Super Bowl this year, will our Spiders follow suit?

 

[spider23]

the Buccaneers are playing in and hosting the Super Bowl this year, will our Spiders follow suit?

Who is our Tompa Bay 12?

 

[Eight Legger]

Well, if we needed any more motivation this year, here it is. Want to win the A10 title on your home court, in the only chance we'll probably ever have to do that? Here you go.

 

[Eight Legger]

I also wonder if there would be any type of exception made to allow people into the arena as spectators who have been fully vaccinated? There will be probably 100,000 people or so in that boat in this region by then.

 

[ChoppinBroccoli]

Bringing the A-10 championship trophy to the Robins Center...regardless of who wins!

Banner!

2021 ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP*
*held in this arena

 

[MrTbone]

Banner!

2021 ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP*
*held in this arena

2021 ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP* (Host)

FTFY

 

[97spiderfan]

I also wonder if there would be any type of exception made to allow people into the arena as spectators who have been fully vaccinated? There will be probably 100,000 people or so in that boat in this region by then.

Eight Legger, you just gave a tingle in my leg with that thought. Kudos to Mr. Hardt for getting this done. I'm a huge advocate for the tremendous PR opportunities for the MBB does the entire University and getting the RC more exposure in front a national audience is a great opportunity. Hopefully, our team can rise to the occasion and win this thing now.

 

[SFspidur]

It's official...

The two-site partnership will separate the four second round and quarterfinal games, traditionally played back-to–back at one site, for the first time in league history. Games 1 and 3 and games 2 and 4 will be split between Richmond’s Robins Center and VCU’s Siegel Center. Wednesday’s opening round, Saturday’s semifinals and Sunday’s championship final will be played at Richmond’s Robins Center. The location of each second round and quarterfinal game will be announced when championship seeding is announced.

A-10 Men’s Basketball Championship to be Co-Hosted at Richmond, VCU

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Atlantic 10 Conference announced Thursday the 2021 Men’s Basketball Championship, presented by Air Force Reserve, will be held on two campuses. The University of Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) will co-host the championship, which is scheduled for...

atlantic10.com

 

[iamaspider2013]

This makes sense for a lot of reasons but particularly because it means they can cut the tourney in half, minimizing cross-bracket contact until absolutely necessary. Theoretically this will reduce the possibility of the tournament being wiped out entirely by contact tracing.

 

[mr.spider]

This is super exciting! Go Spiders!

 

[urmite]

It's official...

A-10 Men’s Basketball Championship to be Co-Hosted at Richmond, VCU

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Atlantic 10 Conference announced Thursday the 2021 Men’s Basketball Championship, presented by Air Force Reserve, will be held on two campuses. The University of Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) will co-host the championship, which is scheduled for...

atlantic10.com

Norlander Tweet made it sound like they were skipping Wednesday this year...

 

[SFspidur]

Norlander Tweet made it sound like they were skipping Wednesday this year...

How so? His tweet mentions five rounds.

 

[urmite]

How so? His tweet mentions five rounds.

Because he put 2nd round + Quarters on one line so I erroneously read it as one day

 

[ur2K]

Smart choice - 2 arenas (sorry, - 1 arena, and 1 multipurpose gym facility), 2 practice facilities, plenty of hotel rooms. Dress rehearsal for hosting when the Henrico arena opens.

 

[Eight Legger]

This makes sense for a lot of reasons but particularly because it means they can cut the tourney in half, minimizing cross-bracket contact until absolutely necessary. Theoretically this will reduce the possibility of the tournament being wiped out entirely by contact tracing.

Agreed, except it doesn't sound like they are doing it that way, which is odd.

 

[SpiderFan]

The Spiders will host, but based on all the COVID issues, they won't actually play a game in their hosted tournament.