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NEW ORLEANS – Following the Sun Belt Conference's announcement to take its 2021-25 men's and women's basketball championships to Pensacola, Fla., here is a snapshot of what people are saying across media outlets and social media:
Call it “March Madness, Pensacola-Style” or even “The Road to Pensacola.” However the brand shakes out, Pensacola has nudged its way back into one of the most popular college sports landscapes. - Pensacola News Journal (
Sun Belt Conference Aims to Build 'March Madness, Pensacola-Style')
On Tuesday, the Sun Belt conference announced the Sun Belt men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will move from New Orleans to Pensacola starting in 2021. – WKRG-TV (
Sun Belt Basketball Tournament Moving to Pensacola Bay Center in 2021)
The Sun Belt Conference men's and women's basketball tournaments will be played at campus sites all over the Southeast beginning Saturday based this week's results. That won't be the case over the next five years. The Sun Belt announced Tuesday the league's partnership with Pensacola as the host site for the next five tournaments through the 2025 event. - Acadiana Advocate (
Sun Belt Announces Pensacola as Host Site for the Next Five Basketball Tournaments)
From 2021 until at least 2025 the scene will shift from New Orleans to Pensacola, Fla. This is the first time the conference will play the men’s championship in the Sunshine State. The women’s championship was held at the USF Dome in Tampa in 1988. – WSFA-TV (
Sun Belt Basketball Championships Shifting from New Orleans)
The Sun Belt Conference will hold its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments in Pensacola, Fla., for five years beginning in 2021. - AL.com (
Pensacola to Host Sun Belt Basketball Tournaments Beginning in 2021)
The Pensacola Bay Center could get $890,000 worth of upgrades if the Sun Belt Conference selects the site for its college basketball conference. – Pensacola News Journal (
Pensacola Bay Center could get $890,000 of Upgrades to Attract Sun Belt Conference)