Ohio Valley Conference Announces Change to Format

[Locksley]

I am glad the tear down everything not brand new morons did not get to tear down a good arena that I have enjoyed many a game and event at.


Ohio Valley Conference Announces Change to Format and
Location of Future Basketball Championships
February 22, 2010 For Immediate Release Contact: Kyle Schwartz
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. � The Ohio Valley Conference announced a change in format and a new venue for its men�s
and women�s basketball championships on Monday.
Starting with the 2011 Championships, all eight men�s and all eight women�s teams that qualify for the tournament
field will gather at a single site for the entire tournament. Previously first round games were played on campus sites
with the semifinals and finals being held in Nashville.
The bracket will also shift from a traditional 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, etc. format to a merit-based format that rewards the top
teams during the regular season with byes into the quarterfinals and semifinals. Starting in 2011, the first round of
each the men�s and women�s tournament will feature the No. 5 seed against the No. 8 seed and the No. 6 seed
against the No. 7 seed. The winners of those games will advance to the quarterfinals to face the No. 3 and No. 4
seeds (who received a bye). The winners of those quarterfinal matchups will advance to the semifinals to face the No.
1 and No. 2 seeds (who received a pair of byes).
�This is a positive development for our conference and will truly enhance the championship experience for our
student-athletes,� said Beth DeBauche, OVC Commissioner. �Having 16 teams come to Nashville gives us the
opportunity to showcase what our student-athletes and our member institutions are all about.�
Along with the change in format, comes a relocation of the tournament to historic Nashville Municipal Auditorium in
downtown Nashville, Tenn. The venue will host the championship, which will now be a four-day event. Municipal
Auditorium has been the site of the OVC Basketball Championship in 1989 (men only), 1994, 1995, 1996, 2004 and
most recently in 2008.
�The Nashville Municipal Auditorium is excited about the opportunity to be home court for the OVC basketball
tournament during the next four years,� said Bob Skoney, general manager of Nashville Municipal Auditorium. �Mayor
Karl Dean and the Metropolitan Council members have expressed their appreciation of this event in downtown
Nashville by approving funds that will allow the NMA to purchase an NBA Finals basketball floor, a new scoreboard,
and make improvements to our locker rooms. We are looking forward to March Madness and the OVC in the NMA.�
The move to Municipal Auditorium will keep the championships in Nashville, a place where they have been held 16
times in the last 17 years (including this year�s championship which will be held March 5-6 at the Sommet Center).
The only year the tournaments have not been held in Nashville during that stretch was 2002.
�Having a permanent home to call our own and an expanded format makes Nashville a destination location for our
fans,� said DeBauche. �The former structure limited our fan base�s ability to plan ahead, but now our fans will be able
to plan well in advance and make a trip to Municipal Auditorium for the OVC Basketball Championship an annual part
of the basketball season.�
The 2011 OVC Men�s and Women�s Basketball Championship dates are March 2-5.
-OVC

http://www.nashvilleauditorium.com/docs ... 100222.pdf

 

[jb3]

Just got through doing some drawings for a locker/shower area for the referee's at the auditorium.

 

[Locksley]

cool

Historical Timeline

1957 - Municipal Auditorium Construction Begins
Another theater, the Bijou, was used by African-American audiences prior to desegregation. It was torn down in 1957 to make way for the Municipal Auditorium.
[image] The demolition of the Bijou
[image] Construction of Municipal Auditorium

1962 - Auditorium Opens with a Church of Christ Revival (October 7, 1962)
[image] The outside of the Municipal Auditorium

1963 - Richard Clark Performs (August 4, 1963)
[image] Richard Clark posing

1963 - Harlem Magicians game
[image] A souvenir program from the 1963 Harlem Magicians game (now known as the Harlem Globetrotters)

1964 - Holiday on Ice
[image] A souvenir program from Holiday on Ice

1964 - The Beach Boys Play (September 22, 1964)
The Beach Boys are described in the Tennessean as a "young singing group"

1965 - Herman's Hermits (July 29, 1965)
[image] Newspaper photo of Herman's Hermits, caption says "Fantastic Herman's Hermits in Nashville Tonight!"

1972 - The Rolling Stones (November 16, 1972)
[image] Advertisement for the Rolling Stones concert.
The Rolling Stones concert sells out in seven hours.

1973 - Elvis Presley (July 1, 1973)
[image] Elvis Presley in singing in concert.

1977 - Fleetwood Mac with special guest Kenny Loggins (May 21, 1977)
[image] Promotional poster

1978 - Grateful Dead (December 16, 1978)
[image] Backstage pass from the Shakedown Street concert

1979 - Halloween show featuring Parliament (October 31, 1979)
[image] Advertisement for the 1979 Halloween show featuring Parliament

1981 - South Stars Hockey team begins playing at the Auditorium
[image] Hockey puck with the Nashville South Stars logo on it

1983 - Kiss (January 30, 1983)
[image] Kiss in concert, taken from the "Living" section of the Tennessean
KISS fills the Municipal Auditorium on Superbowl Sunday

1990 - The Nashville Knights bring hockey back to the Auditorium.

1994 - United States Gymnastics Championships
[image] Gymnast posted for jump

1996 - Tour of World Figure Skating Champions Broadcast on CBS
[image] Skating couple in a dance routine

2000 - Bullnanza (June 2-3, 2000)
[image] Bullnanza promotional poster
After performing to incredibly large crowds, Bullnanza is forced to move to Gaylord Entertainment Center

2000 - Longhorn Rodeo
[image] Souvenir program from the Longhorn Rodeo

2001 - Belmont Basketball moves to Auditorium as a temporary home while the Curb Events Center is being built
[image] Two men playing college basket ball, poised to rebound the ball

 

[Locksley]

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2 Advantages
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4 Historic Concrete Shells
5 Modern Concrete Shell Construction
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