Four Texas Cities Bid for Future Southland Basketball Tournaments

[NickKBTV]

FRISCO, Texas – The Southland Conference has received financial bids and supporting documentation from four Texas cities interested in serving as host for the league’s conference men’s and women’s basketball tournaments in 2012, 2013 and 2014. 

The four cities are Arlington, Beaumont, Frisco and current host Katy, where the 2011 event will take place March 8-12 at the Leonard E. Merrell Center. The tournament has been played at a neutral facility since 2007, and Katy, a west Houston suburb, has hosted the event since 2008.

“We are very pleased to receive four quality bid packages from these great locations,” Southland Commissioner Tom Burnett said. “It speaks very highly to how much the tournament has grown since our league went to the neutral site format in 2007. These bids ensure that we can continue to improve the event, and provide a traditional and outstanding Division I postseason basketball experience for our student-athletes, coaches, and those who follow our teams.”

Katy bid on all three years for the event to continue at the Merrell Center. Arlington bid on all three years for the tournament at the new College Park Center, scheduled to open in the 2011-12 season on the UT Arlington campus. Beaumont bid on all three years played at the Ford Park Arena, and Frisco bid on the 2013 and 2014 events at Dr Pepper Arena.

The conference’s athletic directors shall serve as the bid review committee, and it’s expected the group will make recommendations to the league’s Board of Directors for final approval in the coming months.

[badndn]

Any wonder who will get the bid!!! ::) ::) ::) ::)

Where is the SLC office!

[AggiesAreWe]

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Any wonder who will get the bid!!! ::) ::) ::) ::)

Where is the SLC office!
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Yep, this is a no brainer. ::)

[coachacola]

Maybe Beaumont will get it after Lamar accepts an invite to the WAC.  :D

Too bad Nutty Jerry's didn't put in a bid.  ;D

[TexasTerror]

SLC has no reason to leave Katy, Texas...

Two DFW area options are not good with LSC and SWAC now staging tournaments in the Metroplex.

[BadMedicine]

[quote name="coachacola" post="967730" timestamp="1297959327"]
Maybe Beaumont will get it after Lamar accepts an invite to the WAC.   :D

Too bad Nutty Jerry's didn't put in a bid.  ;D
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Bull riding and Jerry Lee Lewis as halftime entertainment.  $24.99 all you can eat steak and shrimp.

Let's see any of those other sites compete with that!!!!

[bigred360]

I'm sure there have been talks between the city of Beaumont and Lamar about hoisting this event. Makes me wonder if the rumors about going to a FBS anytime soon is accurate.

I don't see Beaumont as a player for the SLC MBB/WBB tournament if Lamar isn't in the SLC.

[LU4LIFE]

[quote name="bigred360" post="968818" timestamp="1298134985"]
I'm sure there have been talks between the city of Beaumont and Lamar about hoisting this event. Makes me wonder if the rumors about going to a FBS anytime soon is accurate.

I don't see Beaumont as a player for the SLC MBB/WBB tournament if Lamar isn't in the SLC.
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I thought the same thing, but it would be a good way to draw visitors to Beaumont even if [color=red]LAMAR[/color] was to leave the SLC.

[Texantagonise]

[quote name="bigred360" post="968818" timestamp="1298134985"]
I'm sure there have been talks between the city of Beaumont and Lamar about hoisting this event. Makes me wonder if the rumors about going to a FBS anytime soon is accurate.

I don't see Beaumont as a player for the SLC MBB/WBB tournament if Lamar isn't in the SLC.
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I see it the other way.  Every time they have had the tournament at a neutral site it has been in a town with no Southland teams, Houston (Katy, Aldine) and Shreveport.