What memories does the ACC Basketball Tournament bring back for you?
There have been plenty over the years: Virginia Tech’s upset of Duke in 2022; UNC’s 2016 title-game victory led by Joel Berry; and the 2013 final, when Miami (Florida) guard Shane Larkin shot the lights out to beat the Tar Heels. Plenty more title games come to mind, but those are some of the most memorable from the past decade.
There’s also a hot debate topic regarding the ACC Tournament – location.
While it started in Reynolds Coliseum in 1954, the ACC Tournament started to being held regularly at the Greensboro Coliseum in 1971. Locations alternated between the Coliseum and other locations every year from 1980-1989, but Greensboro, N.C. became regularly known as “Tournament Town.”
Greensboro most recently hosted the ACC Tournament last year, with Duke beating UVA in the final. The site will not host again until 2027.
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Though it’s not listed on here, Washington, D.C.’s Capital One Arena will play host to this year’s ACC Tournament. Our nation’s capital last hosted in 2016 – could that be a good sign for our Tar Heels?
Spectrum Center, home to the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets, will host next year for the first time since 2019. It’ll host again in 2026 and 2028, giving fans a rare chance to see good basketball in the Queen City (sorry, Hornets, I’m rooting for you all to turn things around).
We’ll have to wait three years, but Tournament Town will get a much-welcomed visit again in 2027.
Wouldn’t it be great to make Greensboro the permanent site of ACC postseason basketball play?
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