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NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC

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ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK

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THAT IT IS EXPLORING THE

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POSSIBILITY OF HOSTING BOTH THE

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DIVISION I MEN'S AND WOMEN'S

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TOURNAMENTS IN THE SAME CITY, A

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MOVE THAT CERTAINLY COULD HAVE

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IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIANAPOLIS.

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BILL BENNER HAS MORE IN THIS

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WEEK'S INSIDE INDIANA SPORTS.

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BILL.

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>>

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GERRY, THANKS. THE ANNOUNCEMENT

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COMES ON THE HEELS OF A IN-DEPTH

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GENDER EQUITY STUDY FOLLOWING

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THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S

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TOURNAMENTS HELD IN INDY AND SAN

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ANTONIO, RESPECTFULLY, THIS PAST

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SPRING.

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AND JOINING US TODAY TO DISCUSS

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WHERE IT MIGHT ALL LEAD IN THE

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NCAA'S SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR

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BASKETBALL, DAN GAVITT. DAN,

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WELCOME BACK TO THE PROGRAM AND

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THANKS FOR BEING WITH US.

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>> THANKS, BILL. ALWAYS GREAT TO

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BE WITH YOU.

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>> AGAIN, AFTER THE TOURNAMENTS

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LAST YEAR, BOTH HELD SAME SITE,

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SAN ANTONIO, INDIANAPOLIS,

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INEQUITIES WERE POINTED OUT, AND

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THE NCAA WENT TO WORK AND THEY

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FORMED A GENDER EQUITY STUDY

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COMMITTEE, ONE OF THE

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RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD BE TO

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BRING FUTURE FINAL FOURS TO THE

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SAME CITY, WHICH WOULD BE AN

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EXTRAORDINARY DEVELOPMENT. JUST

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TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHO

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PARTICIPATED IN THAT STUDY AND

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HOW IT ALL CAME TOGETHER.

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>> WE HIRED A LAW FIRM TO DO THE

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INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF GENDER

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EQUITY DIFFERENCES, AND THEY

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PROVIDED A VERY EXTENSIVE REPORT

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THAT WAS RELEASED PUBLICLY INTO

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THE NCAA MEMBERSHIP BACK IN

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EARLY AUGUST. WE'VE BEEN GOING

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THROUGH THE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND

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EVALUATING THEM. WE BEING THE

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NCAA MEMBERSHIP, AND HAVE

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ALREADY MADE MANY CHANGES

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THEY'VE RECOMMENDED, AND

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ESPECIALLY IN PLANNING FOR THE

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2022 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

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CHAMPIONSHIP AND CONTINUE TO

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EVALUATE AND ASSESS OTHER

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RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WOULD BE

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MORE LONG-TERM, LIKE THE

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COMBINED FINAL FOUR CONCEPT.

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>> I WAS INTERESTED IN THE

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REACTION FROM THE WOMEN'S

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BASKETBALL COACH'S ASSOCIATION,

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SOME WERE SAYING WE PREFER BEING

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AT A STANDALONE VENUE, AND

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OTHERS OBVIOUSLY WERE SAYING,

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BRING IT ON, THIS WOULD BE A

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GREAT THING FOR THE WOMEN'S

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SPORT. GENERALLY HOW WOULD YOU

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CRITICIZE THE REACTION YOU'VE

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GOTTEN SO FAR, DAN.

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>> WELL, YOU KNOW, BILL, THIS IS

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NOT A NEW IDEA, A NEW CONCEPT TO

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COMBINE THE FINAL FOURS IN THE

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SAME CITY ON THE SAME WEEKEND.

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VERY MUCH CONSIDERED BACK IN

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2014 AS A RESULT OF A WHITE

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PAPER THAT BIG EAST COMMISSIONER

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AKERMAN WROTE. IT HAD CHAMPIONS

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BACK THEN, BUT NOT ENOUGH, NOT

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ENOUGH CONSENSUS TO MOVE FORWARD

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WITH THE IDEA. SO IT IS A

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RENEWED INTEREST. IT IS SOMEWHAT

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OF A POLARIZING IDEA, THOUGH.

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THERE ARE THOSE THAT FEEL VERY

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STRONGLY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE

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ISSUE, COULD BE GREAT FOR BOTH

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WOMEN'S AND MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS,

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AND OTHERS HAVING INDEPENDENCE

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IS A BETTER OUTCOME. THE

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BASKETBALL COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN

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WORKING ON CONSIDERING IT,

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ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK THEY MADE

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THE COMMITMENT TO -- OUT OF THE

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COMMITMENT TO THE FUTURE FINAL

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FOUR HOSTS, WHICH ARE AWARDED

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OUT THROUGH 2026 FOR BOTH THE

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WOMEN'S AND MEN'S FINAL FOURS,

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AND IF THEY COMBINED FINAL FOUR

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IS SOMETHING THEY WANT TO

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EXPLORE, THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN

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SOMETIME IN 27 OR BEYOND. THE

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YES IS STILL UP IN THE

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AIR. -- QUESTION IS STILL UP IN

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THE AIR. I THINK THEY'RE WORKING

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ON THE GOAL OF A COMBINED FINAL

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FOUR, TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THE

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STRATEGIC GOAL OF THAT IDEA. AND

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THEN IF IT IS EMBRACED BY THE

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MEMBERSHIP, WE'D CONSIDER IT IN

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FUTURE YEARS, '27 OR BEYOND.

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>> DAN, AS WE WRAP UP, ANOTHER

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INTERESTING VARIABLE, USING

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INDIANAPOLIS AS AN EXAMPLE, IF

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YOU BRING BOTH FINAL FOURS,

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LUCAS FOR THE MEN, OR PERHAPS

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BOTH, IF YOU WOULD, ADDRESS THAT

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VARIABLE.

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>> SURE, BILL. I THINK IT IS

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MORE LIKELY THAT WE WOULD USE

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TWO DIFFERENT VENUES. THE

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SCHEDULES ARE VERY CHALLENGING

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WITH TEAM PREPARATION, PRACTICE,

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SHOOT-AROUNDS AND THE LIKE, IN

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ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TEAM

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EXPERIENCE IS EQUITABLE AND

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EXCELLENT FOR BOTH WOMEN'S AND

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MEN'S PARTICIPANTS, IT IS MORE

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LIKELY WE WOULD USE A REALLY

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GREAT ARENA LIKE CAMBRIDGE, AND

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A GREAT STADIUM LIKE LUCAS OIL

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STADIUM IN THE SAME CITY TO

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PROVIDE THAT INCREDIBLE

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EXPERIENCE, THE EQUITABLE

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EXPERIENCE. THE DETAILS TO BE

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DETERMINED, IT IS A GREAT

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QUESTION, WE HAVEN'T REALLY COME

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TO THAT CONCLUSION YET. BUT I

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WOULD SAY IT IS MORE LIKELY THAT

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WE WOULD LOOK IN THAT SITUATION

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TO DO THAT.

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>> DAN GAVITT, NCAA, WE

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CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING

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ON THE PROGRAM, FASCINATING

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CONCEPT. EAGERLY AWAIT TO SEE

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HOW IT ALL UNFOLDS. WE HOPE

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INDIANAPOLIS IS PART OF IT. DAN,

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GREAT SEEING