Georgia basketball coach Tom Crean is all for expanding the NCAA Tournament.
In a report Thursday by The Macon Telegraph, Crean said expanding tournament field from 68 teams to 72 teams would only be good for the sport.
“I think it’s a fantastic idea,” Crean said. “We’re not talking about making it another week, right? I’m for anything that’s going to continue to bring more attention to it. You look at where it’s at right now. You look at the finances that are behind it, the sponsorships that are behind it, the TV coverage that is behind it. I don’t think there’s a downside to that.”
The potential change to the number of teams that could clinch a tournament spot is based on a proposal from the ACC from May, which was discussed among coaches at SEC leaders at recent spring meetings.
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