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The Big Hoopla Welcomes ‘The Basketball Tournament’ to UD Arena
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jake Pavorsky Jake@thetournament.com 856.357.2455 The Basketball Tournament (TBT) Releases Bracket for $1 Million, Winner-Take-All Event Eight Teams Will Advance to Championship Week in Dayton July 31-August 3 Aaron Craft, Robbie...
Construction exec touts NCAA First Four
Dan Wolking, project manager with Moraine-based Shook Construction, one of the largest commercial builders in the Dayton region, joins the Dayton Business Journal to provide insights in the importance of having the First Four and related events in the Dayton region.
Hoopla organizers: 2022 First Four will be ‘better than ever’
"After a two-year layoff, organizers of the First Four and Big Hoopla events are confident that 2022 will be bigger and better than before." Local Organizing Committee chair Terry Slaybaugh and members Sarah Spees and Neil Sullivan sit down with the Dayton Business...
County Commissioner talks having First Four in Dayton
"The First Four brings several things to the community. It is great national exposure for our region. I remember how excited the whole community was when (former) President Obama and British Prime Minister Cameron attended a First Four game." Read more of Montgomery...
Hoopla: How a basketball tournament became one of Dayton’s most prominent events
Dayton is known as the birthplace of aviation, but another phrase also has become synonymous with the Gem City — "The Road Starts Here." This tagline was coined because Dayton has kicked off the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament since the opening round game was...






