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The Big Hoopla Scholarship program was created when the pandemic forced the NCAA to move the tournament games from UD Arena. One of the primary goals of the big hoopla is to support Wright Patterson Air force base families so organizers decided to use sponsorship...

The Hoopla Scholarship Program will provide $1,000 scholarships to 10 local families. The application-based program is open to active duty military families and their students in grades K-12; as well as Blue Star and Gold Star families.

Due to health and safety concerns, the Division I Men's Basketball Committee has decided to relocate the 13 sites previously chosen to host preliminary rounds of the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship. Despite the challenges the pandemic continues to...

Earlier today, the NCAA announced the relocation of the 2021 Division I Men’s Basketball Championship from 13 predetermined host sites, including the First Four games due to be played at UD Arena, to a single geographic site. The decision, made to create a safe event...

The University of Dayton Arena will host the NCAA Tournament First Four through at least 2026.

After careful consideration, the Hoopla LOC leadership is announcing the cancellation of all Big Hoopla events for the 2020 season. This includes The Hoopla 4 miler, the Hoopla STEM Challenge and the Hoopla Family Celebration Festival, along with the Hoopla receptions...