Although small, the potential for some type of Big Hoopla Four Miler in 2021 still exists. The Big Hoopla's Local Organizing Committee is working to identify a date for each of the next eight months, should guidelines be loosened and a crowd can safely gather....
Hoopla NEWS
First Four Coming Back in 2022
Jacquie Powell, President and CEO of Dayton Convention & Visitors Bureau; Adam Tschuor, Senior Associate Athletic Director for UD and Scott DeBolt, Senior Associate Athletic Director and Executive Director of UD Arena, talk with Living Dayton about how they’re...
The Big Hoopla Interview on Miami Valley View
Sandy Gudorf, President of the Downtown Dayton Partnership, and Ellen Miller, Sales Manager of the Dayton region at Cincinnati Bell, join Kim Faris on Miami Valley View to discuss the Big Hoopla, community support, and the future of the First Four and Hoopla events in...
New Big Hoopla scholarship program available for military family students
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...
Dayton Hoopla creates new scholarship program for military families
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.
March Madness Will Be Relocated
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...