C-USA Tourney Returning

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">DESTIN, Fla. -- The Conference USA men's basketball tournament is returning to FedExForum next March, the league's athletic directors formally agreed Wednesday here at their annual spring meetings.

    "We're excited," University of Memphis athletic director R. C. Johnson said. "Obviously, it's big for us."

    But could it get bigger?

    It appears that way, because C-USA also decided to simultaneously hold its women's tournament in Memphis, if possible.

    That's the plan. But before finalizing things the league must first research whether it is realistic to undertake the task with such a short timeframe.

    If it's viable to run the tournaments together in Memphis, that's what will happen. Otherwise, the women's tournament will be held in another C-USA city, perhaps Dallas.

    "Bringing both events into town at the same time would mean an enhanced economic impact for Memphis," C-USA commissioner Britton Banowsky said. "It can be a wonderful, wonderful thing if we can figure out a way to do it." </div>

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