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Big Ten Basketball Tourney Heading To New York

ByEvan Massey|
Dec 29, 2012; Madison, WI, USA; Detail view of the Big Ten logo on the court during the game between the Wisconsin Badgers and Samford Bulldogs at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Samford Bulldogs 87-51. Mandatory Credit: Mary Langenfeld-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 29, 2012; Madison, WI, USA; Detail view of the Big Ten logo on the court during the game between the Wisconsin Badgers and Samford Bulldogs at the Kohl Center. Wisconsin Badgers defeated the Samford Bulldogs 87-51. Mandatory Credit: Mary Langenfeld-USA TODAY Sports

The Big Ten has agreed to a deal that will move their men’s college basketball tournament to New York beginning in 2018.

While the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament will be held in Chicago this coming season, it has officially been announced that the tournament will move to New York and Madison Square Garden beginning in 2018.

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This is a very intriguing move that many agree as well as disagree with. It will give players a chance to play on one of the greatest basketball stages in the history of the game, but it will also have to be played a week early which is a concern for some coaches and schools. That being said, the decision is final and everything will begin going down in New York in 2018.

There will always be concerns about scheduling changes and what not, but at the end of the day there isn’t anything to be majorly concerned with. When everything is said and done this is simply moving to a bigger market and giving the players yet another memory for the basketball careers. It will be intriguing to see how everything works out in 2018 when the tournament officially moves to New York.

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