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Lacking Teams, Vegas 16 Cuts Inaugural Tournament Field In Half, Pushes Back Start

Organizers of the inaugural Vegas 16 postseason college basketball tournament realized that the 16-team event "wasn’t feasible" and have cut the field "in half," according to a front-page piece by Mark Anderson of the LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL. Tournament Chair Jim Livengood said, "We had two choices. We could go up [to] 16, but it would be more of quantity and not as much as quality." With only eight teams participating, the tournament "will begin two days later than scheduled on March 28 with four games at Mandalay Bay Events Center." The semifinals will be the following day and the championship game on March 30 at 7:00pm PT. Every game will be broadcast by CBS Sports Network. The first two days "weren’t scheduled for TV, so that made the decision to slice the field in two easier." Missing from the tournament is the "presence of a power-conference team, and Livengood acknowledged having such a school would have helped with credibility." There also are "no Mountain West teams" in the tournament. Boise State "appeared as if it was going to accept an invitation, but passed because of the lack of power-five schools" (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 3/15). SportsBusiness Journal this week profiles BD Global Founder Brooks Downing, who is running the event. 

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