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COLUMBUS, Ohio \u2013 The University of Dayton Arena will host the Ohio High School Athletic Association girls basketball state tournament for the next three years, OHSAA Executive Director Jerry Snodgrass announced Tuesday. Having hosted 125 NCAA basketball tournament games, UD Arena has been the home court for March Madness more than any other facility in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Renovated in 2019, UD Arena has a seating capacity of 13,000 and has played host to many OHSAA basketball tournament games, along with Atlantic 10 Conference and NCAA tournament games. During the regular season, it is the home of the very successful University of Dayton Flyers women\u2019s and men\u2019s basketball teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are very excited to sign a three-year agreement for our member schools to experience UD Arena,\u201d Snodgrass said. \u201cSouthwest Ohio loves and supports basketball and the people at the University of Dayton have made it clear that they really want this state tournament on their campus. We believe that we have found a great home for the girls basketball state tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UD Arena recently completed a transformation project that was the largest construction effort in the University\u2019s history. It is regarded as one of the nation\u2019s premier basketball facilities to go along with fan support that consistently ranks among the best in college basketball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very proud that the OHSAA has entrusted us to host the girls basketball state tournament at the University of Dayton Arena for the next three years,\u201d said Scott DeBolt, Senior Associate Athletics Director at the University of Dayton and Executive Director of UD Arena. \u201cThe same ingredients that make UD Arena the ideal place for the NCAA First Four \u2013 community support and excitement for the game of basketball, our facilities, staff and tournament hosting experience \u2013 will help create lifelong memories for the young women who come to Dayton to play in the state tournament and their school communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the 45 years of the OHSAA girls basketball state tournament, it has been hosted at The Ohio State University 44 times (all but 1986 when it was hosted at the University of Akron). However, there are now a limited number of dates available to use OSU\u2019s Jerome Schottenstein Center or St. John Arena in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2021 girls basketball state tournament is scheduled for March 11-13. The 2021 OHSAA boys basketball state tournament will be played at St. John Arena March 18-20. There is currently no host site in place for the boys basketball state tournament in 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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