Ancient Gonzaga Bulldogs Standout center Robert Sacre is not in favor of expanding the NCAA tournament beyond 68 teams.
The topic of expansion comes up almost every year around March. NCAA President Charlie Baker recently said ESPN that he believes there is an opportunity to expand the NCAA men’s basketball tournament “if done carefully.” Baker added that the NCAA basketball committee has discussed the idea since last summer and that an update on the potential change could come before this season’s tournament ends in April.
Many fans and industry players believe the 68-team tournament does not need to be changed with more places, including Sacre.
“(The NCAA) can’t add any more games (to the tournament),” Sacre said on Talking Zags. “It’s a special tournament and yeah, they’re always trying to make money, it’s just… you water it down, you water down the level of play if you add (teams).”
Sacre discusses the NCAA tournament and more with former All-Americans Dan Dickau and Adam Morrison on Talking Zags. Watch the full episode in the video above.
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