Spurs assistant Becky Hammon speaks out on โgrossโ inequalities between NCAA men and women
SAN ANTONIO โ Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon does not post on social media very often but shared her thoughts on some of the NCAA men and women inequalities that were exposed late last week. ESPN shared photos over the weekend of the new weight room for the womenโs teams in San Antonio. A look at the new weight room in San Antonio. #ncaaW pic.twitter.com/n85mu4DN8e โ espnW (@espnW) March 20, 2021The NCAA also added that San Antonio was not to blame for the oversight. Hammon, who played collegiately at Colorado State, commended the womenโs players and coaches who spoke out on the disparities.
NCAA admits falling โshortโ in preparations for womenโs tournament in San Antonio after viral tweet
SAN ANTONIO โ The NCAA on Friday morning addressed disparities between the menโs and womenโs Division I basketball tournaments after several issues with the womenโs tournament in San Antonio surfaced on social media. Lynn Holzman, NCAA VP of womenโs basketball, admitted the NCAA and womenโs committee fell short in some areas of preparation prior to the tournamentโs start on Sunday. โWe need to make it doesnโt happen again, and we will address the shortfalls here in San Antonio and moving forward,โ King said. โWeโre trying to do the right thing and weโve adjusted on the fly now that weโre here in San Antonio,โ Holzman said. It will be played in three San Antonio locations, Austin and San Marcos.
Tickets for later rounds of NCAA womenโs tournament in San Antonio go on sale this week
SAN ANTONIO โ The 2021 NCAA Womenโs Division I Basketball Tournament tips off Sunday across San Antonio and the surrounding area, and fans can purchase tickets for the later rounds starting this week. Tickets for the general public go on sale at 9 a.m. on Thursday for regional games, which are the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 rounds. Tickets for the first two rounds of the womenโs tournament will not be made available to the general public. Those games will be played March 21 to 24 in three San Antonio locations, Austin and San Marcos. Each Womenโs Final Four fan cutout purchased earns an entry to win tickets to the 2022 Womenโs Final Four.