The NCAA Revealed The Mis-Marked Three-Point Line In Portland Was 9 Inches Too Short

The NCAA Revealed The Mis-Marked Three-Point Line In Portland Was 9 Inches Too Short

Uproxx - News·2024-04-02 07:00

Prior to Sunday’s Elite Eight game between Texas and NC State, ESPN cameras showed the coaches from both teams speaking with NCAA officials after realizing one of the three-point lines was considerably shorter than the other.

Somehow this was not noticed over the course of four Sweet 16 games, and the Longhorns and Wolfpack chose to play the game on the mis-marked court rather than delay things to repaint, with NC State winning and advancing to the Final Four. It was truly unbelievable to see a court with one three-point line marked at the wrong distance at the NCAA Tournament level, and plenty of fans, coaches, and players rightfully torched the NCAA for another apparent example of not putting the same level of effort or attention to detail into the women’s tournament as the men’s, where it’s impossible to think this would happen and not be noticed for days.

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