The NCAA Screwed Up The Three-Point Lines At The Portland Regional And They Aren’t The Same Distance

The NCAA Screwed Up The Three-Point Lines At The Portland Regional And They Aren’t The Same Distance

Uproxx - News·2024-04-01 07:00

The NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament had two regional sites, as Portland and Albany played host to the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 action this weekend, meaning each site would play host to six games across the weekend.

One would think, given each site is hosting two regions, the NCAA would take extra care to ensure the court is, you know, correctly measured and that there wouldn’t be a discrepancy in the distance of the three-point line from one side of the floor to the other. You would, of course, be wrong. Prior to Texas and NC State’s showdown in the Elite 8 on Sunday, folks realized that the three-point line on the left side of the floor was a few inches shorter than the one on the right side of the floor, which was extremely noticeable on television once you had it pointed out to you.

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