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Denver Among Finalists To Host NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four
Aug. 13, 2008 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee has selected Denver as one of eight finalist cities to host the 2012-16 Women's Final Four. The event would be hosted by the Mountain West Conference and played at the Pepsi Center. If selected, it would be the first time Denver has hosted this premiere women's collegiate basketball event."The Mountain West Conference and Denver Sports could not be more excited to be named a finalist for one of the biggest women's sporting events in the United States: The NCAA Women's Final Four," said Mountain West Conference Associate Commissioner Dan Butterly. "We truly look forward to the opportunity to showcase all that the City of Denver, the Rocky Mountain region and Pepsi Center has to offer NCAA Women's Basketball during the next phase of the of the bid process." Site visits to each city will be conducted in September or October, 2008. Following the site visits to each prospective city, the finalists will participate in a presentation session with the committee in mid-November. The 2012-16 Women's Final Four sites will be announced in mid-November. Finalist cities with venue(s) and host(s) are:
"It is an honor to be selected as a finalist city for this marquee NCAA event," said Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper. "Denver has a strong history of hosting NCAA championship events and we'd enthusiastically welcome the opportunity to host the NCAA Women's Final Four for the first time." The City of Denver and Denver Sports has a successful NCAA resume. The Pepsi Center served as the host site for the 2004-06 Mountain West Conference Basketball Championships. In 2004 and 2008, the Mountain West Conference, Colorado State University and Denver Sports hosted the NCAA Men's Basketball First and Second Rounds. Denver Sports has been involved in several other past NCAA events, including the 1990 NCAA Final Four, 2001 NCAA Women's Basketball Western Regional, 2006 NCAA Women's Basketball First and Second Rounds, 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Hockey West Regional and 2008 NCAA Men's Frozen Four.
Founded in 2001, the Metro Denver Sports Commission (Denver Sports) is a non-profit organization whose vision is to ELEVATE SPORT and ENERGIZE LIVES. With a mission of attracting, facilitating and supporting the economic and social vitality of the greater metro area, Denver Sports works to draw premier domestic and international sporting events to the Denver market.
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