NCAA Women's Final Four Returning to Dallas

San Antonio, Minneapolis, Dallas and Cleveland have been selected as future host cities for the Women's Final Four.

The NCAA on Monday announced the Final Four sites from 2021 through 2024.

The next two sites were determined a few years ago, with Tampa Bay hosting in 2019 and New Orleans in 2020. San Antonio will hold it in 2021, followed by Minneapolis, Dallas and Cleveland.

Other finalists were Houston; Indianapolis; Kansas City, Missouri; and Nashville, Tennessee.

All four cities announced Monday previously hosted the event, with Dallas being the most recent one in 2017 where attendance reached more than 38,000 people.

Dallas' American Airlines Center, the home of the Dallas Mavericks, will host the games on March 31 and April 2, 2023.

This will mark the second time in six years for Dallas to host a Women's Final Four.

"We look forward to bringing the Women's Final Four back to Dallas," said Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby.

"The 2017 Women's Final Four was a great success both on and off the court with compelling games, sellout crowds and community involvement. We appreciate the NCAA Women's Basketball Committee providing us another opportunity to host this spectacular event."

"Thank you to the NCAA and the Women's Basketball Committee for the opportunity to host the 2023 Women's Final Four," said Monica Paul, Executive Director of the Dallas Sports Commission.  "In 2017, the energy in the American Airlines Center and in the city of Dallas was unmatched and we were blown away by the experience and the community participation.  We want Dallas to be synonymous with women's basketball and we look forward to making 2023 even bigger and better."

In conjunction with the Women's Final Four, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association will hold its annual meeting and trade show in Dallas.

Dallas and the North Texas region have also staged NCAA and Big 12 Men's Basketball championships, hosting the 2014 Men's Final Four at AT&T Stadium in Arlington that set an attendance record. The Big 12 and Dallas Sports Commission hosted the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship First and Second Rounds at the American Airlines Center and hosted the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Regional at AT&T Stadium. Additionally, Dallas will host a NCAA Women's Basketball Regional in 2020.

The games in Dallas will mark the seventh time that the Women's Final Four will be played in the state of Texas. In addition to Dallas hosting in 2017, San Antonio hosted in 2002, 2010 and will host in 2021. Austin hosted in 1985 and 1987.

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