Green Bay is searching for NCAA approval to compete in The Basketball Match, an occasion that usually options former faculty basketball gamers and affords a $1 million prize to the profitable group.
ESPN says that Inexperienced Bay is searching for an NCAA waiver that may allow it to compete on this occasion slightly than occurring a global tour. NCAA guidelines permit faculty groups to make an abroad journey to play in exhibition video games as soon as each 4 years.
Inexperienced Bay athletic director Josh Moon instructed ESPN that the request was about offering the group extra alternatives to play and advised the prize cash may go to charity if the Phoenix occurred to win the single-elimination match.
In accordance with ESPN, Inexperienced Bay made the identical request final yr however acquired a denial that arrived too late for the college to file an enchantment. Inexperienced Bay went 4-28 final yr within the inaugural season of Doug Gottlieb’s teaching tenure.
The Basketball Match began in 2014 and infrequently options groups of former faculty or professional gamers representing their alma maters. Carmen’s Crew, a group made up of Ohio State alumni, gained the match final yr for the second time.
This yr’s championship recreation will happen Aug. 3.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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