C-USA Basketball Championships Moving to Huntsville, Alabama in 2024 and 2025
With Liberty preparing to make the transition to Conference USA effective July 1, it was announced by the league today that the 2024 and 2025 Conference USA Men’s & Women’s Basketball Championships will be hosted at Propst Arena in Huntsville, Ala.
The partnership is in conjunction with the Huntsville/Madison County CVB, the Huntsville Sports Commission and Knight Eady. The multi-year agreement is for two seasons with an opportunity to extend.
“We look forward to Flames Nation travelling to Huntsville in large numbers to support our basketball programs as they compete for Conference USA championships,” said Liberty Director of Athletics Ian McCaw.
Conference USA will be the all-sports conference for Liberty Athletics, with 16 of 20 programs set to join the league on July 1 for the 2023-24 academic year.
The 2024 C-USA Basketball Championships are scheduled for Tuesday, March 12 through Saturday, March 16 at Propst Arena. The conference champions receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.
Huntsville will be the ninth location to host the C-USA Men’s Basketball Championship and the 14th host city for the C-USA Women’s Basketball Championship. Both championships have been held in Alabama, previously from 2015-17, in Birmingham at Legacy Arena (men’s and women’s) and Bartow Arena for the women’s championship in 1996.
“We are very excited to have our men’s and women’s basketball teams compete for a conference championship and berth in the NCAA Tournament in Propst Arena in Huntsville,” stated Conference USA Commissioner Judy MacLeod. “We can’t wait to get started partnering with the team from the City, Sports Commission, CVB and Knight Eady to put on a first-class event for our student-athletes, universities and fans while enjoying all Huntsville has to offer.”
