San Antonio Is NCAA's Choice To Host Women's Basketball Tournament

The entire NCAA women's basketball tournament will likely be held in San Antonio.

The Alamo City was already chosen to host the 2021 Final Four, but the league announced on Monday that it started talks with the city about hosting the full 64-team tournament.

“San Antonio was the perfect region for us to explore because it already has an established and fully operational local organizing committee in place for the 2021 Women’s Final Four,” Lynn Holzman, vice president of women’s basketball at the NCAA, said in a statement.

“We look forward to working with Bexar County, San Antonio and the state of Texas to further determine a path for creating a special championship experience for all 64 participating school while ensuring the safest possible environment for college athletes and officials."

The University of the Incarnate Word, the University of Texas at San Antonio, and San Antonio Sports have already been picked to host the women's Final Four games.

The entire men's tournament will most likely be held in Indianapolis. The NCAA is picking single locations to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

“Conducting the championship in one geographic region allows for more planning and execution of safeguards that provide potential benefits for promoting the health and safety of student-athletes, the NCAA membership and all individuals involved in the championship,” said Nina King, senior deputy athletics director and chief of staff at Duke, chair of the committee.

The last time San Antonio hosted the Division 1 women's basketball championship was in 2010.

Photo: Getty Images