ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips discussed the league's expansion and scheduling possibilities at the ACC Tipoff. He emphasized that the ACC is a national conference. Phillips addressed the media for the first time since the addition of three new teams.
ACC Commish Jim Phillips addressed the larger ACC media for the first time since the league added three new teams. Here is everything he had to say. https://t.co/zH18eLEwWA https://t.co/mewX4S3GKK
Each of the ACC's 70 men’s and 46 women’s basketball tournaments have included all postseason-eligible teams. Commissioner Jim Phillips says that ought to change with expansion, and he's right. Column from media day. https://t.co/Ud9fN49zEA
O+G 88: ACC commish says conference 'undervalued' | What happens to the ACC Tournament post expansion | Don't panic over Canes start 📺: https://t.co/d8BLDqZVhF 📻: https://t.co/bmZAdLVich https://t.co/F3DGdfcC6N
At this basketball gathering, everyone's openly discussing the impending arrival of the ACC's three new schools. Quietly, they're preparing for the departure of others, the subtext of the entire expansion decision. Florida State's still here. For now. https://t.co/AMoCTeIdSe
ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips talked about the league's expansion and scheduling possibilities at the ACC Tipoff on Wednesday morning. "We are a national conference." 🗞: https://t.co/8VUjoM71Ap https://t.co/R7Hva7o4gw
btw — re: ACC women’s basketball tournament — I talked with the league’s new senior associate commissioner Jackie Carson yesterday about all things ACC women’s hoops. That interview will be up at @wunc later.
Phillips indicates that future ACC basketball tournaments may not feature all league teams. “I don’t think we’ll have a tournament with 18… I think you got to earn your way there… I’m not interested in adding another day to the tournament, but we’ll listen to the membership.”
ACC commissioner Jim Phillips said he doesn’t think every team should make the ACC basketball tournament after the league expands: “I think you have to earn your way to play.”
Phillips: "I don't know if we would invite 18 teams" to the ACC men's and women's basketball tournaments. Says he opposes a sixth day of those events but will let the membership decide.
ACC commissioner Jim Phillips: “I don’t know that we would invited 18 teams to a conference basketball tournament.” Phillips not in favor of the full membership at 2025 ACC tourney.