During the women's NCAA Tournament Regionals in Portland, a significant oversight was discovered involving the 3-point line dimensions on the court, with one side being nine inches too short and one end reportedly six inches further out than the other. This discrepancy, affecting five of the six games played, was not noticed until after several games had been completed. Both teams in the affected games chose to proceed rather than delay for a correction. Connor Sports, the NCAA Tournament court contractor responsible for the court's construction, faced criticism for the mistake. The NCAA acknowledged the error, stating that teams were informed prior to the game and agreed to play. An apology was issued by the NCAA's vendor, Connor Sports, and the NCAA promised to investigate the cause of the oversight. Corrections to the court were made before the Elite Eight matchup featuring UConn and USC. Fans and commentators expressed outrage, highlighting the seriousness of the discrepancy and questioning the equality of attention given to women's sports.
Women’s Elite Eight 3-point line fiasco due to ‘human error’: NCAA https://t.co/fto8B436ZL https://t.co/6pr9iinYIq
NCAA apologizes, fixes court overnight. Uneven 3-point line blamed on 'human error' https://t.co/ogMawfyjWi
NCAA apologizes after three-point line drawn nine inches too short https://t.co/zpOXy5hMEU
How the NCAA says it fixed the women’s Portland court before UConn-USC Elite Eight game https://t.co/mD1ejPjn5D https://t.co/LWXaIUbSFy
Five of the six women’s tourney games at the Portland regional were played with mismatched 3pt lines (one was an estimated six inches further out than the other.) TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. Can you imagine what would happen if the 3pt lines were off for five MEN’s tourney games?? https://t.co/8KJqrNKnpe
ICYMI: The court used in Portland, one of the sites for the women’s NCAA Tournament Regionals, has 3-point line dimension discrepancies. The court will be adjusted before Monday’s Elite Eight matchup featuring UConn and USC, per the NCAA. 🔗 https://t.co/eY3KXwNTYZ
Update from NCAA on the three-point line discrepancy at Moda Center: "While the NCAA’s vendor has apologized for the error, we will investigate how this happened in the first place." Connor Sports is the NCAA Tournament court vendor. https://t.co/zH99N8G9rn
NCAA added to its statement: While the NCAA’s vendor has apologized for the error, we will investigate how this happened in the first place. (we're) working now to ensure the accuracy of all court markings for future games... The NCAA regrets the error was not discovered sooner
Statement from Connor Sports, which provides the men's and women's NCAA tournament courts, on the issues in Portland. In part: "Technicians on site ... were instructed to make the necessary corrections immediately following today’s game." Our story: https://t.co/A65ldw5u5S https://t.co/kkFI89zNgA
The company that made the women’s Sweet 16 court in Portland with the 3 point line discrepancy is @Connor_Sports. All courts are inspected before they are shipped, per the company’s website. I’ll be reaching out for comment. https://t.co/oW0HpNCbAq
NCAA discovers 3-point lines at women's tournament venue aren't the same distance from key https://t.co/jvEesrP9Zl via @USATODAY
NEWS: The 3-PT lines are not the same distance on either side of the court at the Portland regional women’s NCAA Tournament 👀 Both teams elected to play a complete game on the court as is, rather than correcting the court and delaying the game. More ⤵️ https://t.co/eY3KXwNTYZ https://t.co/whDSI4EDOC
NCAA says teams were made aware of the discrepancy in three-point lines prior to the game. Both teams agreed to play on vs delaying the game. Connor Sports is the NCAA Tournament court contractor who makes the tournament courts off site. Going to be a tough Monday in their… https://t.co/wnPcPQPh4d
So is it Correct or Incorrect that neither 8 teams that played in Portland Fri & Sat in 4 games nor the NCAA noticed 3pt line distance was different at 1 end of floor?! This needs clarification. #MarchMadnessWBB @sportsiren @NicoleAuerbach @tsnmike @AdamZagoria @MattZemek https://t.co/COqhHxhUPx
Fans crushed the NCAA after NC State and Texas realized the court in Portland had incorrectly painted 3-point lines https://t.co/kcBRoK0G0v https://t.co/VNtEtflFdw