Jump into 2024 March Madness Hosts on Playeasy!
Get ready to experience college basketball’s most thrilling event of the year – March Madness! Explore this year’s host venues on Playeasy and discover fun facts, an incredible lineup of host sites & more more below!
Mens & Women’s March Madness Hosts on Playeasy
Moda Center 📍 Portland, powered by Sport Oregon
Home to the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers, the Moda Center is one of the premier indoor facilities in the Pacific Northwest. The arena has a capacity of 19,393 seats when configured for basketball games, with room for nearly 20,800 when configured to accommodate standing room, making it an ideal spot to host large indoor events. The center has housed concerts, monster truck rallies and circuses in the past, and is a go-to destination for concerts. The venue will be a host site for a NCAA Women’s Basketball Regional in March of 2024 after successfully hosting the event in 2019 and 2020.
MVP Arena 📍 Albany, NY
The MVP Arena (Formerly called the Times Union Center) features an enclosed arena with an adaptable seating capacity of 6,000 to 17,500, a 13,000 square foot exhibition hall, arena floor and arena concourse combine to provide over 55,000 square feet of exhibit space. The MVP Arena’s meeting and convention facilities are fully adaptable to your events, trade show, general assembly, or banquet requirements. The center complex includes restaurants, a sports bar, and retail shop. The venue has hosted a variety of NCAA Championship events, and will host the 2024 NCAA Division I Women’s Regional.
CHI Health Center 📍Visit Omaha
Omaha’s premier venue in the heart of downtown Omaha’s riverfront development. It’s 346,000 square feet of possibilities. Conveniently located near the airport. Minutes from over 3,500 downtown hotel rooms, and the Old Market entertainment district featuring more than 30 friendly pubs and restaurants. Home to Creighton University’s Men’s Basketball. See top touring acts in the 18,300 seat arena, such as U2, Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones, Kenny Chesney and Justin Timberlake. Also catch sporting events, family shows, home shows, conventions and more. Site of the 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2021 US Olympic Swim Trials.
PPG Paints Arena 📍SportsPITTSBURGH
A multi-purpose indoor arena which is home to both the National Hockey League’s Pittsburgh Penguins and the Area Football League’s Pittsburgh Power. Construction was completed in 2010 and PPG Paints Arena is the first LEED® Gold certified major sports venue in the country. The venue seats 18,087 people in honor of Penguins team captain Sidney Crosby’s No. 87. The Center uses 40% less water consumption by volume and thanks in part to natural lighting and high-efficiency ventilation, boasts a 31% reduction in energy consumption. As soon as the arena opened in 2010, it was lauded as one of the best in the world, winning both “Best New Major Concert Venue” in the Pollstar Concert Industry Awards and “Best NHL Arena” in the Sports Business Journal reader poll.
Delta Center 📍Sports Salt Lake
Located in downtown Salt Lake City and the home court of the NBA Utah Jazz. The building originally opened as the Delta Center on Oct. 7, 1991. With seating capacity of about 20,000, the facility is the largest, most high-tech arena within a five-state radius and was built faster than any other arena at the time of its construction in 15 months and 24 days. The basketball court is named in honor of Larry H. Miller who spearheaded the construction of the building.
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 📍Indiana Sports Corp
Bankers Life Fieldhouse combines modern-day amenities with all the comforts and old-time charm of being back home again. The special retro-style design pays tribute to the grand fieldhouses of the past. Bankers Life Fieldhouse, located in the heart of downtown Indianapolis, is a state-of-the-art facility that hosts the best in live entertainment, family shows and special events. Bankers Life Fieldhouse serves as home of the Indiana Pacers, Indiana Fever and the downtown home of the Indiana Ice.
FedExForum 📍Memphis Sports Council
Beyond hoops, FedExForum has played host to many concerts of chart-topping stars, popular family shows and World Championship boxing matches. FedExForum offers entertainment for fans of all ages. What’s the best part about going to an event at FedExForum? The food, of course. Award-winning local chef, Kelly English brings his unique brand of fine Creole cuisine to hungry sports patrons at the Lexus Lounge. Those who want to enjoy Chef English’s food in a more casual format can get some of his authentic po’boys at the Soul Kitchen at Crossroads.
Spokane Arena 📍Spokane Sports
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena is a multi-purpose arena in the western United States, located in Spokane, Washington. Opened in 1995, it is home to the Spokane Shock of the Indoor Football League and the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League.
TD Garden 📍Meet Boston
TD Garden is New England’s premier sports and entertainment facility. Home to the 2011 Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins and the Boston Celtics, the 19,600 seat arena hosts world renowned concerts, sporting events, family shows and much more. The TD Garden has three private restaurants (Banners Harbor View, Budweiser Legends Club, and The Premium Club Bistro), 90 Executive Suites, 1100 club seats, a multimillion dollar high-definition video scoreboard – Garden HDX – and complete 360-degree LED technology.
American Airlines Center 📍Dallas Sports Commission
Deep in the heart of Texas lies American Airlines Center, one of the nation’s top arenas. Since opening its doors in 2001, American Airlines Center has been setting the precedent for sporting and live entertainment events. Housing both the NBA Dallas Mavericks and the NHL Dallas Stars, the American Airlines Center displays its unique versatility with its retractable seating transforming from a 20,000 seat basketball arena into an up-close action-heavy 18,532 seat hockey rink.
Little Caesars Arena 📍Detroit Sports Commission
Little Caesars Arena in The District Detroit serves as the home of the Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Pistons and countless other sports, entertainment and community events. Little Caesars Arena also features state-of-the-art technology, fan amenities and active community spaces like the Via, the BELFOR Training Center and the Chevrolet Plaza.
State Farm Stadium 📍Visit Glendale
This one-of-a kind sporting venue is the first on the continent to feature both a retractable roof and a retractable playing field. Designed by world-renowned architect Peter Eisenman, the stadium’s exterior skin of shimmering metal panels reflects the shifting desert light while 21 vertical glass walled slots incorporated into the building exterior offer fans inside the stadium outstanding views of the desert horizon.
The stadium is home to the NFL Arizona Cardinals, as well as the annual Fiesta Bowl, the 2008, 2015, and 2023 Super Bowls. and the 2017 and upcoming 2024 NCAA Men’s Final Four Basketball Tournament. National and international soccer games are played here. also. Public tours are available to view this architectural wonder.
