IRVING, Texas – Tom Jernstedt was a great gentleman and a visionary who never sought the spotlight but was instrumental in making the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament what it is today. Tom had many other accomplishments during his long and distinguished career at the NCAA, and his impact was felt throughout college athletics, but he will always be remembered for the spectacular but always tasteful and measured growth of the NCAA Tournament and Final Four. Tom had a quiet command, was always the voice of reason in any room and possessed a sense of humor and humanity that provided the priceless gift of friendship to so many over the years.
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE COMMISSIONER MIKE ARESCO ON THE PASSING OF FORMER NCAA EXECUTIVE TOM JERNSTEDT
