As the Pac-12 Conference's deal with the MGM Grand to hold the Pac-12 Tournament in the MGM Grand Garden Arena came to an end in 2016, and with the construction of a new state-of-the-art arena across the street, there had been much speculation that the conference would move into the new arena.
Larry Scott made the move official on Friday.
T-Mobile Arena will open in April as construction is winding down, and in 2017, it will host the Pac-12 men's basketball tournament, and will for at least the next three years.
"We had the opportunity to reevaluate (the Pac-12 Tournament) with this being our last year of our agreement with the MGM Grand and Las Vegas Events to consider the future and the possibility of working with MGM International to consider the new facility being built across the street, and it gives me great pleasure to announce that we have decided to move starting next year," Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott announced at a press conference before Friday's semifinal games.