As the last pieces of confetti hit the floor Monday night in Glendale, Ariz., Bob Carney and his crew were already thinking about the 2018 NCAA Tournament.
Carney is the associate athletic director of facilities and operations at Boise State, but with first- and second-round games slated to hit Taco Bell Arena next March 15 and 17, Carney has the added title of tournament director.
“It’s a little surreal that it’s here already, because when we bid it back in (2014), I thought, ‘Man that’s a long ways away,’” Carney said. “A month ago, it was like, ‘Man, it’s already come.