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For
Immediate Release
Contact: Jody Meacham, 408 / 288-2934, jody@sjsa.org
SAN JOSE, Calif. (March 26, 2007) – San Jose successfully hosted its seventh NCAA championship event since 1996 over the weekend when UCLA emerged from the three-game West Regional to advance to the Men’s Division I Final Four.
HP Pavilion at San Jose was the scene of a Thursday doubleheader, which drew 18,049 fans to see Kansas defeat Southern Illinois 61-58 and UCLA down Pittsburgh 64-55. Saturday, before 18,102 fans, UCLA eliminated Kansas 68-55. All three games were nationally televised by CBS Sports.
San Jose and host institution San Jose State will continue their relationship with the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship in 2010 when HP Pavilion is the venue for six first- and second-round games in the tournament.
NCAA championships in San Jose / South Bay
| Year |
Event |
Sport |
Site |
Host School |
| 1996 |
Women’s College Cup |
soccer |
Buck Shaw Stadium |
Santa Clara |
| 1997 |
Men’s West Region |
basketball |
San Jose Arena* |
San Jose State |
| 1999 |
Women’s Final Four |
basketball |
San Jose Arena * |
Stanford |
| 1999 |
Women’s College Cup |
soccer |
Spartan Stadium |
San Jose State |
| 2000 |
Women’s College Cup |
soccer |
Spartan Stadium |
San Jose State |
| 2002 |
Men’s West Region |
basketball |
Compaq Center * |
Santa Clara |
| 2007 |
Men’s West Region |
basketball |
HP Pavilion at San Jose |
San Jose State |
* Previous names for HP Pavilion at San Jose
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