Dayton is known as the birthplace of aviation, but another phrase also has become synonymous with the Gem City — "The Road Starts Here." This tagline was coined because Dayton has kicked off the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament since the opening round game was...
The Big Hoopla’s Local Organizing Committee is working hard to gear up for the return of the First Four next year. Grace caught up with LOC Members: Sharon Howard, Director of Sight Communications for Premier Health; Cody Scarberry and Sean Hohenstein, Owners of...
Although small, the potential for some type of Big Hoopla Four Miler in 2021 still exists. The Big Hoopla's Local Organizing Committee is working to identify a date for each of the next eight months, should guidelines be loosened and a crowd can safely gather....
Jacquie Powell, President and CEO of Dayton Convention & Visitors Bureau; Adam Tschuor, Senior Associate Athletic Director for UD and Scott DeBolt, Senior Associate Athletic Director and Executive Director of UD Arena, talk with Living Dayton about how they’re...
Sandy Gudorf, President of the Downtown Dayton Partnership, and Ellen Miller, Sales Manager of the Dayton region at Cincinnati Bell, join Kim Faris on Miami Valley View to discuss the Big Hoopla, community support, and the future of the First Four and Hoopla events in...
The Big Hoopla Scholarship program was created when the pandemic forced the NCAA to move the tournament games from UD Arena. One of the primary goals of the big hoopla is to support Wright Patterson Air force base families so organizers decided to use sponsorship...
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