The Madness will be back in two years at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.
The NCAA on Tuesday awarded a Division I men’s basketball regional to Jacksonville for 2019, which will mark the fourth time in 13 years the city has been a part of what has become known as “The Big Dance” or “March Madness.”
The city hosted early-round NCAA basketball tournament games in 2006, 2010 and 2015 at the Veterans Arena. The Florida Gators won two games in Jacksonville in 2006 on their way to their first national championship, and Duke won twice in 2010, also going onto the Final Four and winning the national title.