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South Carolina center Kamilla Cardoso, middle, celebrates after scoring the game-winning basket with guard Te-Hina Paopao, left, against Tennessee during the second half of SEC women's basketball tournament semifinals on March 9, 2024, in Greenville, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

SEC Announces Extension With Greenville As Women’s Basketball Tournament Host

The Southeastern Conference will continue to hold its women’s basketball tournament at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, through 2028. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey announced the three-year extension on Wednesday. Greenville previously hosted the SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament in 2005, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2024 and it will host again in […]

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Greenville, South Carolina, has become a home to the SEC Women's Basketball Tournament, having hosted the event six times in the past eight years. It will again be the site in 2025. Photo courtesy of Visit Greenville
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Sports Commissions Punching Above Their Weight

The sports tourism industry continues to rise to new levels with each passing year, as it has not only recovered from COVID, but surpassed the pre-COVID years in many aspects. However, the upswing in sports business being brought into destinations has not correlated directly to local CVBs and sports commissions expanding their dedicated sports staff. […]

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USBC Open Championships Headed to Greenville in 2028

The United States Bowling Congress Open Championships will head to South Carolina for the first time in 2028, as Greenville and the Greenville Convention Center will host the 124th edition of the event. “We’re excited to officially announce Greenville, South Carolina, as the host of the 2028 USBC Open Championships,” USBC Executive Director Chad Murphy […]

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The last Bassmaster Classic held in Greenville, South Carolina, in 2018 broke the attendance record at the time.

Greenville, South Carolina, to Host 2022 Bassmaster Classic

B.A.S.S. will return to South Carolina for its 2022 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk with Lake Hartwell hosting the spectacle for the fourth time. The event, hosted by Visit Anderson and VisitGreenvilleSC, will be staged March 4–6. Takeoffs will occur from Green Pond Landing & Event Center, while daily weigh-ins will […]

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