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Providence to host NCAA men’s basketball tourney once again

Journal Sports Writer
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PROVIDENCE – March Madness is coming back to the Dunkin’ Donuts Center.

The NCAA announced Tuesday that Providence College and the Dunk have been awarded another turn as hosts for the 2021 men’s basketball tournament. The city will host first and second round games in March of that year.

The Providence Civic Center/Dunkin’ Donuts Center has been a frequent host for the basketball games since the building opened in 1972. The tournament last came here in 2016 and sellout crowds watched Duke, Arizona and Miami as well as one of the biggest upsets of the year when Yale shocked Baylor.