As the band played on the steps leading into the Jack Stephens Center, a large crowd gathered in the atrium.
This was the official announcement that Arkansas-Little Rock was joining a new conference, United Athletic Conference, starting next year.
It is something of a cutting-edge conference, which will partner with the Atlantic Sun Conference and be a consortium.
Equal partners with separate NCAA Tournament bids for men's and women's basketball teams, while working together on multi-media deals.
The league will become official July 1, 2026, and the WAC will rebrand into the United Athletic Conference.