American Athletic Conference eyeing the Palestra today

AAC representatives are visiting the Palestra today as a potential site of the conference's March 2014 men’s basketball tournament, according to Mark Blaudschun.

American Athletic Association commissioner Mike Aresco is reportedly drawn to the Palestra's historical significance as the "Cathedral of College Basketball" as well as the gym's smaller seating (8,700 seats), which would encourage greater demand for tickets for the fledgling conference.

Other sites up for consideration include Hartford, Tampa, Memphis, Cincinnati and Louisville. An announcement is expected in the next few weeks on which site will be the 2014 men's tourney host, although the women's and men's tournaments are both expected to move on a rotating basis.