HOUSTON — New NCAA president Charlie Baker is commuting between the women’s and men’s Final Fours this weekend. After being in Dallas Friday night, he popped in for a brief, impromptu conversation with the media here Saturday afternoon.
Baker riffed on a few of the hot-button topics in college sports: basketball tournament expansion; the women’s tourney as an independent revenue source; Name, Image and Likeness legislation; transfer rates; and more.
On potential tournament expansion beyond the current 68 teams: “That committee has been remarkably successful managing this tournament for a number of years. They’re going to start talking about this after this tournament is over, and my guess is this summer, late fall we’ll have some recommendations. But I’m gonna let them do their job. They’ve done a really good job with this tournament, and I’ve been on the job for 30 days.”
