AT&T Center set to host 2022 NCAA men's basketball regional

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The NCAA on Tuesday announced its list of host sites for preliminary rounds and finals of championships to be held from 2017-18 to 2021-22.

San Antonio was named as one of four regional sites for the 2022 men’s Division I basketball tournament. The three other locations are Chicago, Philadelphia and San Francisco.

The victor of San Antonio’s regional will head to New Orleans for the Final Four.

San Antonio, which will host the 2018 Final Four at the Alamodome, was last a regional site in 2011.

That year Shaka Smart's underdog VCU squad upset No. 1 Kansas, 71-61. Smart now coaches Texas.

According to the NCAA, more than 3,000 bids were submitted by member schools.

“We want to thank everyone who submitted a bid for this cycle of championship site selections and for their continued commitment during the process,” said Joni Comstock, NCAA senior vice president of championships. “We look forward to working with our membership, the cities and local organizing committees who may host for the first time, as well as the groups who will repeat as host sites. I also want to acknowledge and thank the sports committees that reviewed these exceptional bids and made the selections based on providing the best possible experience for our student-athletes, coaches and spectators.”

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