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Recognizing the Ncaa in Indianapolis for 25 Years

Floor Speech

Date: Oct. 25, 2024
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. CARSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the National Collegiate Athletic Association, also known as the NCAA, and the last 25 years it has spent headquartered, thriving and growing in the Circle City, which I'm honored to represent.

I am proud to recognize the NCAA, which has been an iconic part of Indianapolis for the last 25 years and has inspired individuals across the globe. The NCAA has worked to protect and improve the lives of Hoosier athletes and athletes around the country since its inception in 1906. They started off sharing office space with the Big Ten Conference in a downtown Chicago hotel, then moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 1952. The NCAA spent the next 40 years in the Kansas City area and, after exploring future locations, decided the city of Indianapolis would be their new home.

In 1999, when they officially made the move to their new state-of- the-art location on Indy's downtown Canal, the NCAA solidified Indianapolis's status as the ``amateur sports capital of the world.'' This has helped our city host countless NCAA conventions, conferences, championships, and other major sporting events, like the College Football Playoffs, Big Ten Championships, and Horizon League Championships. In the next couple of years, Indy will host the 2026 Division I, II, and III Men's Basketball Championships and all three championships for Women's Basketball in 2028.

Hoosiers love sports, especially basketball, so the NCAA's 25th anniversary in Indianapolis is a special time to uplift the power of sports and the impact sports can have on more than just one athlete, but on an entire community. The NCAA presented a generous 25th anniversary donation to the Indianapolis Public Schools Foundation to fund self-development opportunities for more than 1,000 student- athletes at seven area middle schools: Arlington, Broad Ripple, William Penn, Harshman, Longfellow, Howe, and Northwest. This investment in our community will help foster a lifelong love of sports, giving young people a chance to build self-confidence, and self-efficacy and improve retention in school and athletic programs.

On this wonderful milestone, we thank the NCAA for being a strong community partner and look forward to working together and continue making our city the best it can be.

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