A-10 tourney will leave Brooklyn for 2 years

The Atlantic Coast Conference is taking over the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for two years starting in 2017, which was supposed to be the last year of a contract between that arena and the Atlantic 10 Conference for its postseason men's basketball tournament.

Instead, the A-10 will leave New York for those two years. However, as part of this agreement, the A-10 will use the Barclays Center for an additional three seasons, from 2019 to '21.

The league also gets scheduling consideration for in-season games at the Barclays Center, with an understanding that there will be some games between A-10 and ACC schools, according to a source.

All this will be announced at a news conference Wednesday, according to sources and published reports.

The deal, rumored for the last several weeks, was first reported by the Newport News Daily Press.

Look for the A-10 to end up somewhere on the East Coast in 2017 and '18, with possible spots including Philadelphia, Atlantic City, Washington, Pittsburgh, and Richmond.

"We will evaluate the bid specs if and when they do come out," Comcast-Spectacor spokesman Ike Richman said of the possibility of the Wells Fargo Center's bidding to host the A-10. "We aren't aware of any bid process at this time."