The new logo on the basketball court at Phoenix's Washington Activity Center. Photo: Jeremy Duda/Axios
The women's Final Four will be over soon, but it will leave a lasting impact for generations of Phoenix youngsters.
State of play: The NCAA yesterday unveiled its "legacy project," at the Washington Activity Center in Phoenix's Alhambra Village neighborhood.
The center got refurbished indoor and outdoor basketball courts, wireless scoreboards, a computer lab, a teen lounge, new basketballs and ball racks, and a mural by local artist Martin Moreno.
Several ASU women's basketball players were on hand to break in the new court with kids who attended the unveiling.
What they're saying: "In every women's Final Four city, the NCAA makes this local investment because we firmly believe that sports is a way that we can leave a lasting legacy," Lynn Holzman, the NCAA vice president of women's basketball, said at the event.
Flashback: The last time the men's Final Four came to the Valley in 2024, the legacy project made improvements to Phoenix's Eastlake Park Community Center.
