Duke University is one of the Atlantic Coast Conference's member schools. | Photo courtesy of Duke University
Duke University is one of the Atlantic Coast Conference's member schools. | Photo courtesy of Duke University
Starting next year, the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) will have its headquarters further south along Tobacco Road as it moves to Charlotte from Greensboro.
The new headquarters will be in the Legacy Union's Bank of America Tower in uptown Charlotte.
"The board of directors is pleased that the conference headquarters will be joining the Charlotte community and is quite excited about the long-term opportunities that will afford,” Vincent E. Price, ACC Board of Directors Chair and Duke University president, told WTVD recently.
The sports conference — with a slate of teams that includes North Carolina, North Carolina State, Wake Forest and Duke universities as its Tarheel State contingent — had been discussing a relocation for the past year after Commissioner Jim Phillips took over for the retiring John Swofford. When Phillips interviewed for the commissioner’s post, he noted that various presidents of participating universities had asked him what he saw for the future of the league’s headquarters.
One reason for moving to a larger city is that the ACC has extended its geographic reach, with participating schools in Indiana (University of Notre Dame), Kentucky (University of Louisville) and Massachusetts (Boston University). The relocation process will be completed during the 2022-23 academic year.
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