ACC hoops come home; baseball tries Beantown

While the ACC baseball tournament is expanding into new territory, the men's and women's basketball tournaments will remain at more traditional sites -- at least for now.

The league announced Wednesday that Boston's Fenway Park -- with its famous Green Monster outfield wall -- will host the 2009 ACC baseball tournament.

"We felt like it was a terrific opportunity to connect the Boston College and ACC brands in the city of Boston and throughout New England," ACC commissioner John Swofford said. The next three baseball tournaments will be at the Baseball Grounds in Jacksonville, Fla.

The men's basketball tournament, however, will be at the Greensboro Coliseum in 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015. Atlanta's Georgia Dome will host in 2012.

The increased number of teams -- and increased demand for tickets -- is the main reason the schools opted to hold the men's basketball tournament in Greensboro and Atlanta, cities that have facilities that hold more than 23,000 people.

The ACC has an option to move a different site in 2013, 2014 or 2015, which leaves open the opportunity for other cities to bid on the tournament. None did this time around.

It is more likely that it would move to Atlanta one of those years -- Swofford said the Georgia Dome currently has dates tied up that might be cleared.

The league previously had announced the men's tournament will be in Tampa, Fla., in 2007, Charlotte in 2008, Atlanta in 2009 and Greensboro in 2010.

Also, the women's basketball tournament extended its deal with Greensboro through 2015.