...the King Cotton Classic? It used to be a big deal and now it appears to be gone. I know there's probably some sort of "no contact" rule for tournaments like that but nevertheless it seems like it would be a great recruiting tool for us to host one of those tournaments, being that our facility is our main selling point.

I wonder if hosting the Tournament of Champions has helped Missouri State at all. I know it's a big deal and is played a JQ Hammonds. DI, has that ever been a help to the Bears?

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...the King Cotton Classic? It used to be a big deal and now it appears to be gone. I know there's probably some sort of "no contact" rule for tournaments like that but nevertheless it seems like it would be a great recruiting tool for us to host one of those tournaments, being that our facility is our main selling point.

I wonder if hosting the Tournament of Champions has helped Missouri State at all. I know it's a big deal and is played a JQ Hammonds. DI, has that ever been a help to the Bears?
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King Cotton died awhile ago. Stephens is hosting some kind of AAU tournament in April. That probably gets more potential recruits to see the Stephens Center than a tournament would.