Following the conclusion of the NCAA Women’s Final Four in Tampa, the organization has initiated a community giving effort. The NCAA has donated 1.2 tons of items, comprising approximately 480 NCAA-branded basketballs, ball racks, and personal hygiene items.
The donations were distributed to Hillsborough County schools via the Teaching Tools Resource Center. Additionally, some basketballs and ball racks were given to the Riverfront Recreation Center, which the NCAA and its partners have recently renovated.
The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, which hosted its convention at the Tampa Convention Center in conjunction with the Women’s Final Four, also contributed items, including two televisions, to local schools.
NCAA held the free fan festival, Tourney Town, at the Tampa Convention Center in April 2025, attracting over 22,000 attendees. The event reached its highest single-day attendance since 2018.
Overall, the 2025 NCAA Women’s Final Four generated an estimated $30 million economic impact for the Tampa area, as reported by Visit Tampa Bay. This year marked Tampa’s fourth time hosting the Women’s Final Four.
NCAA also organized several community programs during the Women’s Final Four. Together with the Dove Brand and the Tampa Bay Local Organizing Committee, the NCAA completely renovated the Riverfront Recreation Center at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park, including a restoration of the basketball court.
Tourney Town featured recycling initiatives where fans could support teams through branded recycling bins, resulting in the recycling of 1.73 tons of items from the event.
Additionally, hundreds of local students attended a pep rally in Tourney Town as part of Read to the Final Four, a program encouraging literacy.
Information about these programs is available at the Tampa Convention Center. For more details, the contact number is (813) 274-8211.
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