Sioux Falls, SD (KELO-AM) The 2015 Summit League Basketball Championship Tournament was a $11.5 million slam dunk for the Sioux Falls economy.
The Sioux Falls Convention and Visitor's Bureau and the Sioux Falls Sports Authority had the numbers crunched on hotel rooms, restaurants, gas, and the other ways people spend money when they come to town. The analysis shows that the event in March at the Denny Sanford Premier Center generated $11.45 million in direct and indirect local economic impact.
Sports Authority Executive Director Wes Hall says the numbers are more evidence that building the new events center was a good investment. Hall says the impact also speaks volumes about what the Summit League Tournament means to Sioux Falls. He says $11.5 million in just four days is a "huge, huge" number.
Hall talked about the tournament's economic impact on the Monday edition of the Craig and Chris Show on Sports Radio KWSN.