“CACTUS BASKETBALL HOOPS” SPRING UP IN ARIZONA DESERT AHEAD OF 2024 NCAA MEN’S FINAL FOUR®

The Phoenix Local Organizing Committee and the NCAA® will unveil one of a series of “Cactus Basketball Hoops” that have been created to celebrate the 2024 Men’s Final Four. The 13-foot installations feature a basketball hoop atop a saguaro cactus, its arms appearing to stretch for a rebound, and will be prominently displayed in key Men’s Final Four locations. Two of the statues were graphically designed by Hispanic and Indigenous artist Paul Molina.