But Brian McMurtry is banking on the inside environment of this spacious facility being nothing but cool and comfortable next weekend. To put it in the language of ESPN television college hoops announcer Dick Vitale, McMurtry wants it to be "nothing but a slam dunk, baby!"
McMurtry, who is the director of operations for America's Center (which has the Edward Jones Dome under its administrative umbrella), is the man everyone is turning to in the days leading up to the tournament's final weekend.