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Wayne State to host Michigan hoops, will open new arena with exhibition matchup
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Wayne State will open a new basketball arena this winter and the first home game in it will be against one of the best teams in the country.
On Wednesday afternoon, the University announced in a press release that the team will be facing Michigan in an exhibition match on Nov. 5th.
In the press release, Athletic Director Rob Fournier of Wayne State was excited to be able to open the arena against the Wolverines:
“I truly appreciate the willingness of Coach Howard and Warde (University of Michigan Director of Athletics Warde Manuel) to provide this opportunity to open our arena with the state’s premier Division 1 program,” said Fournier. “To me, it underscores their genuine support for the City of Detroit and our community.”
Head coach David Greer also was ecstatic about the news:
“I want to personally thank Coach Howard and his staff for helping us open our new basketball arena,” said Greer. “It certainly has been a long time coming (the new arena) and the partnership with the Detroit Pistons made it happen. To have a Division I program in Michigan be a part of our celebration of opening our new arena will make it a big event for our young men since Michigan is a big part of Detroit basketball.”
Tip-off between these 2 teams will be at 7 pm EST.