When March Madness came to Detroit
The University of Detroit Mercy has hosted a few NCAA basketball tournaments in the past. The first was 1988 and a second time in 1991 where the games were played at the Pontiac Silverdome. There was also a third time at Ford Field in 2008, all as the Midwest Regional Basketball Championships. In 2009, the university was the host at Ford Field for the Final Four where the championship game saw University of North Carolina beat Michigan State. I think that was really hard to take if you consider Ford Field as being the “home court” for Michigan State.
It was recently reported that Detroit would be the location for the first- and second-round games of the 2018 championship in the yet-to-be-built Detroit Red Wings arena. There was no mention as to what school would host the event, but I am sure University of Detroit Mercy would be more than happy to lend their expertise and experience with past basketball tournaments and host the event.
