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Final Four 2009: Detroit
February 16th, 2009
by Shawn Siegel
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2009 Final Four
2009 Final Four: Detroit
April 4 and April 6, 2009
Ford Field
On April 4, 2009, Detroit will host America's premier college basketball sporting event - the 2009 NCAA Final Four.
The first men's national semifinal on Saturday, April 4 will begin at approximately 6:00 p.m. (ET). The men's national championship game will air at approximately 9:15 p.m. (ET) on Monday, April 6. Final Four tickets are available now for early purchase and are guaranteed from Ticket Solutions.
Ford Field
2000 Brush Street • Detroit, MI 48226
Located in the heart of downtown Detroit's entertainment district, Ford Field is an industry-leading sports and entertainment development that hosts - in addition to Lions football - sporting events, concerts, banquets, corporate meetings, special events and much more.
The Lions' home is an incomparable 65,000-seat facility that includes a giant glass wall, revealing the picturesque Detroit skyline, and the old Hudson's Warehouse, originally built in 1920. The massive project encompasses a total of 1.85 million square feet of development. For the Final Four, a minimum of 70,000 seats are available.
The old Hudson's Warehouse, a major cornerstone of Ford Field, houses most of the stadium luxury seats, press box, restaurants, food courts, lounge areas, banquet facilities, entertainment venues and commercial space. The inclusion of the warehouse into the stadium project allows the sightlines at Ford Field to be among the very best in the NFL. In fact, the locker room facilities have been built in the basement of the seven-story historic Detroit structure.
The stadium has been utilized for many non-sports events as well. Detroit native Eminem hosted two concerts in July 2003 that drew nearly 100,000 people to the venue. It hosted its first big concert on October 12, 2002 when the legendary band, the Rolling Stones, performed.
Ford Field Seating Chart & Parking Info
Other Final Four Activities
Schedule: Hoop City, Practices, Etc.
Detroit
Between the Games: Things to do and sites to see
More:
2009 Final Four Info on Wikipedia
Official 2009 Final Four Website
Note: The 2010 Final Four will be in Indianapolis. See All Future Final Four Sites.
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About Shawn Siegel
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Shawn Siegel - CHN President & Head Editor
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shawn@collegehoops.net
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CHN Editor
Shawn Siegel is the self-proclaimed "hardest working man on the internet." He created CHN back in the summer of 2002, and it has since grown into the web's largest independent college basketball site. Besides designing and maintaining the site, Shawn also deals with advertising, marketing, editing.. and virtually all other aspects of running the site. Shawn's college basketball and NBA Draft commentary has appeared across the web, print, and radio media. Please email him with any and all media requests.
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New Jersey
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