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Post by calihanmole on Mar 31, 2021 21:00:20 GMT -5
Detroit Free Press - - - - Sports View comments / Facebook / Twitter
Detroit - - Wayne State University will soon announce its elevation to Division I NCAA athletics. A member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division II) since 1975, the school is currently constructing a 70,000 square-foot arena near the intersection of Warren and Trumbull avenues with seating capacity for approximately 3,000 fans, office space and locker room areas for both WSU's men's and women's basketball teams, a concessions area and other ancillary spaces. As recently reported, Wayne State entered into a partnership with the Detroit Pistons, making Wayne State the home of the new Pistons G League affiliate. The arena is expected to be ready for the 2021-2022 basketball season. A source said the elevation to Division I will not take place until July of 2022, as Wayne State will now try to negotiate entrance into a Division I conference. An announcement from the university is expected next week.
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Post by rbj on Mar 31, 2021 21:09:17 GMT -5
Detroit Free Press - - - - Sports View comments / Facebook / Twitter Detroit - - Wayne State University will soon announce its elevation to Division I NCAA athletics. A member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division II) since 1975, the school is currently constructing a 70,000 square-foot arena near the intersection of Warren and Trumbull avenues with seating capacity for approximately 3,000 fans, office space and locker room areas for both WSU's men's and women's basketball teams, a concessions area and other ancillary spaces. As recently reported, Wayne State entered into a partnership with the Detroit Pistons, making Wayne State the home of the new Pistons G League affiliate. The arena is expected to be ready for the 2021-2022 basketball season. A source said the elevation to Division I will not take place until July of 2022, as Wayne State will now try to negotiate entrance into a Division I conference. An announcement from the university is expected next week. I am a WSU alumn, and I'm not sure how I feel about this. What will they do with the football team? I cant see them averaging 15,000 fans per home game to maintain D1 status.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2021 3:14:45 GMT -5
Detroit Free Press - - - - Sports View comments / Facebook / Twitter Detroit - - Wayne State University will soon announce its elevation to Division I NCAA athletics. A member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division II) since 1975, the school is currently constructing a 70,000 square-foot arena near the intersection of Warren and Trumbull avenues with seating capacity for approximately 3,000 fans, office space and locker room areas for both WSU's men's and women's basketball teams, a concessions area and other ancillary spaces. As recently reported, Wayne State entered into a partnership with the Detroit Pistons, making Wayne State the home of the new Pistons G League affiliate. The arena is expected to be ready for the 2021-2022 basketball season. A source said the elevation to Division I will not take place until July of 2022, as Wayne State will now try to negotiate entrance into a Division I conference. An announcement from the university is expected next week. Is there a link for this article? I can't seem to find it online. Not that I doubt you but it is April Fool's Day and you've fooled people before (plus Tony Paul hasn't mentioned it yet - I guess he doesn't check our Board overnight)
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Post by calihanmole on Apr 1, 2021 7:39:26 GMT -5
It’s a free press subscription article and the link will not work because of the pay wall.
The big question is, will Detroit Mercy and Oakland block Wayne from joining the Horizon?
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Post by titantarheel on Apr 1, 2021 7:55:19 GMT -5
Sigh...Doubling down on April fools bit
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Post by dtowntitan on Apr 1, 2021 8:07:04 GMT -5
Sigh...Doubling down on April fools bit Yeah.... he gave enough pieces in his post that show that it is a fake. A well thought out one though considering WSU moves as of late.
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