Detroit Free Press · Apr 25, 2017
U-M/MSU headlining LCA hoops doubleheader brings excitement downtown
The first college basketball game at Little Caesars Arena will be Michigan against Detroit Mercy on Dec. 16. It’s the first game of a doubleheader that will be followed by Michigan State against Oakland University.Buy PhotoThere's no catchy nickname for the event or even a building in working order.
But when Olympia Entertainment president and CEO Tom Wilson stood in a dirt area outside Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday morning, announcing the Dec. 16 college basketball doubleheader, he shared a vision.
Michigan will face Detroit Mercy in the first college basketball game at Little Caesars Arena, and Michigan State plays Oakland in the second game that day in a one-time event.