Wayne State Arena

Wayne State Arena is the tentative name of a planned multi-purpose 3,000-seat indoor arena being built in Detroit, Michigan. It will house the Wayne State Warriors (NCAA) Men's and Women's basketball teams along with a Detroit Pistons NBA G League team. It will be owned by Wayne State University.[1]

Wayne State Arena
LocationDetroit, Michigan
Coordinates42°21′11″N 83°04′39″W
OwnerWayne State University
Capacity3,000
OpenedFall 2021 (planned)
Tenants
Wayne State Warriors (NCAA)
Detroit G League team (NBA G League)

History

On May 1,2019, Wayne State University entered into a partnership with the Detroit Pistons to construct a new arena. The $25 million dollar arena will be constructed near the corner of Trumbull and Warren Avenues. The Pistons desire to bring their NBA G League affiliate closer to home was a factor in their decision, since their current affiliate, the Grand Rapids Drive, play 150 miles west of Detroit. Discussions have occurred about bring the Drive to Detroit but the team ownership has indicated that it would prefer to remain in the Grand Rapids area.[2][3]

Controversy

The partnership between Wayne State and the Pistons was negotiated in secret at the request of the Pistons, contrary to the Open Meeting Laws that govern all publicly elected officials in the state of Michigan (members of the Wayne State Board of Governors are publicly elected in state-wide partisan elections). Plans for the Wayne State Arena were announced less than 12 hours before the University Board met to sign the contract. At the meeting, the Arena was the first agenda item followed immediately by a university press conference announcing the partnership. There was no time provided for public comment despite the arena's location in a dense residential neighborhood. [4] The land the arena is being built on is zoned R-3 by the city of the Detroit, however, as a public university, Wayne State is not required to conform to city zoning or building ordinances. Additionally, a popular public access baseball diamond was destroyed during the construction of the arena despite appearing on pertinent press releases and the current Wayne State master plan.

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References
  1. "Wayne State University to construct new basketball facility". Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  2. "Grand Rapids Drive balk at proposed move to Detroit". Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  3. "'Game-changer': Wayne State to build $25M athletic facility, house Pistons' G-League team". Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  4. https://bog.wayne.edu/meetings/330/01_May_2019_OP_DRAFT.pdf
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