HOOP HISTORIANS NEWS Committed to promoting goodwill for basketball Volume # 2 – July 2003

FUTURE FINAL 4 SITES NAMED CONGRATS TO IMPORTANT HOOP THE BENNETT DATES FOR The NCAA has announced Final FAMILY 2003-2004 Four sites through 2011. San

Antonio, host for this year’s Final Mark your calendar for the Four, will again be in the rotation following blockbuster events for as the choice in 2008. Detroit’s the 2003-2004 NCAA basketball Ford Field was selected for the season: 2009 campaign. Indianapolis will December 6 – 10th Annual John be the 2010 host, and Houston’s Wooden Classic: UCLA vs. Reliant Stadium will be the site of Kentucky; Kansas vs. Stanford. the 2011 Final Four. These cities December 13 – Basket Bowl join Saint Louis (2005) and Atlanta Kentucky vs. Michigan State at (2007) as future Final Four cities. Detroit’s Ford Field. Indianapolis has been the host of December 20 – Michigan State at Final Fours in 1980, 1991, 1997, Congratulations to Steve and UCLA: Pauley Pavilion floor will 2000 and is now scheduled to have Vashilla Bennett on the birth of be named after John & Nell the event again in 2006 and 2010. their first child, Kyan Paul, who th Wooden. Unfortunate for partygoers, New was born on June 9 at 8:17 AM March 14 – Selection Sunday. Orleans was left off the list, but the weighing in at 8 lbs 2 oz and 20

Crescent City will have first and 1/2 inches in length. The second round games in 2007 and threesome recently visited the 2008. Houston will be the Final Chicagoland area and took in their SEND US YOUR first Cub game in the friendly Four's host in 2011, on the 40th NEWS ITEMS anniversary of the city's first Final confines of Wrigley Field.

Four. The last time, the games Calling all Hoop Historians… were played in the Astrodome. This time, they will be played at CAMPAIGN 2004: Reliant Stadium. The NCAA also selected Ford Field, home of the DESTINATION NFL's Lions, for the 2009 Final SAN ANTONIO Four even though no major non- football events have been held APRIL 3-5 there since it opened last fall. Ford Field will host the Kentucky vs. Michigan State game on December 13, which will attempt to break the all-time attendance record. Make Do you have an interesting story or sure to pack your Hoop Historians tidbit that you want to share with jacket in your bag for the trip to your fellow Hoop Historians? Detroit! As we well know, it can E-Mail any news items for future get a little nippy in early April publication to Joe Spagnolo at north of the Mason-Dixon line. [email protected]