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The Palace was immediately recognized as an all-encompassing entertainment NBA venue and HISTORY quickly RECORDS became 15-16 REVIEW one PLAYERS of the LEADERSHIP nation’s top concert facilities. Since its opening in 1988, The Palace has undergone more than $141.5 million in renovations and upgrades and recently won the Michigan AIA 25-Year Award for architectural prowess. The Palace has been voted Arena of the Year eight times by Performance Magazine, twice by Pollstar and is listed annually among North America’s top-grossing arenas.

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CAPACITY: Basketball – 20,228; Hockey – 20,804; NORTH PAVILION ADDITION: 65,000 square feet Concert and Family Shows – 6,000 to 23,000 depending on configuration. PRESIDENT’S CLUB AND ADJOINING SUITES ADDITION: 5,600 square feet NUMBER OF EVENTS: An annual average of 200. SUITES: 165 total. 157 suites overlook the arena, some as PROFESSIONAL TEAM: Detroit Pistons (NBA). close as 16 rows from the floor. This trend started with The Palace’s construction and is now widely copied in ACREAGE: The Palace sits on 61.1 acres (2,662,717 nearly every arena built today. The 100-level and 300- square feet) and was cited by conservationists for its level suites have private concourses. There are also The Palace of Auburn Hills, home of the Detroit Pistons “Party Suite” locations on the club and concourse levels, work in preserving natural wetlands areas throughout eight suites without arena views in the President’s Club. (NBA) and numerous concerts, family shows, sporting Suite Terrace upgrades, a new Concierge lounge for the property during the building’s construction in 1988. events, trade shows and special productions, remains premium season ticket members, renovated Presidents • The Palace’s air conditioning system is powerful one of the world’s most innovative arenas after more Club for corporate meetings and entertaining and a OVERALL BUILDING AREA: 570,000 square feet enough to cool 500 single-family homes or turn than 25 years. newly renovated and rebranded Palace Grille. Americans one million gallons of water into ice. with Disabilities Act concourse and arena-level restroom DODGE ATRIUM ADDITION: 100,000 square-foot • There are more than 300 miles of electrical wiring The Palace has undergone more than $40 million in venue upgrades were also made, including additional seating, addition which opened on September 13, 1996 throughout the Palace. upgrades and renovations to elevate fan experience and and a tunnel was added in Section 101 allowing for an • The Palace has approximately 8,400 parking modernize the facility since Tom Gores acquired Palace additional direct access point to the arena level and near- DODGE ATRIUM HEIGHT: 117 feet spaces on site. Sports & Entertainment in 2011. To complement the initial by PNC Courtside Club. Further enhancements included • The amount of concrete used in constructing The phase of improvements, PS&E has completed the sec- an updated Dodge Atrium entrance, an expanded Pistons UNITED SHORE CLUB WEST ADDITION: Palace is enough to pave a two-lane highway 23 ond stage of a three-year, $6 million seating renovation locker room, a newly developed entertainment complex 12,000 square feet miles long. plan to replace all of the seating throughout the entire and locker room area, a refreshed media work room arena. This season, patrons seated in the lower-level will named The Matt Dobek Press Room, installation of an experience renewed comfort and style with black leather in-arena theatrical lighting system and DAS WiFi system, seating and ergonomically placed cup holders. and a sparking Courtside Broadcast Studio. United Shore PALACE SEATING CONFIGURATION Club West, located above the Dodge Atrium was remod- UNITED SHORE CLUB WEST

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The mission of Detroit Heart is to inspire and impact the community through a commitment to education and mentoring, health and fitness, military recognition, and basic needs, as well as NBA sponsored programs and player charities.

Please visit PISTONS.COM/COMMUNITY for more information on Detroit Heart programming and initiatives. The Pistons are proud to celebrate and honor veterans and active duty military through a special Veterans PROGRAMMING Day Game, Commitment to Service opportunities, and will host a special career fair dedicated to connecting veterans with local companies.

In partnership with Farm Bureau Insurance, the Pistons opened their 33rd Live, Learn & Play AUTISM AWARENESS ANTI-BULLYING The Pistons will work to increase awareness and Center with a renovated The Pistons will participate in World Autism Awareness The Pistons will make a commitment to box out bullying involvement in youth basketball through community library at Doyle-Ryder Day on April 2 through hosting affected families at home by partnering with Defeat the Label to create a pledge clinics, an online newsletter, Pistons Academy camps, Elementary School in games and partnering with organizations that assist and PSA to encourage fans to take a stand against and partnerships with basketball leagues across the Flint, where they were those living with Autism. bullying. state. without a resource center for over two years.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH The Pistons will host the 12th Annual Black History Month Scholarship Event hosted by Pistons Legend Rick Mahorn. The Pistons will also host a special event with the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.

In partnership with Flagstar, the Pistons will help implement the Math Hoops board game into local classrooms, making math fun and interactive while improving math EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM scores. The Pistons will also host an event that will bring the game to life, using The Palace Sports & Entertainment staff has committed to making an impact on the local Pistons players as pawns in the game. community with a goal of 1,000 service hours throughout the 2016-17 season, which kicked-off with Life Remodeled and cleaning up neighborhoods in Detroit.

The Pistons will focus on driving positive change amongst Metro-Detroit youth. As part of the #InRealLife campaign, Pistons players will share their stories about their mentors and how they have been affected by these role models, as well as encourage others to become mentors. OVERTIME

The Pistons will promote the importance of a healthy The Pistons will unveil a new Game Changers program lifestyle through clinics, cooking classes, as well as that focuses on recognizing teachers who go above educational and interactive events. and beyond to create a successful environment for their students.

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In partnership with Belfor, the Pistons will utilize an exclusive, Pistons- On January 28, 2016 the Detroit Pistons owner Tom wrapped bus to bring organizations to selected Pistons home games. These Gores announced a private sector campaign to raise at opportunities are aimed at exposing under-served, deserving youth to sports least $10 million and deploy operational resources to a and entertainment experiences. broad range of short- and long-term initiatives to help address the crisis in Flint, Michigan.

A Flint native, Gores said he would rally support from the Detroit Pistons organization, business and civic leaders for both immediate relief efforts in the unfold- ing water crisis, and long-term programs focused on economic development, nutrition and health care for residents of the city.

Pistons players, Stan Van Gundy and executives committed $500,000 to the fundraising effort — Vice Chairman Arn Tellem & Pistons Legend Bob Lanier went to Flint delivering donation.

The family members of Detroit Pistons players, coaches, and executives make up the Pistons with a Purpose Pistons organization hosted FlintNOW night at The Palace honoring Flint’s volunteers and group that aims to give back to the local community with events throughout the season. first responders from the American Red Cross and the United Way. Gores also partnered with the local Detroit TV station WDIV/FlintNOW Telethon where he matched donations to a total of $1.1 million.

On March 30, 2016 Detroit Pistons Owner Tom Gores and Huntington Bank CEO Steve Steinour announced a comprehensive economic development program aimed at boosting the economy of Flint, Michigan and providing relief to businesses and residents of the city and surrounding areas. The initiative will provide $25 million for programs to support homeown- ers, businesses, entrepreneurs and residents of Flint and Genesee County. It is the product of a unique partnership between FlintNOW and Huntington Bank, and the shared commitment of Mr. Gores and Mr. Steinour to be part of the solution in Flint.

Please visit FLINTNOW.ORG for more information on FlintNOW initiatives. In partnership with Farm Bureau Insurance, the Pistons will focus on reinforcing education and development by providing workshops and reading appearances for local community centers and schools.

The Detroit Pistons Foundation’s mission is to administer funds for charitable purposes, raise awareness and provide financial support statewide in the areas of volunteerism, and youth leadership in athletics and entertainment. In addition, The Detroit Pistons Foundation supports player charities and NBA League sponsored programs including, but not limited to, education and literacy, green initiatives, mentorship and autism awareness.

The Detroit Pistons, Owner Tom Gores, Vice Chairman Arn Tellem and the Detroit Pistons Foundation recently began In partnership with Meijer, the Pistons will host a Thanksgiving event for local with non-profit partner Forgotten a campaign to connect the Pistons with key community Harvest. The Pistons will also give back during the winter holidays by hosting a shopping spree, assisting Toys For organizations in Detroit and the region. The goal is to show Tots, a special home giveaway and providing other player-led initiatives to those in need. ownership and organization commitment to being a stakeholder and contributor to the continued revitalization of Detroit and the region.

The gifting/partnership plan provides a cumulative commitment of more than $1.4 million in grants to eight Metro Detroit charities over the next few years. Each partnership includes a philanthropic grant and alignment with a player, executive or legend of the Detroit Pistons team.

• BING Youth Institute: $75,000 • Forgotten Harvest: $300,000 OVERTIME • Black History Month Scholarships: (over 3 years) $50,000 • Grow Detroit’s Young Talent: $100,000 • City Year Detroit: $300,000 • HAVEN of Oakland County: $30,000 (over 3 years) • S.A.Y. Detroit: $600,000 (over 6 years) • Detroit PAL: $ 300,000 (over 3 years) Pistons players and coaches visit with patients being treated at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital when the team plays in Memphis and local St. Jude patient families will be invited to a special Pistons home game during Hoops for Please visit PISTONS.COM/FOUNDATION for more information about the Detroit Pistons St. Jude Week in March. Foundation.

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ROD BEARD GEORGE BLAHA MARK CHAMPION AUSTIN DRAKE DETROIT NEWS FS DETROIT, 105.1FM 105.1FM FS DETROIT

WELCOME TO THE PISTONS ACADEMY presented by KROGER

The Pistons Academy facilitates youth basketball programs throughout the state of Michigan. These programs are designed to teach, challenge and thrill all those who participate! We have established programming in three areas: instruction, competition and special events. For more information and to view a listing of all our programs, visit our website at www.pistonsacademy.com or call us at 248-377-8653. VINCE ELLIS GREG KELSER PAUL KENT JOHNNY KANE DETROIT FREE PRESS FS DETROIT FS DETROIT FS DETROIT

INSTRUCTION: COMPETITION: SPECIAL EVENTS: Summer Camps Youth Leagues Coaching Clinics Skills Clinics 3-on-3 Tournaments Pistons Academy Awards Show All-Girl Programs Pistons Elite AAU Leagues Basketball Zone Leadership Training

GEO THOMAS DIRECTOR OF FAN DEVELOPMENT

Geo Thomas begins his fifth year as director of the Pistons Academy and has been facilitating youth basketball programs since 1987. His innovative manage- KEITH LANGLOIS RICK MAHORN DAVID RHOADES AARON MCCANN ment style along with 29 years of experience in coaching and officiating has PISTONS.COM 105.1FM FS DETROIT MLIVE MEDIA GROUP helped him build a staff of experienced and energetic instructors.

AARON SMITH PROGRAM MANAGER OVERTIME

Aaron Smith enters has 15th year with the organization and brings a high level of energy to every Pistons Academy program. Smith has been working camps for 12 years. He is an excellent public speaker and emcees numerous Detroit Pistons events. In addition to his involvement with Pistons Academy, Smith is the Boys Varsity Coach at Royal Oak High School. CHRIS WASIELEWSKI JUSTIN WHITE FS DETROIT FS DETROIT

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GEORGE BLAHA PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCER MARK CHAMPION RADIO PLAY-BY-PLAY

A local broadcasting icon and one of the most recognizable personalities in Detroit Mark Champion enters 23rd season with the Detroit Pistons as the radio voice in 2016- and the NBA, George Blaha begins his 41st consecutive season as the television and 17. He functions in this capacity when George Blaha is handling television duties for the radio play-by-play voice of the Detroit Pistons in 2016-17. The “Voice of the Pistons” Pistons. Champion first joined the Pistons organization in 1992 sharing the airwaves with is the longest tenured play-by-play announcer in the State of Michigan. Blaha brings Blaha until the end of the 1995-96 season. He rejoined the organization for the 2001-02 a high-energy style to go with his extensive basketball knowledge and demonstrates season in his new capacity. a true passion for Pistons basketball. His trademark colloquialisms such as, “two and twenty-two to play”, “a high glass gun that goes” and “count that baby and a foul” have A radio veteran who brings 40-plus years of sports broadcasting experience to the thrilled Pistons fans of all ages for over three decades. microphone, Champion served as the radio voice of the Detroit Lions, a post he held for 16 seasons. He has also served as the voice of Michigan State Men’s Basketball and has Blaha, an inductee into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2008, has been the recipient of many industry awards, worked in three Winter Olympics Games. including the Ty Tyson Award for broadcasting excellence by the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association in 2002 and Michigan Sports Broadcaster of the Year from the National Sportscasters and Sports Writers Association in 2003 In addition to his duties with the Pistons and Lions, Champion handled television play-by-play duties for the Detroit Fury and 2007. of the Arena Football League (AFL). Most recognized among NFL announcing circles for his work with the Lions and earlier with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Champion serves as the voice for Disney asking the Super Bowl MVP “Where Blaha handles play-by-play duties on either television or radio for all 82 regular-season games plus pre and post-season are you going next?” games on FS Detroit and 105.1 FM - the Pistons flagship stations. In addition to his Pistons responsibilities, Blaha has handled play-by-play duties for Michigan State Football since 1971. In 2002, he was made an honorary alumnus of Michigan A Muncie, Indiana native, Champion resides in Lake Orion. State University and in 2008, named an honorary member of the Spartan S Letterman’s Club.

During the Pistons off-season, Blaha stays active as a Pistons ambassador making appearances at charitable and community events. His annual “High Hopes” golf outing for the Vista Maria home for abused young women in the metropoli- tan area, has raised nearly $1 million for the charity. He is also the honorary chairman of the annual golf outing for the St. Louis Center for the developmentally disabled. Blaha serves as spokesman and fundraiser for the Michigan Anti-Cruelty Society, benefiting neglected and abused animals in the City of Detroit. In addition, Blaha is actively involved with the Inkster Legends free youth basketball camp and the Detroit Roadrunners youth basketball club.

Born in Detroit, Blaha was raised in Marshalltown, Iowa and Grayling, Michigan. He graduated with a B.A. in economics from Notre Dame University and earned an MBA from the University of Michigan. George and his wife, Mary, reside in Troy and Gaylord with their dog Misty, a Vizsla.

GREG KELSER TV ANALYST RICK MAHORN RADIO ANALYST

Greg Kelser joins George Blaha for his 19th season as television analyst on FS Detroit. Rick Mahorn begins his 15th season as a color analyst for the Pistons radio broadcast Kelser has worked Pistons games on television and radio since 1988. He has established network. Mahorn brings his extensive NBA experience and joins George Blaha and Mark himself as a veteran NBA color commentator working the past 23 seasons for the Champion to deliver insightful commentary during all 82 regular-season games. Pistons’ cable partners. In addition to his analytical duties, Kelser also lends his expertise during segments of the pre-game show. Following an 18-year NBA playing career, Mahorn served as head coach of the Rockford Lightning of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) for the 1999-00 season. He Kelser worked six seasons with PASS Sports prior to his FS Detroit engagement. He led the Lightning to a 15-7 overall record and the American Conference title, which served as the Pistons color commentator for WWJ radio during home games from earned them a No. 2 seed in the 2000 CBA Playoffs. Mahorn’s coaching excellence was 1988-93 and has also worked on collegiate television broadcasts in a variety of settings, recognized in two CBA Coach-of-the-Month Awards. He then joined the coaching staff including the NCAA tournament. of the Atlanta Hawks under Lon Kruger during the 2001-02 season.

A former All-American and Academic All-American at Michigan State University, Kelser, along with Earvin “Magic” In 2005, Mahorn joined the Detroit Shock coaching staff, helping take the team to a seventh straight playoff appearance Johnson, captained the Spartans to the 1979 NCAA Championship. He was drafted by the Pistons in 1979 and played in and third WNBA Championship. In 2009, three games into the WNBA season, Mahorn took over the head coaching Detroit until he was traded to the Seattle Supersonics for Vinnie Johnson. position after Bill Laimbeer resigned and led the Shock to the Eastern Conference Finals in its last season in Detroit before relocating to Tulsa, OK. An active member in his community, Kelser conducts several basketball camps during the summer and is involved in various charities throughout the state of Michigan. Mahorn was drafted by the Washington Bullets (now Wizards) in the second round of the 1980 NBA Draft. He came to Detroit prior to the 1985-86 season and helped the franchise win its first championship as a member of the original OVERTIME “Bad Boys” team in 1988-89. He also earned All-NBA second team defensive honors that season. He later had a second stint with the Pistons from 1996-98.

A Hartford, CT, native, Mahorn was a four-year letter winner at Hampton Institute (VA). He was a three-time NCAA Division II and NAIA All-American and owned 18 school records. Mahorn returned to Hampton after his playing career and completed his degree in May 2015.

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FOX Sports Detroit ...... Rod Allen, George Blaha, Ken Daniels, Jason Dizik, Mario Impemba, ...... Trevor Thompson FOX Sports 1 ...... Jon Paul Morosi WDIV-TV ...... Bernie Smilovitz, Jamie Edmonds WJBK-TV ...... Dan Miller, Spencer Kerstein, Bob Wojnowski WXYZ-TV ...... Ed Fernandez, Brad Galli, Rob Parker DetroitCity TV ...... Tommy Morris Comcast ...... John Thiede, Dennis Davidson, Vicki Foley Fox Soccer/Big Ten Network ...... Josh Hakala Farmington TV-10 ...... Don Carter, Rich Kincaide Omni TV ...... Dan York LCPS-TV ...... Steve Miller From Glory Days TV ...... Kurt A. David WXYT-AM/FM & WWJ-AM ...... Jim Brandstatter, Terry Foster, Ken Kal, Jeff Lesson WJR-AM ...... Frank Beckmann, George Blaha, Jim Brandstatter, Gus Ganakas, Dan Miller, ...... Matt Steigenga, Jason Strayhorn, Will Tieman WMGC-FM ...... George Blaha, Mark Champion WTKA-AM ...... Al Fellhauer WDTK-AM/FM ...... Ron Cameron, Jeremy Otto, Brendan Johnson WONN-AM ...... Jim Hendrick WMIC-AM/FM & WTGV-AM ...... George Benko, Robert Benko WQTX-FM ...... Jesse Goldberg-Strassler WSDP-FM ...... Bill Keith, Clay Martin WPHS-FM ...... Jeremy Olstyn, Brad Ruffini Spartan Sports Network ...... George Blaha, Gus Ganakas, Wendy Hart, Drew Sharp, Matt Steigenga, ...... Jason Strayhorn, Will Tieman Michigan Radio Network ...... Terry Moore Central Michigan University Radio . . . .Shawn Bedard Oakland University Radio ...... Neal Ruhl Syracuse University Radio ...... Evan Stockton Student Broadcast Foundation . . . . .Thom Lengyel, Brendan Johnson, Jeremy Otto WDBC-Dragon Broadcasting ...... Roger Smith Madonna Radio/TV ...... Jeremy Otto, Brendan Johnson Hillman Broadcasting ...... Erin Brege Macomb Lutheran North Radio . . . . .Eli Thaut, Evan Petzoid MHSAA Radio/TV/Internet ...... John Johnson Montrose MDM-TV.com ...... James Kitts, Jared Adams, Camryn Blair, Eric Vandefifer U-D Jesuit Radio ...... Noah Tylutki Detnews.com ...... Bob Wojnowski Freep.com ...... Anthony Fenech, Drew Sharp OTHERS ...... Roy Akers, Mike Alberts, Bill Axtell, Kyle Bauer, Bryan Bender, Joe Burns, Andrew Chmura, Richard Curbelo, John Cwikla, Zachary Damon, Jeffrey Decker, Robert Dempster, Robert Dorogi, Anne Doyle, Candice Ebling, Bill Eisner, Rich Eldridge, Ben Eriksson, Stan Fracker, Grant Froling, Bill Fundaro, Frank Garza, Sal Giacona, Dan Graschuck, Steve Hagar, Charlie Lemmex, Mark Lewkowicz, Laura Loviska, Tom Mazawey, Frank Mazzella, Dominic Menzo, Scott Morganroth, Melinda Ann O’Neill, Larry Paladino, Steve Purdy, Brian Riederer, James Rein, Tom Ryan, James Schmehl, Griffin Schroeder, Peter Spivak, Evan Stockton, Steve Stuckey, Art Vuolo, Alan Watson, Jonathan Williams, Jon Yinger, Eli Zaret In the 2016-17 season, the incredible talent devised in previous entertainment teams (Mob 2016 DSBA OFFICERS Squad, D-town, Pistons Dancers, Cheer Team and Drumline) is merging to create one, unified Entertainment Team. This new professional entertainment cast is comprised of 70 President ...... Trevor Thompson well rounded entertainers with varied specialties in dance, music, extreme stunting, parkour, Vice President ...... Jim Rein break dancing, and acro-dunking. The Entertainment Team will be working together to Secretary ...... Sherrie Handrinos inspire and uplift fans in entertainment productions which incorporate audio and visual Treasurer ...... Bill Wischman elements notable in Broadway productions and Disney displays. OVERTIME Sergeant-at-Arms/Marketing Director . .Bill Harrington Executive Director ...... George Eichorn We are excited to embark on a season of continued sports and entertainment trend setting through innovative and collaborative production numbers and concepts unparalleled in the NBA.

One Team, One Logo!

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LASHELL The Detroit Pistons National Anthem Singer performs at every home game during the season. LaShell is a renowned Jazz and Blues singer who is available for your next event.

DJ THORNSTRYKER THE DANCING USHER The Detroit Pistons DJ Thornstryker is the first The Detroit Pistons Dancing Usher is one of female DJ in the NBA. Her knowledge of music the most electrifying performers in the NBA. Hooper is a fan-friendly entertaining brings a unique understanding of how to keep With over 10 Million YouTube views, the mascot who cheers, engages, dances, the momentum going inside The Palace. DJ dancing usher has performed on the TODAY and stunts during halftime, timeouts Thornstyker is available to book for your next Show, Jimmy Kimmel, Good Morning America, and quarter breaks. event! CNN and Inside Edition. The Dancing Usher is available for promotional events and meet and greets. OVERTIME

Mason is the Pistons in-game emcee who announces player intros, in-game PA reads and game announcements.

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