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Men's Basketball Legends & Traditions Weekend Starts Tonight

2012 Legends & Traditions (PDF)
Jr. Titans Youth Basketball Clinic
Don Sicko and win over No. 4 Memphis State
Titan Legend - Perry Watson
Titan Legend - Spencer Haywood
Titan Legend - Rashad Phillips '01
Titan Legend - John Long '78
Titan Legend - Willie Green '03

DETROIT (8/27/12)
-- The Detroit Titans men's basketball team will host a weekend of alumni events you will not want to miss. The Detroit Titans Legends & Traditions Weekend will take place on September 21-22 at Calihan Hall and feature many former student-athletes dating back to the 1950's.

The Titan tradition includes 104 seasons of basketball with 1,326 wins, 21 NBA/ABA draft picks, 17 All-American selections, 12 post-season appearances, three Horizon League Tournament Championships and two Horizon League Regular Season titles. Each Titan contributed to these accomplishments and deserves to be celebrated.

On Friday, September 21, the weekend tips off with a Titan Legends & Traditions Dinner that will benefit the Dave DeBusschere Scholarship Fund. The soiree will begin with a reception at 5:30 p.m. followed by a strolling dinner catered by Titan corporate partner Sodexo at 6:30 p.m. Along with the dinner; the night will feature a storytelling of Titan Tradition and also the presentation of the 2012 Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship Rings. Cost is $100/person for this special event.

Saturday, September 22 will showcase the skills of the Titan Legends with a youth clinic and Legends basketball game. The youth clinic will take place beginning at noon with current Titan basketball players and the Legends conducting drills to prepare Detroit for more future legends. The clinic is FREE to youth. On Dick Vitale Court at Calihan Hall, former Titan men's basketball players will then take the court to see who can still shoot, drive, and dunk with the Legends game beginning at 1:00 p.m. Fans will want to arrive early to grab their seats courtside to witness all of the skills the Titans!

Questions and RSVPs for the dinner can be made by calling Jake Neu at 313.993.1700 or RSVP online at: https://commerce.cashnet.com/udmathleticspay.
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