U-M proposes adding 50,000 square feet to Crisler Arena

Thursday, January 22, 2009 | Source: Concentrate

The University of Michigan is getting ready to add some space to Crisler Arena just as its basketball teams are starting to add up some wins.

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Expanding the University of Michigan's Crisler Arena never seemed to make much sense since the words Ed Martin entered into university vocabulary. Things have changed now that Wolverine fans have their first basketball team to get excited about in a long time.

Coincidence or not, U-M officials are making plans to add a "player development center" to the home of Cazzie Russell, the Fab Five and the 1989 National Champions. That 50,000-square-foot addition to the back of the arena comes with a $23.2 million price tag.

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