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November 16, 2011
College hoops powerhouses Kentucky and Maryland set to tip off at Brooklyn’s new Barclays Center arena
John Calipari and Wildcats will open new Nets arena
NY Daily News
by Erin Durkin
Give the people (and the media) hoops and circuses...
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Two powerhouse college hoops teams are set to christen the court when Brooklyn’s new Barclays Center arena opens next fall.
The University of Kentucky Wildcats and the University of Maryland Terrapins will play the first college basketball game at the arena in a Nov. 9, 2012, doubleheader, officials said.
Kentucky coach John Calipari will announce the games at the Barclays Center Showroom Wednesday.
...On Tuesday at Brooklyn Borough Hall plaza, the Nets continued their season ticket sales campaign with the unveiling of a 40-foot trailer dubbed “The Experience” — equipped with a basketball hoop, video game consoles, seats from the arena and a rooftop stage.
...The efforts to promote the new arena came after a group of construction workers sued Barclays Center developer Bruce Ratner — charging that Ratner promised construction jobs at the arena site to them and other local residents, but then reneged.
Posted by eric at November 16, 2011 11:36 AM