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| Former names | Memorial Building (1952–1977) |
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| Location | 4001 W. McNichols Rd. Detroit,Michigan 48221 |
| Coordinates | 42°24′51″N83°8′9″W / 42.41417°N 83.13583°W /42.41417; -83.13583 |
| Owner | University of Detroit Mercy |
| Operator | University of Detroit Mercy |
| Capacity | 7,917 |
| Surface | Hardwood |
| Opened | May 25, 1952 |
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| Detroit Mercy Titans (NCAA) (1952–present) Detroit Pistons (NBA) (1957–1961) | |
Calihan Hall is a 7,917-seat multi-purposearena inDetroit. It is home to theUniversity of Detroit MercyTitansbasketball team. The arena opened in 1952. The building was dedicated on May 25, 1952, as the Memorial Building. The first basketball game was played on December 2 of that year when the Titans defeatedKalamazoo College, 75–61. In 1977, the name was changed to Calihan Hall in honor ofBob Calihan, the Titans' first basketballAll-American who went on to become the school's winningest coach.
TheDetroit Pistons of theNational Basketball Association (NBA) played some games in Calihan Hall in the late 1950s.
TheTitan Pep Band is featured at all men's and women's home basketball games in Calihan Hall.
Capacity at Calihan Hall was listed at over 10,000 in the 1960s and 70s, and standing-room admissions allowed attendance in excess of that figure; since then, limitations ordered byfire marshals and other safety personnel have reduced capacity to the current figure of 7,917.
Detroit Catholic High School League (CHSL) playoff games are regularly held at Calihan Hall, which has also hosted numerousMichigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) tournament games.
TheUniversity of Michigan hosted the championship game of the2017 Women's National Invitation Tournament at Calihan Hall due to the unavailability of theCrisler Center, its on-campus home. The Wolverines defeatedGeorgia Tech 89–79 in three overtimes.
On December 5, 2011, the playing surface was named Dick Vitale Court in honor of longtime ESPN analystDick Vitale, who began his head coaching career at the University of Detroit in 1973 and later served as the school's athletic director. The date coincides with the 32nd anniversary of Vitale's first game at ESPN.[1]
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