Calihan Hall — Attraction in Detroit

This was my first time here. Parking was $10. I didn't have concessions. Bathrooms were clean. Seating good for the venue. I saw the Harlem Globetrotters. Very unorganized event. I purchased floor 4 seats, center court, for $125x2. The entire floor 4 seats were for the players so my $250 tickets were non existent. Fraud. We were allowed to stay and sit in the player's row, 'you get to sit with the players', the opposing players tho, not the globetrotters, so our seats were a team away from center. Not even close to what I purchased. We couldn't see the other half the court, the side of the Globetrotters net, because the players were standing. Then a family of five came in and we were asked to move down even further to allow them to sit in the second seats we were given. Now we are maybe four seats from the end. I could've purchased better seats for half the price. I was in tears. Although my experience was not a great one, the child I took had a better time because 1. it didn't cost her any money and 2. after the game, she was escorted to get the autograph and picture of each Globetrotter. She knew who each one was and could give me the name when I was confused. When we left she bragged 'I got each of their autographs'. It made all the difference that she enjoyed herself. As for me, I came home and watched over an hours worth of the...

The arena has a lot of history in it but has not been renovated and feels more like a relic than a crown jewel it could be. The bleachers in the lower bowl are great but the upper bowl is old and horribly uncomfortable.

Just replacing the old, narrow, unsupportive and uncomfortable seats with something wider and slightly cushioned could help even with people seeking to have events there and especially recruiting. They don't even sell out their own games. A little less seating would not hurt mainly from the point that its capacity is never utilized. Needs some dedicated press boxes and VIP areas, not many but at least some.

Wayne State is in the process of getting a new Basketball facility that will house the Detroit Pistons Developmental team and games so it will likely make it a desired designation of smaller basketball events and likely other uses as well.

Time to step your...

Buying my tickets sucked. Extremely poor customer service. The gentlemen at ticket window acted as if he was more interested in shuffling papers than selling tickets. If he would have asked me if I wanted to by some tickets to a U OF D Basketball game I would bought several games. Very disappointing customer service. This is a beautiful facility and there are no bad seats. I would love to bring my family back for...