MILWAUKEE - The postseason gets underway this weekend for the Milwaukee men's and women's basketball teams, with both leaving for the Little Caesars Horizon League Basketball Championships tomorrow.
The entire event will again take place in a single location - the brand new Little Caesars Arena - in Midtown Detroit. This year the event will include all 20 men's and women's teams, with all 18 games in the championship available on the ESPN family of networks.
The tournament runs March 2-6, with both Milwaukee teams making their first game appearances on March 4. The women tip things off, taking on No. 5 Youngstown State (as the No. 4 seed) Sunday starting at 1:30 p.m. CST.
The men tip off immediately after as the No. 6 seed, set to face No. 3 UIC at 4 p.m. CST.
Full bracket information, game times, links to stats, etc. are all listed at
www.horizonleague.com/motorcitymadness.
Fans headed to watch the Panthers play will have plenty of entertainment options available to them. The Milwaukee Athletic Department is also designating an "official" team gathering place, working with Bookies Bar and Grille before games.
Bookies (
www.bookiesbar.com) is located at 2208 Cass Avenue (Detroit, Mich. 48201 | 313-962-0319), just a short walk from the arena.
On Sunday, the department will host a fan gathering prior to the women's game. This gathering will run from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. (local time) and complimentary Panther spirit items will be available.
The Milwaukee website also has a "tournament central" webpage to visit:
http://mkepanthers.com/sports/2018/2/13/motor-city-madness.aspx
The Horizon League has put together a "Fan Guide". It contains answers to many common questions as well as information about tickets, parking, arena policies and even information on things to do.
That link is here:
http://horizonleague.org/news/2018/2/27/FanGuide.aspx
Lastly, the Black & Gold Network sat down with both Milwaukee coaches, with
Pat Baldwin and
Kyle Rechlicz sharing their answers to questions about the postseason, strengths of their teams and numerous others.