USA Olympic officials and city and state politicians Tuesday morning are estimated to announce that Glendale will become the headquarters for the USA Men’s Basketball series, long rumored to make the west side suburb its home thanks to long-time hometown administrative Jerry Colangelo, who assemble the 2008 gold medal team.
Gov. Janet Napolitano, Colangelo and officials from developer Rightpath Ltd. are predictable to attend the 10:30 a.m. press conference, held at the Glendale Media Center.
Other cities in argument included basketball havens Indianapolis; Louisville, Ky.; and Colorado Springs, Colo., home to the U.S. Olympic Committee in addition to USA men’s and women’s basketball.
If Glendale gets the nod, it will be one more coup for the suburb, following its booming bids to land the Super Bowl, Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, BCS Championship and the Arizona Interscholastic Association’s state championship.
USA Basketball is looking to build a new preparation facility to stage year-round signature basketball competitions and festivals, exhibition games, youth instructional programs, skills camps and coaching clinics and conference. Executive offices also will be built as part of the scheme.
In another sign of the possible deal, Colangelo, who is Phoenix Suns chairman and organization director of USA Basketball’s 2006-2008 Men’s Senior National Team program, was designated chair of USA Basketball’s board of director for the 2009-2012 term.
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