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GO NEWARK HOOPFEST
FACT SHEET
GoNewark HoopFest A celebration of basketball in Brick City
www.GoNewark.com/HoopFest
Basketball at the Rock in 2011 Slate includes the Nets, Seton Hall, New York Liberty, NBA
Draft
Organizing Committee Mayor Cory A. Booker has established the GoNewark Local
Organizing Committee (GNLOC) composed of local business
and community leaders and government officials to coordinate
events and provide residents and out of state fans information,
services and activities
NCAA in Newark Newark is the only new city, and the Prudential Center the only
new venue, to host an NCAA Regional Tournament in 2011
Four Regionals East: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, Host: Seton
Hall
Southeast: New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana,
Host: Tulane University
West: Honda Center, Anaheim, California, Host: Big West
Conference
Southwest: Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, Host: UTSA
Role of Seton Hall Official host university for the NCAA Tournament in Newark
Attendance Fans from across the country; 55,000 attendees over 3 games
at Pru Center; expected to fill as many as 5,200 hotel rooms in
the Greater Newark area
Free Shuttle A free shuttle system will be added to bring fans from area
hotels into the Downtown, and into Ironbound and Halsey
Street areas
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/GoNewark
Twitter: http://twitter.com/GNHoopFest
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Members of the GoNewark Local Organizing Committee • Brick City SERVES/Office of the Mayor
• City of Newark
• Continental Airlines
• Elizabeth Chamber of Commerce
• Governor's Office of Volunteerism
• Greater Newark Convention and Visitors Bureau
• Ironbound Business Improvement District
• Marriott
• New Jersey Business Action Center
• New Jersey Devils
• New Jersey Office of Travel & Tourism
• NJ Transit
• Newark Alliance
• Newark Downtown District
• Newark Regional Business Partnership
• Port Authority of NY&NJ/Newark Liberty Int’l Airport
• PSEG
• The Star-Ledger
• Unionwear
• Verizon
• Representatives of many of Newark’s other hotels
Friday, March 25
Time TBD Basketball Game 1, Prudential Center (Ticketed)
12 Noon - 9:00 pm FANFEST, Championship Plaza Open to the public and free
of charge.
Saturday, March 26
12 Noon - 9:00 pm FANFEST, Championship Plaza Open to the public and free
of charge.
12 Noon - 9:00 pm FANFEST, Championship Plaza. Open to the public and free
of charge.
Media contacts:
Prudential Center
Anne Sciaino
973-757-6246, asciaino@prucenter.com
GoNewark HoopFest
Adam Miller
201-964-2390, amiller@mww.com