Detroit among seven finalists to host Final Four in 2023-26

George Stoia | Detroit Free Press

Show Caption Hide Caption Remembering Michigan State's run to the 2009 Final Four in Detroit A look at the Spartans' games in the 2009 NCAA tournament. Video by Ryan Ford/DFP

Detroit could be ready to get one more "One Shining Moment," and the news could come as soon as next week.

Detroit has been named a finalist to host the NCAA men's basketball Final Four some time from 2023-26. Detroit previously hosted the Final Four in 2009, when Michigan State lost to North Carolina in the championship game.

"Sometime Monday or Tuesday, we’re thinking this news will come in," said Kris Smith, Detroit Sports Commission director.

If Detroit is selected to host, the games likely would be played at Ford Field, per Crain's Detroit. Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Phoenix and San Antonio are the other finalists.

Detroit hosted the first and second rounds of the tournament at Little Caesars Arena in 2018 and is already set to host those games again in 2021.

Ford Field also hosted the NCAA men's hockey Frozen Four in 2010. The Frozen Four is set to return to Detroit in 2020, this time at Little Caesars Arena.

If selected, Detroit would become the 16th city to host multiple Final Fours. The list: Kansas City (10), New York (7), Indianapolis (7), Louisville (6), New Orleans (5), Seattle (5), Atlanta (4), San Antonio (4), Houston (3), St. Louis (3), Minneapolis (3), Los Angeles (2), Philadelphia (2), College Park, Maryland (2) and Evanston, Illinois (2).

In addition to the 2020 Frozen Four and the 2021 NCAA tournament first and second rounds, Detroit has been selected to host five other NCAA championships over the next four years: The 2020 fencing championships (Cobo Center), the 2020 women;s bowling championships (Thunderbowl Lanes), the 2021 women's golf championsips (TPC Michigan), the 2022 men's wrestling championships (Little Caesars Arena) and the 2022 Division II men's golf championships (TPC Michigan).