The Trine University basketball teams start the new year in a new home with the opening
                                 of the MTI Center.
                              
                              The women’s basketball team will be the first to play in the new building on Jan.
                                 3 at 7:30 pm and it will be “Community Hoopla Day” with prizes given away to fans,
                                 including a free t-shirt to the first 400 spectators.  There will be halftime activities
                                 that include an opportunity to win a jersey. The Community Hoopla Day game will be
                                 free admission.
                              
                              The first game inside the MTI Center will feature the top two teams in the Michigan
                                 Intercollegiate Athletic Association and two nationally-ranked squads as the Thunder
                                 women host Hope (Mich.) College.
                              
                              Both teams split the season meetings last year as the Thunder went on to claim its
                                 first MIAA regular-season championship and eventually the conference tournament title. 
                                 Hope and Trine are both ranked in the top-10 nationally in both the D3hoops.com and
                                 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) polls.
                              
                              The Trine men will play their first game in the MTI Center on Jan. 10 against Adrian
                                 (Mich.) College at 7:30 pm.  It will be the official Grand Opening of the building
                                 with a tailgate prior to the start of the game.
                              
                              
                              Free t-shirts will also be given away and following the game, there will be a $200
                                 half-court contest.  The first fan to make the half-court shot will win the $200 gift
                                 card.
                              
                              Trine has won six of the last seven meetings against Adrian, including both matchups
                                 a year ago.