{"id":788417,"date":"2026-07-16T21:57:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T21:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/788417\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T21:57:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T21:57:12","slug":"wxyz-editorial-the-2027-ncaa-mens-final-four-fan-jam-is-coming-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/788417\/","title":{"rendered":"WXYZ Editorial: The 2027 NCAA Men&#8217;s Final Four Fan Jam is coming to you!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WXYZ DETROIT \u2014 The Michigan build up to <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wxyz.com\/news\/region\/detroit\/detroit-prepares-for-massive-economic-boost-as-the-2027-ncaa-final-four-approaches\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 3rd and 5th<\/a> of next year is in full swing!\u00a0\u00a0That\u2019s when the nation\u2019s premier college <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/finalfourdetroit.com\/#news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">basketball championship <\/a>tips-off at Detroit\u2019s Ford Field. But the lead up to the big event is the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/finalfourdetroit.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2027 NCAA Men\u2019s Final Four Fan Jam.<\/a> It\u2019s a mobile marketing fan experience touring the entire state showcasing the tournament trophy the teams will be playing for.<\/p>\n<p>The Fan Jam kicked off in April with Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield. Since then, it has made multiple stops, such as Michigan State University, the Detroit Lions Draft Party, the Traverse City Cherry Festival, Conner Sports in the UP, and right here at WXYZ-TV 7 Broadcast House.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend, you can see the Fan Jam at Detroit\u2019s Festival of Books or the Hoopfest. In coming weeks, Fan Jam will set up at the Rocket Classic, the Chaldean Festival, and the Amazon Prep Kickoff Classic. This summer, the Fan Jam is coming to a neighborhood near you. Experience it in person, from shooting hoops to seeing the NCAA trophy up close. Additional stops are constantly being added. For an updated list, visit our <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/finalfourdetroit.com\/fan-jam-events\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">website at wxyz.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A lot has changed since the last we hosted the Final Four in 2009. Downtown Detroit doesn\u2019t look the same and the NCAA tournament has grown into a multi-million-dollar economic weekend extravaganza. Like the 2024 Detroit NFL Draft, downtown will be packed with an estimated 100-thousand fans from around the world.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The exciting road to the Final Four begins with the NCAA\u2019s Fan Jam. Catch the tour and enjoy one of the best sports experiences ever!<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m Mike Murri, Regional V.P. &amp; General Manager<br \/>Broadcast:  July 16 &#8211; 19, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WXYZ DETROIT \u2014 The Michigan build up to April 3rd and 5th of next year is in full&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":788418,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3723],"tags":[7,413,319,217,296,7534,95500,818,3877,95501,231,772,1544],"class_list":["post-788417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ncaa-basketball","tag-basketball","tag-championship","tag-college","tag-college-basketball","tag-detroit","tag-editorial","tag-fan-jam","tag-final-four","tag-hoops","tag-mike-murri","tag-ncaa","tag-ncaa-basketball","tag-ncaab"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116931896459754800","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=788417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788417\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/788418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=788417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=788417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=788417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}