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After receiving generous support from K-Staters worldwide, Kansas State will dedicate its new $18 million Basketball Training Facility on Friday.

A ceremonial groundbreaking to officially kick off the construction phase of K-State’s Basketball Training Facility project will be held Saturday morning, prior to the Wildcats’ basketball doubleheader, athletics department officials announced Tuesday. The public ceremony, featuring President Kirk Schulz, Athletic Director John Currie, head basketball coaches Frank Martin and Deb Patterson, and lead contributors Rand Berney, Patti Berney, Jim Johnson and Laura Johnson will begin at approximately 9:05 a.m. on the east lawn of Bramlage Coliseum, following a private program for donors to the project. Both events will be streamed live at k-statesports.com as part of the K-State All-Access platform, beginning at 8:30 a.m.

It's finally here; the new basketball training facility plan has been unveiled at a price tag of $20 million. If you combine this with the "speculated" football complex renovations that will be funded with the $50 million in bond funds approved by the Kansas Board of Regents, KSU is looking to invest roughly $70 million in the athletic complex in the next few years. Ladies and gentlemen, it's a great day to be a Wildcat. Hell, every day is. EMAW.