Michigan's athletic department broke ground on its new Player Development Center for basketball on Monday afternoon.

The actual digging isn't expected to begin until next week and the project won't be completed until October, 2011, but it is the beginning of a massive overhaul to the Crisler Arena basketball complex.

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Michigan women's basketball coach Kevin Borseth:
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Michigan men's basketball coach John Beilein:
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Actual groundbreaking with shovels:
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Michael Rothstein covers University of Michigan basketball for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at (734) 623-2558, by e-mail at michaelrothstein@annarbor.com or follow along on Twitter @mikerothstein