Mansfield Today: UConn basketball 'First Night' fun on Oct. 17 [update]

UConn basketball 'First Night' fun on Oct. 17 [update]
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   on Sunday, October 05, 2008 
 
The University of Connecticut men’s and women’s basketball teams will kick
off their 2008-09 season on Friday, Oct. 17 with the annual “First Night”
activities at Gampel Pavilion. The event is free and open to the public. The
doors open at 6 p.m.
The men’s and women’s teams will hold an autograph session that starts at 6
p.m. Players and coaches from both teams will be available, and free posters
will be distributed to fans.
“First Night” activites begin at 7 p.m. and will include: a Women’s
Team/Student Relay Race, a Men’s and Women’s Two-Ball Contest and a Slam
Dunk Contest by the mens’ team.
Both teams will also hold mini-intrasquad scrimmages.
Schedule of Events:
6 p.m. - Doors Open/Autograph Session with men's and women's teams
6:45 p.m. - Autograph Session Ends
7:05 p.m. - Lights Out/Women's Video Highlights/WBB Team Intros
7:23 p.m. - WBB Player/Student Relay Race
7:35 p.m. - WBB Scrimmage
7:54 p.m. - Lights Out/Women's Video Highlights/MBB Team Intros
8:09 p.m. - MBB/WBB 2-Ball Challenge
8:21 p.m. - MBB Dunk Contest
8:35 p.m. - MBB Scrimmage