Maroon and Gold Madness for both the men's and women's basketball squads will take place on Friday, Oct. 9, the evening before the Sun Devil football game against Colorado, at Wells Fargo Arena.
NOTE: Free parking is available to guests in the surface lots surrounding WFA, pay parking available in the parking structures.
Admission is free for the family event that will feature pre-scrimmage activities including a face painter, balloon artist, inflatables and pop-a-shot, scrimmages by both the men's and women's teams, a three-point contest, autograph sessions, interviews with both head coaches Bobby Hurley and Charli Turner Thorne, and a dunk contest.
DATE: Friday, October 9
TIME: 5 p.m. (pre-scrimmage activities)/open practice and scrimmage at 6 p.m.
ADMISSION: FREE
PARKING: Lots 58 and 59 are free, the Stadium Structure and the Packard Structure are pay parking.
ENTRANCE: Please enter through the East, West or North Doors.
Designated appointment times to meet with a Sun Devil ticket representative are available during the event at 480-965-5812.
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Head Coach Bobby Hurley has four starters returning to a squad that beat UCLA and Arizona last year and is 47-8 at home in the past three seasons. The Sun Devils open their season on Nov. 13 vs. Sacramento State during Homecoming Weekend.
Charli Turner Thorne returns 10 players, including four starters, from last year’s team that finished with 29 wins and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16.The Sun Devils kick off their season with the Keep The Beat Opening Day game for heart health awareness vs. Kentucky on November 15.