TUCSON, Ariz. — The night kicked off with the Arizona Men's Wheelchair Basketball team playing in their annual scrimmage.
The Wheelchair Basketball team is celebrating their 50th year at the U of A.
Fans piled into McKale Center to help the Wildcats kick off their season.
"For the fans they get a taste of what the year is going to look like," Arizona Point Guard, Jaden Bradley said. "They get to be with the guys and really get to meet them on a different kind of level. It's not like a real game. They get to come up to us ask us questions so, it's cool meeting the fans and meeting that people that support us throughout the whole year."
"I told our guys, no matter what happens in the Red and Blue Game, whether you play great and your team wins or you play bad and you lose, it's going to have no impact on our journey as a team this season or your journey as a player," Arizona Basketball coach, Tommy Lloyd said. "
The Red Team won the Red-Blue game, Carter Bryant claimed the dunk contest and Caleb Love won the three-point contest.
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Erin Patterson is a reporter for KGUN 9. She's agraduate of the University of Alabama with a Bachelor’s in News Media with a Sports Concentration. Erin recently obtained her Master's Degree in Sports Journalism from Arizona State University at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, where she gained experience a sports reporter, anchor and producer. Share your story ideas and important issues with Erin by emailing erin.patterson@kgun9.com.
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