Red-White scrimmages set for Friday

FAYETTEVILLE – Members of the University of Arkansas men’s and women’s basketball teams take the floor on Friday night at Bud Walton Arena for their annual Red-White scrimmages beginning at 7:15 p.m. The Red-White games are free to the public and doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

Razorback fans can enjoy an entire weekend of festivities as Friday evening starts with Rockin’ with the Razorbacks at the Northwest Arkansas Mall and continues at the Red-White games. Saturday is the Razorback football game with Ole Miss and the women’s tennis team will be hosting the USTA/ITA Central Region Championship all weekend.

Action at Bud Walton is scheduled to begin at 7:15 p.m. when the Razorback women take the court for their warm up. The women’s game is slated for a 7:37 p.m. tip and will be followed by head women’s coach Tom Collen sharing his thoughts on the 2010-11 squad to the crowd. Following the women’s game, there will be a hot spot competition featuring players of the men’s and women’s basketball programs and intramural contestants which lead into the men’s basketball warm up at 8:25 p.m. and Red-White tipoff at 8:47 p.m. Razorback head men’s basketball coach John Pelphrey will give his comments to the crowd at the conclusion of the men’s game.