TUCSON, Ariz. – With the official start to the 2017-18 Arizona Basketballl season on the horizon, the Wildcats are ready for their unofficial start to the year with the 2017 McDonald's Red-Blue Game on Friday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. (MST). The night's festivities, which include always-popular slam dunk competition, will be broadcasted live on the Pac-12 Network as well.

The scrimmage, prefaced by a slam dunk contest before, is sold out. It will be broadcasted live on the Pac-12 Network with Jim Watson and Don MacLean on the call.

Doors to the event will open at 5:30 p.m. as the Disability Resource Center Adaptive Athletics game will tip off just before 6 p.m. With school in session on Friday and a sold out event, fans are encouraged to arrive early when locating a place to park. Also, here's a reminder on Arizona Athletics' clear bag policy when arriving at McKale Center.