Cardinal-White Scrimmage

STANFORD, Calif.- Stanford’s annual Cardinal-White Scrimmage is set for Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Maples Pavilion. Admission is free.

In addition to the 20-minute scrimmage, the event will also feature a class dunk contest and three-point shooting contest. Midway through the scrimmage, two contestants will be selected to participate in the fan Spot Shot contest.

Prior to the game, there will also be a face-painting station and photo booth open along the upper concourse.

At the conclusion of the scrimmage, fans will have the opportunity to engage in a postgame Q&A session with Jerry Yang, co-founder and former CEO of Yahoo! Inc. Fans are also encouraged to tweet their questions to @stanfordbball using the hashtag #ASKJERRY.

Yang, who will also serve as an honorary coach during the scrimmage, earned his Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in electrical engineering from Stanford.

The 100th season of Stanford basketball gets underway on Friday, Nov. 14, against Wofford (9 p.m.) in the opening round of the Northwestern Mutual Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. This year’s schedule features 16 regular-season home games, 11 NCAA Tournament opponents from last season and the program’s third appearance at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. since last November.

Highlighting the challenging non-conference slate is a matchup against defending NCAA champion Connecticut on Jan. 17. Stanford’s 53-51 upset of then-No. 10/10 Connecticut last December in Hartford represented a signature victory for the Cardinal, which was the only non-conference opponent to defeat the Huskies on their way to winning the national title. Connecticut had won 54 straight home games against non-conference foes dating back to 2007.

Meanwhile, road games against BYU and Texas, along with a potential tournament matchup against Duke, should provide the Cardinal with an opportunity to quickly establish a high RPI before Pac-12 competition gets underway in January.

Boasting an alumni network that extends coast to coast, the Cardinal places an emphasis on annually maintaining a strong national presence. The 2014-15 campaign is no different, with Stanford scheduled to play games in the New York, Chicago and Los Angeles markets, along with a trip to Texas and its usual home slate in the Bay Area.