Oct. 20, 2015
AUBURN, Ala. -- Coach Bruce Pearl and the Auburn men's basketball team will host the second annual Pearl Jam, a special event open to the public on Thursday at Auburn Arena from 7-9 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. and admission is free.
The first 1,000 students receive free pizza from Dominos while the first 500 fans receive a free jar of Pearl "Jam."
For the first hour from 7-8 p.m. on the main arena floor, Pearl Jam will feature a dunk contest, 3-point contest and games to "get to know" the team. For the second hour from 8-9 p.m., a FanFest will take place in the Auburn Arena practice courts with the team, inflatables, a photobooth, basketball drills and much more.
"We had so much fun with the students last year, we decided to let the students stay downstairs and the general public upstairs," said Pearl. "It will be your typical 3-point shooting contest, dunk contest. We will have some skits. We will have some fun, and it will be great for our fans. We will sign autographs and take pictures and interact with our fan base.
"People are going to come to Pearl Jam and actually leave with an actual jar of Pearl Jam. It will be a good time."
Students are directed to enter through the student entrance and will sit in the student bleacher seats. The general public can sit in the 100 level.
The Auburn cheerleaders, Tiger Paws, pep band and Aubie will also be in attendance.
Season tickets are currently on sale at AUBtix.com.
Auburn plays the first of two exhibition games against Brevard College on Oct. 30 followed by Indianapolis on Nov. 5. The Tigers open the regular season at home against UAB, who has all five starters back after reaching the third round of last season's NCAA Tournament by upsetting No. 3 seed Iowa State, on Nov. 13.