The Cougars men’s basketball team will play their first game in the Fertitta Center on Dec. 1 against the 2017 PAC-12 regular season champions, the Oregon Ducks.
The game will be the first leg of a home-and-home series, and the Cougars will travel north next season to face the Ducks again.
The first women’s game will be on Dec. 5 against Texas A&M, said Chris Pezman, Vice President for Athletics.
Pezman said the arena will open a month ahead of schedule due to the efforts of the construction teams.
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