The last basketball game to be played at Hofheinz Pavilion will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday between the Houston Cougars (20-9 overall, 11-6 in conference) and the East Carolina Pirates (14-16, 6-11).
Following the game, construction will begin on the new Fertitta Center, which will open in time for the 2018-2019 season. Numerous ceremonies throughout the game will honor the history and celebrate the future of the arena, including a ceremonial groundbreaking at midcourt conducted by UH President and Chancellor Renu Khator and UH System Board of Regents Chairman Tilman Fertitta during halftime.
UH Athletics has reported that a Houston basketball great will take the last shot inside Hofheinz, with speculation that former Cougars and current NBA hall-of-famers Clyde Drexler or Hakeem Olajuwon might be the mystery player.