University of Houston Athletics
Kids Encouraged to Join the Cougar Cubs
10/27/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
HOUSTON â€" The University of Houston Women's Baskebtall program is accepting applications for the Cougar Cubs, a group for kids in grades 3-6 who will serve as ball kids during home games in 2016-17. Parents can register their kids for the Cougar Cubs by visiting UHCougars.com/CougarCubs.
Kids who join the Cougar cubs will assist the UH game operations staff with handling basketballs, maintaining the Hofheinz Pavilion surface and aising the officials. Cougar Cubs members will receive a t-shirt and special credential and will have their names announced prior to the game. After the game, Cougar Cubs members will have the opportunity to meet head coach Ronald Hughey and members of the Women's Basketball team.
To register for the Cougar Cubs, visit UHCougars.com/CougarCubs. For more information, contact director of operations Alaina Lee at (713) 743-9463 or alee25@central.uh.edu.
The Cougars open the 2016-17 regular season Sunday, Nov. 6 at 2 p.m., when they take on St. Edward's in an exhibition inside Hofheinz Pavilion. Admission into the game is FREE as fans get their first opportunity to see the Coogs in action.
FERTITTA PLEDGES $20 MILLION TO ATHLETICS
Tilman J. Fertitta, globally recognized entrepreneur and Chairman of the University of Houston System Board of Regents, presented a historic $20 million gift to the University of Houston to transform the UH basketball arena into a state of the art collegiate sports facility and rename the arena Fertitta Center. Fertitta's gift is the largest individual donation to UH Athletics.
The Fertitta gift is a significant step forward in the $60 million University of Houston Basketball capital renewal project for the center's design and renovation. Design work is currently underway. Renovations and construction are scheduled to follow the 2016-17 season, with completion expected during the 2018-19 season. Plans for the Cougars' home facility during the 2017-18 season have not been finalized.
The facility will feature a premium club area and a courtside club. The reconfigured bowl will move mid-court seating locations closer to game action with floor-level seating opposite the team benches for UH students. Renovations include a new audio system, sports lighting and video boards as well as new concession stands and expanded restrooms. The facility's exterior also will be refreshed.
Prominent to the center's exterior, the renovation will preserve the legacy of the Hofheinz family and its contributions to both UH and the city of Houston. UH will transform an area adjacent to the new facility into Hofheinz Plaza, where fans will be greeted by a bronze statue of former Harris County Judge Roy Hofheinz. The University of Houston will request that city officials rename a portion of Holman Street in front of the arena after the Hofheinz family. In addition, Roy Hofheinz's records will be permanently archived and publicly accessible as a special collection in the UH library and the Alumni Center will house an area describing the lives and public service of Roy and Irene Hofheinz.
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