Celebrate the start of Maverick basketball season with the virtual pep rally at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, on Teams. Join the call to meet, hear from, and ask questions of any member of the men’s or women’s teams.

The women's and men's teams play Wednesday, Nov. 25, at College Park Center, which has comprehensive COVID protocols. All seating will be in pods of two, with fans limited to approximately 500.

The Lady Mavericks start the season against Texas A&M Commerce at 11 a.m. at College Park Center. The women's team was picked to finish first in the Sun Belt Conference's west division by head coaches.

The Maverick men's opening against Oklahoma State at 3 p.m. at College Park Center will be broadcast on ESPN2.

Season tickets start at $99. To purchase season or single-game tickets, contact Alex Ware at 817-272-9613 or alex.ware@uta.edu.

The Maverick Activities Center will be an early voting polling place for the Dec. 8 joint run-off elections.

• 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, Nov. 23-25
• Closed Thursday-Friday, Nov. 26-27, Thanksgiving Holiday
• 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28
• 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29
• 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30, and Tuesday-Friday, Dec. 1-4

The UTA/Tri-C Food Pantry needs items for the Thanksgiving holiday. To donate, call 817-933-6520.

Items needed are:

• Loaves of fresh bread—34
• Fresh fruit—50-100 bananas
• Boxed mashed potato mix—13
• Boxed stuffing mix—37 vegetarian
• Juice in single-serve boxed or canned—97
• Packaged cookies (not the individual serving)—19
• Banquet Homestyle Bakes (complete meal kit)—50
• Canned apple pie filling—24
• Canned pumpkin pie filling—40