TUCSON, Ariz. – The University of Arizona men's basketball program has finalized a 1 p.m. local start time for the 2015 McDonald's Red-Blue game on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the McKale Center. The time was set to avoid conflict with Arizona Football's 6 p.m. kick off at Colorado on FOX Sports 1. Tickets for the kickoff event of the 2015-16 season are sold out.

The annual McDonald's Red-Blue game will be fans' first chance to see the 2015-16 team up close and in person. The event will be broadcasted on the Pac-12 Networks.

 Led by seniors Kaleb Tarczewski and Gabe York, the team returns seven Wildcats from the 2014-15 team that went 34-4, claimed both the Pac-12 regular season and tournament titles, and advanced to the program's second-consecutive Elite Eight. In addition to gaining the services of Kadeem Allen and Ryan Anderson following a redshirt year for each, the Wildcats added Mark Tollefsen from San Francisco. Arizona is also welcoming ESPN's fourth-ranked recruiting class to campus this summer.

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