SMU men and women’s basketball will host “Midway Madness” at the State Fair of Texas on Monday from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m.
The event features on-court contests and includes an autograph session from noon until 1 p.m. with Men’s Head Coach Larry Brown and Women’s Head Coach Rhonda Rompola speaking beforehand. On-court activities will begin at 10:30 a.m. and continue throughout the day.
An SMU-branded red and blue basketball court will be on Lone Star Boulevard outside the Texas Hall of State. Admission to the SMU Athletics area is free with admission to the fair.
Basketball season begins on Nov. 14 with a doubleheader at Moody Coliseum. The women host Northern Colorado at 6 p.m. followed by the men’s game against Lamar at 8:30 p.m.
Men’s basketball enters its third season under Brown. The Mustangs finished last season with a 27-10 and reached the NIT championship game. They also were ranked in the top 25 in four of the last five regular season polls. SMU tied for third in the American Athletic Conference and beat NCAA champion Connecticut twice. The Mustangs also beat and Cincinnati and Memphis.
Rompola enters her 34th year with SMU and 24th as women’s head coach. The Mustangs posted an 18-14 record and advanced the second round of the WNIT, their sixth postseason appearance in the last 10 years.
Click here for a Schedule of Events.