What to Know About the 2026 Red-Blue Showcase & PostMove Concert
09/24/2026 | Men's Basketball
Here's a quick list of all the things you should know about the events taking place Saturday, Sept. 26 at McKale Center at ALKEME Arena:
The Basics
- Parking in many of the lots around McKale Center will cost $5
- Doors to McKale Center open at 1:00 p.m.
- Red-Blue Showcase will begin at 2:30 p.m. with player introductions
- The event will be live streamed on ESPN+, with Matt Muehlebach, Reggie Geary and Corey Williams discussing the action
- It is expected that the event will be over by 4:15 p.m.
- Doors open for the PostMove Concert on Bear Down Field at 4:00 p.m., and the first act takes the stage around 4:30 p.m.
- Tickets to the Red-Blue Showcase and PostMove Concert available online at ArizonaWildcats.com/MBK
What happens at the Red-Blue Showcase?
- Each member of the 2026-27 Arizona men's basketball team will be introduced
- Head Coach Tommy Lloyd will address the crowd
- Two members of the Arizona Women's Basketball team will compete against two members from the men's basketball team in a 3-point shooting contest
- Members of the men's basketball team will compete in a slam dunk contest, with special guest judges
- The men's basketball team will hold an abbreviated intra-squad scrimmage for the fans, playing two 10-minute halves (length subject to change)
What is the Fan Experience at the Red-Blue Showcase
- The Adaptive Athletics basketball team will hold an intrasquad scrimmage on the court inside McKale Center at ALKEME Arena starting at 2:00 p.m.
- The first 2,500 fans to enter the building will receive a mini replica 2026 Final Four banner
- Fans will also be able to take their picture with the 2026 Final Four trophy next to the Lute Olson statue located outside the Hall of Champions on the north side of McKale Center from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
- Members of the 1997 National Championship team will be in attendance in honor of the 30th anniversary of their incredible run through the NCAA Tournament. They will be recognized at halftime of the Red-Blue scrimmage
- A commemorative poster of the 1997 team will be available for fans at each of the entrances to McKale
- This will be fans first chance to see the banner commemorating the 2025-26 team and its run to the Final Four last year in the rafters of McKale, with many of the members of the team in attendance
- First chance to experience the new and improved lighting and sound systems that were installed in McKale Center at ALKEME Arena during the offseason
- Due to the day's event schedule, there is not an organized autograph session
All About PostMove
- PostMove is a concert that takes place on Bear Down Field directly adjacent to Casino del Sol Stadium on the University of Arizona's campus
- Arizona Athletics and the Dusk Music Festival work together to put this show together each year
- This year's concert will feature Grammy Award winner Diplo along with Sidepiece, DJ Pauly D, Mix Master Mike and an appearance by "DJ Tomm-E"
- Doors open at 4:00 p.m. and the music starts at 4:30 p.m.
- General admission and VIP Tickets are available at ArizonaWildcats.com/MBK
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