STANFORD, Calif. (AP) The Stanford basketball teams won't need
to use Santa Clara University as their temporary home court in
December after all.
Stanford athletic director Ted Leland said Thursday the $30
million renovation of Maples Pavilion is ahead of schedule and
basketball games will be held there in December.
The arena originally wasn't expected to be ready for use until
the beginning of the Pac-10 season, in January 2005, meaning the
teams would play at Santa Clara's Levy Center.
Now, the first home game will be Dec. 10, when the Cardinal
women host Pepperdine.
``We are very excited about all of the new amenities that have
been added to the facility for our fans and student-athletes and
are eager to open it up to the public,'' Leland said.
One men's game will still be held off-campus an exhibition
game against Concordia on Nov. 13 at Santa Clara. And four women's
games will be at Levy Center two exhibition contests and
two-regular season games.
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