UCI students jump into basketball season

Nearly 4,000 UC Irvine students marked the beginning of basketball practice season Friday with the ninth annual Shocktoberfest celebration in the Bren Events Center. They watched UCI’s 7-foot-6-inch center Mamadou Ndiaye win the slam-dunk contest with two basketballs at once. The three-point shoot-out this year featured class-based teams comprising one male player and one female player. The sophomore team came out on top. A dance party to the music of  Slander, Cash Cash and Adventure Club followed the hoops activities.  Click on any image at right to launch a slideshow capturing the spirit of the evening.