Women's Basketball

Pokemon Fever Coming to the Hearnes Center

Dec. 9, 1999

COLUMBIA, Mo.- The University of Missouri Department of Athletics has announced that the Missouri women's basketball game on Thursday, Dec. 30 against Wisconsin-Milwaukee will be POKEMON NIGHT at the Hearnes Center. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m.

All children ages 12 and under can pick up a coloring sheet at the Target and Electronics Boutique stores in Columbia to be redeemed at the basketball game for free admission. At the game, children will have the chance to win various Pokemon prizes such as trading cards, video games and plush toys. There will also be tables set up in the Hearnes Center concourse designated as a trading area of Pokemon Cards. Kids are also encouraged to dress up as their favorite Pokemon characters.

Coloring sheets will be available starting on Monday, Dec. 13 at Target and Electronic Boutique.