2010: What an Exciting Year to Be at Hofstra

In 2010, our home, Hofstra University celebrates its 75th Anniversary and Diamond Celebration. We have been so busy making appearances since the year started. If you look closely, you'll see us on the Unispan cake made by Charm City Cakes.

You can imagine how long we had to pose for them to make six-inch icing replications of ourselves. After the anniversary, we thought we could get a little rest from all the exhausting photo shoots and posing, but then we realized it is our favorite time of year--basketball season!

Hofstra University's Men's Basketball team will kick off the 2010-2011 season against Molloy College on November 7. As the Pride have the biggest following on Hofstra's campus, the start of the season is very exciting. But this year, the season should be especially enthralling as we welcome new Head Coach, Mo Cassara, to the David S. Mack Sports Complex and into the Lion's Den.

Coach Cassara and alumnus Craig "Speedy" Claxton welcome all fans, community members, students, stakeholders, and supporters to the Pre-season Meet and Greet. The Meet and Greets will consist of speeches from Coach Cassara and Speedy Claxton, performances by Hofstra University's dance team and cheerleading squad, and the first-ever Blue and Gold game, in which the coaches and alumni will play your 2010-2011 Pride team.

 

The Meet and Greets will follow the Pride's exhibition game against Molloy College on November 7 and after the regular season home-opener versus Farmingdale State on November 13. The event, co-sponsored by official partners of Hofstra Men's Basketball, Jet Blue Airways and California Pizza Kitchen, will grant participants the chance to get autographs from their favorite players--they can even enter the chance to win tropical vacation and trip to Puerto Rico when the Pride challenge the UNC Tar Heels, Minnesota, and Western Kentucky in the Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off Tournament.

By participating in the Meet and Greets in November, you can receive a 15% discount on YOUR 2010-2011 Pride season tickets and carry out the Diamond celebration with what's looking to be an amazing first season for Coach Cassara and the Pride, as the team is fifth in preseason rankings according to CAA Zone.