Maples Pavilion remodel on schedule

Fri., Aug. 20, 2004

Associated Press

STANFORD, Calif. — 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.

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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