MONTICELLO – The University of Arkansas at Monticello Student Athlete Advisory Committee will host a canned food drive benefiting the Monticello Veterans of Foreign Wars this weekend at the 3rd Annual Dr. Mary Jane Gilbert Classic.
 
The SAAC has titled this weekend’s food drive “Slam Dunk Hunger” to benefit veterans and their families for the upcoming holiday season.
 
Any person that brings at least two canned food items will receive free admission for a full day of the two-day basketball tournament this weekend, featuring four women’s games and one men’s game. Another two cans earns free admission for the second day. The SAAC encourages fans to bring more than the minimum of two cans.
 
The UAM women’s basketball team is hosting the 3rd Annual Dr. Mary Jane Gilbert Classic, honoring the program’s founder and first head coach, and the men’s basketball team is playing a non-conference game on Saturday against Lemoyne Owen.
 
Friday’s schedule begins with a 5:30 p.m. tipoff in the MJG Classic between Arkansas-Fort Smith and Southern Arkansas. UAM hosts Mobile after the UAFS-SAU game and is scheduled to tipoff at 7:30 p.m.
 
Saturday, the MJG Classic concludes with two more games, beginning with SAU and Mobile at noon, followed by UAM and UAFS at 2 p.m.
 
The men’s game against Lemoyne Owen is scheduled to tipoff at 4 p.m. on Saturday.
 
All games will be played inside Steelman Field House.