Students Lock-In at Pauley Pavilion

Students who have ever wanted to play basketball on the hallowed court in Pauley Pavilion may get their last chance today.

Tonight marks the UCLA Rally Committee’s third annual Pauley Pavilion Lock-In ““ the last one for the foreseeable future, as sporting events are relocating after this year due to stadium construction.

“As a student, it’s a rare opportunity to get inside Pauley not for a sporting event, but for your own fun, where you can play basketball on the court that Kevin Love (and other former Bruins) played basketball,” said Matt Murphy, Lock-In chair for Rally Committee and a fourth-year political science student.

The lock-in takes the place of the usual camp-out, when students spend the night at Drake Stadium to get priority numbers for floor seats for the next day’s game.

“This will be a lot cooler (than the camp-outs) because there’s stuff going on, (like) the basketball tournament.