Wolves will open camp with midnight madness in Mankato

Wolves borrow a college-basketball tradition to open camp with their new-look team

September 16, 2014 at 11:09PM
Timberwolves rookie Andrew Wiggins
Timberwolves rookie Andrew Wiggins (Star Tribune file/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Wolves will open training camp in Mankato with a midnight-madness event that will be carried live on NBA TV.

Their "Dunks After Dark" extravaganza will be held late Monday night, September 29 in Mankato after the team conducts its traditional media-day activities at Target Center that afternoon.

Doors at Minnesota-State Mankato's Bresnan Arena open at 11 p.m. and the program that will feature a scrimmage and a dunk contest between Andrew Wiggins and Zach LaVine begins right after midnight.

Tickets are free, but you need one and they'll be available at the school's Student Union Center that Monday morning starting at 10:30 a.m.

The Wolves also are expected to announce soon plans for a Sunday afternoon scrimmage that will end camp on Oct. 5.

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