Here's the order of events for Friday's "First Night" festivities at Gampel Pavilion.

6 p.m. - Doors Open/Autograph Session with men's and women's teams
6:45 p.m. - Autograph Session Ends
7:05 p.m. - Lights Out/Women's Video Highlights/Women's team intros
7:23 p.m. - Women's player/student relay race
7:35 p.m. - Women's scrimmage
7:54 p.m. - Lights Out/Women's Video Highlights/Men's team intros
8:09 p.m. - Men's and women's 2-Ball Challenge
8:21 p.m. - Men's dunk contest
8:35 p.m. - Men's scrimmage

Annually this is the best chance for fans to get an up close look at the Huskies, return home with autographs and it is clearly a fan friendly event.

One little curveball this year, apparently since the NCAA officials had a little extra time of their hands or are overreacting to the complaint filed by Tennessee about UConn's recruiting tactics, they made it clear that they will frown upon any home-made signs referring specifically to recruits at the event. Kelly Faris, who committed to UConn in March, and Krista Gross, who has UConn on her short list, will both be at Gampel Pavilion this weekend. Maybe it's just me, but don't you think it is the five national championships, incredible fan support, remarkable list of players enjoying successful WNBA careers and presence of charismatic head coach Geno Auriemma which prompts top-level recruits to sign up with UConn year after year and not cleverly-constructed signs held up at a basketball fan fest.

I expect next year there to be NCAA by laws limiting Auriemma's caustic one-liners during the recruiting season since his sense of humor might be giving UConn an unfair advantage.