Photos: Zona Zoo Lock-In for Arizona's game against Duke
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Kelly Presnell
Photojournalist
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Students turned out 24 hours early, Thursday, November 21, 2024, to wait in line for a chance to spend the night in McKale Center and get first access to the Zona Zoo student section for the Wildcats' Friday game against Duke, Tucson, Ariz.Β
Jaelyn DeChilly celebrates winning a hand of Uno with friend Winter Henry outside McKale Center where hundreds of students turned out, November 21, 2024, to be among the 600 to get first crack at seats in the Zona Zoo section for Arizonaβs basketball game against Duke, Tucson, Ariz. Around 7 p.m. Thursday the students lined up to spend the night in McKale, get some pizza, movies and games before lining up again in the morning for the Duke game Friday night - tippling off 24 hours after the first students got in the line. It was the first time for overnight camping to get into the Zoo for a game.
Brianna Hale, left, and Quinn DβElia get in some school work in the chilly night outside McKale Center where hundreds of students turned out, November 21, 2024, to be the 600 to get first crack at seats in the Zona Zoo section for Arizonaβs basketball game against Duke, Tucson, Ariz.
Braeden Stoop, left, Evan Randhawa get back-to-back to use their phones, killing time until the doors open at McKale Center where hundreds of students turned out, November 21, 2024, to be among the 600 to get first crack at seats in the Zona Zoo section for Arizonaβs basketball game against Duke, Tucson, Ariz.
Jevon Smith does his homework in front of the McKale Center ticket windows, a few hundred people back in the line of students, November 21, 2024, hoping to be among the 600 to get first crack at seats in the Zona Zoo section for Arizonaβs basketball game against Duke, Tucson, Ariz.
Austin Hess, in the first 50 or so students, tries to get the WiFi to work as he waits in the line of students, November 21, 2024, waiting hours to be among the 600 to get first crack at seats in the Zona Zoo section for Arizonaβs basketball game against Duke, Tucson, Ariz.
Students get comfortable in the loading dock ramp outside McKale Center, where hundreds of students turned out, November 21, 2024, to be among the 600 to get first crack at seats in the Zona Zoo section for Arizonaβs basketball game against Duke, Tucson, Ariz.
Kate Miklas talks with her mom next to her friend Avary Johnsonβs stuffed pink fox outside McKale Center where hundreds of students turned out, November 21, 2024, to be among the 600 to get first crack at seats in the Zona Zoo section for Arizonaβs basketball game against Duke, Tucson, Ariz.
The line of hundreds of students runs along the west side of McKale Center, November 21, 2024, waiting for a few hours to be in the 600 to get first crack at seats in the Zona Zoo section for Arizonaβs basketball game against Duke, Tucson, Ariz.
Kelly Presnell
Photojournalist
