The West Virginia University mens basketball team is taking on nationally ranked Connecticut Saturday, Dec. 30, and alumni and friends attending the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville will have an opportunity to join fellow Mountaineers to watch the game.

The WVU Alumni Association will host a special game watching event at the River City Brewing Co.the official game watch location for WVU fans in North Florida. The event begins at 1 p.m. with tip-off set for 2 p.m. Drink and food concessions will be available. The game will be televised on ESPN2 . Admission is free.

We know the Mountaineer faithful in Jacksonville will want a place where they can gather together to cheer the mens basketball team to victory, so weve coordinated this special event,said Steve Douglas, president and chief executive officer, WVU Alumni Association.This is an exciting team to watch, and we hope everyone will throw on their gold and blue and join other WVU fans in supporting the team.

River City Brewing Co. is located at 835 Museum Cir. in Jacksonvillea short JTA Skyway (San Marco Station stop) or water taxi ride from Jacksonville Landing. For more information about River City Brewing Co., visitwww.rivercitybrew.comor call 904-398-2299.

The WVU Alumni Association, chartered in 1873, represents more than 170,000 University graduates residing in every county in West Virginia, every state in the union and approximately 60 foreign nations. With nearly 100 registered chapters and constituent groups, the Associations 26,000 dues-paying members support Homecoming Weekend, the WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni, Loyalty Permanent Endowment Fund, Student Alumni Association, and dozens of other social and philanthropic programs. For more information, visithttp://alumni.wvu.edu.