ITHACA, N.Y. -- When the Cornell men's basketball team plays Alfred State on Saturday, Jan. 10 at 2 p.m., expect to see a new generation of Big Red fans in attendance. For the second straight year, you can thank Fred Geise for that.

Prior to, during and after the Big Red's final non-conference home game, Cornell Athletics will celebrate its Second Annual Fred Geise Memorial KIDS DAY. Activities, including a bounce house, a photo booth, a basketball shooting game, facepainting and a poster creation startion, begin at 1 p.m. and culminate after the contest with a meet and greet and autograph session with the team. Admission for all kids and members of Cornell Federal Credit Union (CFCU) is free, while giveaways (while supplies last) include free CFCU Big Red water bottles, basketball drawstring bags and mini basketballs.

The family of Fred Geise, a 1975 Cornell graduate, made sure he would be memorialized in a way he would have appreciated. According to his family, KIDS DAY epitomizes Fred's feelings about life - to keep families engaged, to stay athletically active, and to include as many as possible in activities like basketball.