The CSU men’s basketball team will face Northern Colorado in a Nov. 5 exhibition game to benefit hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico, school officials said Thursday.

Tickets for all seats other than courtside will be sold for $5 apiece. Proceeds from ticket sales and a portion of all concessions sales will be donated to Unidos por Puerto Rico, a relief fund designed to help rebuild Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Much of the island is still without electricity and running water more than five weeks after the storm, USA TODAY reported earlier this week.

Tickets will be available online through a special link at CSURams.com “in the coming days,” university officials said in a news release.

Former Colorado State University star Gian Clavell, the Mountain West Player of the Year last season, is a native of Puerto Rico. Clavell, now playing for the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, started a gofundme.com page to raise money for hurricane relief soon after the storm.

Dozens of college basketball programs in the country are playing additional exhibition games this season to help with hurricane relief efforts in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico after receiving NCAA waivers to do so.

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“This is a great way for our athletic program to help one of our own,” CSU athletic director Joe Parker said in a news release. “By the NCAA granting this waiver, we are able to allow our men’s basketball team and entire athletic program to help Gian’s efforts by donating to the hurricane recovery in Puerto Rico as they work tirelessly to overcome this natural disaster.

“We hope all Rams fans will come out to support this incredibly worthwhile charity while getting another preseason look at this year’s team.”

CSU is playing its first exhibition game at 7 p.m. Nov. 3 against Colorado Mesa and will open the regular season at home Nov. 10 against Sacramento State.

The Rams have three starters and two other letter winners returning from last year’s team that went 24-12 overall and 13-5 in the Mountain West to finish second in the league standings. CSU won a first-round game in the National Invitation Tournament and lost in the second round.

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