The Pitt men’s basketball team will make its 2011-2012 season debut on Saturday when the… The Pitt men’s basketball team will make its 2011-2012 season debut on Saturday when the Panthers host the annual Blue-Gold Scrimmage, Fan Fest and Maggie Dixon Heart Health Fair.

The Fan Fest and the Maggie Dixon Heart Health Fair begin at 2:30 p.m., and the Blue-Gold Scrimmage tips off at 5 p.m.

For the scrimmage, the Panthers’ 15-person roster will split into two squads and play two 16-minute halves. A dunk contest will take place after the scrimmage.

Pitt sophomore J.J. Moore won the dunk contest last year after jumping over three people.

The Fan Fest and the Heart Health Fair honor Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon’s late sister, Maggie, who died suddenly due to an “arrhythmic episode to her heart” in 2006, just weeks after coaching the Army women’s basketball team to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.

The Fan Fest features an autograph session with the Pitt basketball players at 3 p.m., and Maggie Dixon Heart Health Fair attendees can learn about CPR and AED training, heart health and receive health and blood-pressure screenings for free.

Fans can also purchase women’s basketball season tickets at the event and sign up for the men’s basketball season-ticket waiting list.