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Men's Basketball Single-Game Tickets Now on Sale
November 01 | Men's Basketball
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AKRON, Ohio – Single-game tickets for the upcoming 2011-12 University of Akron men's basketball season, except for the contests against VCU (Dec. 29) and Kent State (Jan. 21), are now on sale.
Fans are now able to purchase tickets for the remaining 14 home contests, including Thursday's exhibition contest against John Carroll.
Tickets are available for the following contests: John Carroll (Nov. 3), Hiram (Nov. 12), Detroit (Nov. 26), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Dec. 15), Florida A&M (Dec. 17), Youngstown State (Dec. 19), North Carolina A&T (Dec. 21), Ohio (Jan. 14), Toledo (Feb. 1), Eastern Michigan (Feb. 4), Northern Illinois (Feb. 11), Miami (Ohio) (Feb. 15), Bowling Green (Feb. 22) and Buffalo (Feb. 29).
Tickets for the Dec. 29 home contest against VCU will go on sale on Tues., Dec. 6, while Kent State single-game tickets will be available on Tues., Jan. 3. Fans wanting to secure tickets for both games prior to their single-game sale dates can do so by purchasing a season ticket or mini-plan, as well as through a group purchase of 20 or more tickets.
In addition to single-game tickets, season ticket packages and three-game, five-game and seven-game mini-plans for lower and upper reserved seats are also available.
Each season ticket and mini-plan includes a ticket to the 6 p.m. contest against rival Kent State at Rhodes Arena on Jan. 21.
Fans can also purchase the new "Zips All-Access 10-Pack" presented by McDonald's. This unique ticket package includes 10 vouchers, redeemable for general admission tickets to any 2011-12 regular-season home athletics contest for the Zips five ticketed sports as well as 10 buy-one, get-one-free breakfast or lunch/dinner extra value meal coupons at McDonald's – all for just $100.
In addition to purchasing men's basketball single-game tickets, fans can purchase women's basketball single-game tickets as well.
Tickets can be purchased online anytime at GoZips.com/tickets, or from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET on Mondays through Fridays by either calling 1-888-99-AKRON (25766) or visiting The C.P. and Cornelia S. Chima Athletics Ticket Office at InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field (located at 375 E. Exchange Street, near Gate 1 at the southwest corner of the venue, at the corner of E. Exchange and S. Union streets).
The Zips enter the 2011-12 season following their second trip to the NCAA Tournament in the last three seasons after knocking off neighborhood rival Kent State 66-65 in overtime in the MAC title game on March 12. UA fell to Notre Dame in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to finish the season with a 23-13 record.
Akron has posted six-straight 20-win seasons, just one of 20 Division I programs to accomplish the feat during that stretch, and has advanced to five-straight conference title games – the third-longest active streak in the nation (Gonzaga 14, Butler 6). The Zips have advanced to the postseason in four-straight and five of the last six seasons, participating in the NCAA Tournament in 2009 and 2011, the National Invitation Tournament in 2006 and 2008, and the CBI in 2010.
