USF Mens Basketball Tickets Info and Start Times

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MBB Announces Ticket Info & Start Times

TAMPA, Fla. – The University of South Florida athletics department announced today its start times and ticket information for the 2007-08 USF men’s basketball season.

Season ticket packages for the home schedule are currently on sale with pricing starting as low as $175. Premium seating is also available. Individual-game tickets for the non-conference portion of the schedule and mini-plans are also on sale with individual-game tickets for the BIG EAST schedule available on Dec. 1. Individual-game tickets range from $8 to $25.

The two mini-plans that are available are a “Pick Three” plan and “The Weekend Warrior.” The “Pick Three” is a choice of any three games on the schedule for $60 while “The Weekend Warrior” is a five-game plan for $99 that includes UAB, West Virginia, St. John’s, Connecticut and Notre Dame. 

Season tickets, mini-plans and group tickets can be purchased by calling 1-800-GoBulls. Individual-game tickets can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com or via Ticketmaster phone at 813-287-8844.

The regular-season home opener is set for Friday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m. against Cleveland State as part of the Glenn Wilkes Classic.

The Bulls will play 13 non-conference games, including six at the Sun Dome and three in Daytona Beach, Fla., as part of the inaugural Glenn Wilkes Classic before beginning the 18 game BIG EAST slate. The BIG EAST schedule features 12 one-time opponents and three home-and-home opponents.

The BIG EAST home schedule is an exciting one and includes games against Rutgers (Jan. 2), Pittsburgh (Jan. 9), West Virginia (Jan. 20), Louisville (Jan. 23), St. John’s (Feb. 2), Syracuse (Feb. 13), Connecticut (Feb. 16), Seton Hall (Feb. 26) and Notre Dame (March 8 ).

USF’s three home-and-home series will have the Bulls facing Rutgers, Seton Hall and Syracuse on the road as well. Additional road games will be played at Cincinnati, DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence and Villanova.

The non-conference home schedule is highlighted by visits from UCF (Dec. 1), East Carolina (Nov. 24) and UAB (Dec. 8 ). The marquee game on the road prior to BIG EAST play will be at Wake Forest on Dec. 19. The Bulls will also have the home court advantage against St. Francis (Dec. 22) and Winston-Salem State (Dec. 29) and will face Atlantic 10 member Rhode Island, in-state rival FAU and ACC member Florida State in consecutive days between Nov. 16-18 in the Glenn Wilkes Classic in Daytona Beach.

With the arrival of Coach Heath, the 2007-08 season will be the start of a new era for the USF men’s basketball program. Heath will lead the Bulls into their third BIG EAST season after successful coaching stints at Arkansas and Kent State, which included three NCAA Tournament appearances, a 30-win season and an Elite Eight finish.