The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Conference USA Tournament Tickets Go on Sale Monday
3/6/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Men's Bracket | Women's Bracket
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Single-game tickets for the 2016 Conference USA Tournament will be available for purchase Monday at 10 a.m.
Tickets will be available by calling Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000, by clicking here to purchase online through Ticketmaster or available by visiting the Legacy Arena central ticket office in person.
All-session tickets are available now and can be purchased by calling the UAB Ticket Office (205-975-8221) or online by clicking here. All-session tickets include admission to both the men's and women's tournaments.
The first 1,000 ticketed fans into Legacy Arena Thursday for session four will receive a $5 voucher that can be redeemed at any concession stand in the arena. The coupon can only be used during session four.
The men's tournament, as well as the women's semifinals and championship, will be played at Legacy Arena in downtown Birmingham, while the women's first-round and quarterfinal action will take place at UAB's Bartow Arena.
UAB (26-5) captured the Conference USA men's regular-season title and earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament and is scheduled to face either No. 8 seed WKU or No. 9 seed North Texas on Thursday at noon.
The Blazers finished the regular season Saturday with a win at Florida Atlantic to secure single-season school records in wins (26), Conference USA wins (16) and road wins (10).
"We're excited to have the conference tournament back in Birmingham for another year," UAB men's head coach Jerod Haase said. "This is a great opportunity for the community to take a long lunch break Thursday and come out and support the Blazers."
Last season, UAB captured its first Conference USA Tournament title following wins over WKU, Louisiana Tech and Middle Tennessee to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The 14th-seeded Blazers would go on to knock off No. 3 seed Iowa State in the second round behind 21 points from Robert Brown.
"There is no better way to represent the city of Birmingham than through the conference tournament," Brown said. "We not only play for UAB, but also for the city of Birmingham. Everyone is excited to start playing Thursday with huge crowds supporting us."
The UAB women's team begins its quest for a Conference USA Tournament championship Wednesday at 11 a.m. against Southern Miss. The Blazers are 10-3 this season at Bartow Arena and are outscoring opponents by 15.5 points per game in Birmingham.
"We are very excited to host the Conference USA Tournament and have another chance to play in Bartow Arena," UAB women's head coach Randy Norton said. "It's great for UAB and the city of Birmingham.
UAB is led by the trio of Chelsee Black, Brittany Winborne and Deanna Kuzmanic. Black and Winborne were named to the All-Conference USA Second Team on Sunday, while Kuzmanic became the eighth Blazer to earn a spot on the C-USA All-Freshman squad.
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