Tickets now on sale for Big Ten tourney

Published 6:53 pm Friday, December 5, 2008

By Staff
ANN ARBOR – Make sure you have the best seats to cheer on the Wolverines at the 2009 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament in Indianapolis, Ind. at Conseco Fieldhouse March 12-15.
Secure the best seats available by contacting the Michigan Athletics Ticket Office at (866) 296-MTIX or (734) 764-0247, log on to mgoblue.com/tickets, or visit the U-M Ticket Office at 1000 South State Street, Ann Arbor. The U-M Ticket Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
All-session tickets, which include 10 games over four days, will be available for either $275 or $175 depending on seat location. Orders will be limited to 12 all-session tickets.
The Big Ten Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments will call Indianapolis and Conseco Fieldhouse home through 2012. The Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament returns to Indianapolis to crown the 2009 Tournament Champion and award the conference's automatic NCAA Tournament bid. Indianapolis also hosted the men's event in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008. After welcoming 969,038 patrons in its first decade, the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament broke the one-million mark in total attendance in 2008. Five different representatives have become Big Ten Tournament champions with each school winning the tournament twice: Illinois (2003, 2005), Iowa (2001, 2006), Michigan State (1999, 2000), Ohio State (2007) and Wisconsin (2004, 2008).
The bracket for the 2009 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament, along with information on tickets, travel, lodging, tournament history and more can be found at both indianasportscorp.com.