EIU Basketball Tickets Now On Sale

CHARLESTON – With Blue Madness officially kicking off the 2012-13 men’s and women’s basketball seasons at Eastern Illinois, season ticket, mini-plan packs and single game tickets for the upcoming season are now on sale.  Fans can call 217-581-2106 to purchase.

This is a NEW Era of EIU Basketball as both teams feature new head coaches.  The men’s team is coached by Jay Spoonhour while the women’s team is coached by Lee Buchanan.

Chair back season tickets for the combined men’s and women’s season are $210.  Men’s only contests in the floor chair backs are $150 while a women’s only chair back ticket costs $100.

Balcony seating for combined games is $110 with men’s games only $70 and women’s games only $45.  Discounted balcony tickets are available for EIU faculty/staff.

The Panthers are once again offering three different mini-plans to get families into some of the best non-conference and conference games on the schedule.  The Family Saturday pack is $40 and gets two adults and up to four children into every home Saturday game during the season starting with the men’s game against Houston Baptist on Nov. 24.

The Non-Conference best package gets two adults and up to four children into three of the best non-conference games for both the men and women (six total games) for just $30.  The package starts with the women’s home opener on Nov. 12 versus Bradley and the men’s home opener Nov. 13 against Wright State.

The Conference best package gets two adults and up to four children into three of the best conference games for both the men and women (six total games) for just $30.  The package starts with the women’s Jan. 28 game against UT Martin and the men’s Feb. 14 game with Austin Peay.

Single game tickets are also on sale for all of EIU’s home contests.  For complete schedule visit www.eiupanthers.com  Tickets can be purchased by calling 217-581-2106 or online at www.eiupanthertickets.com