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UVa Men's And Women's Basketball Season Tickets Go On Sale Sept. 5
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Sept. 1, 2006
CHARLOTTESVILLE – Season tickets for the Virginia men’s and women’s basketball teams’ first season in the John Paul Jones Arena go on sale Sept. 5. Previous season ticket holders will receive their renewal information in the mail the week of Sept. 11.
Season tickets can be ordered on line at www.virginiasports.com or by calling the UVa athletics ticket office at 1-800-542-8821 or 434/924-8821. Fans can also order season tickets by stopping at the athletics ticket office in Bryant Hall at Scott Stadium weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
The Virginia men’s team’s 2006-07 schedule includes 17 home games at the John Paul Jones Arena featuring some of the most accomplished programs in college basketball.
Three of the top teams in last season’s final NCAA RPI rankings – Duke, Gonzaga and Arizona – visit Virginia’s new basketball home this season and the Cavaliers are scheduled to play nine home games against teams that participated in postseason play last year. Stanford joins Arizona and Gonzaga as the featured non-conference opponents coming to the John Paul Jones Arena, while Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Miami, North Carolina State, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest join Duke as ACC opponents visiting Charlottesville this winter. The Cavaliers also play non-conference opponents American, Hampton, Longwood, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Morgan State and North Carolina-Asheville at home.
The UVa women’s team will face several nationally prominent opponents at home during its inaugural season in the John Paul Jones Arena.
The Cavaliers host longtime intra-state rival Old Dominion in their home opener. Virginia also welcomes back former UVa All-American Dawn Staley as she returns to her alma mater as head coach at Temple. Also returning to Charlottesville are former Virginia assistant coach Geno Auriemma and his five-time national champion Connecticut Huskies, and former UVa player and assistant coach Audra Smith who is now in her third year as head coach of Alabama-Birmingham.
The Cavaliers are also scheduled to play non-conference opponents Cleveland State, Liberty, Marquette and Seton Hall, while Boston College, Duke, Florida State, Maryland, Miami, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest are the ACC opponents visiting UVa. Maryland won the national championship last season and Duke reached the Final Four.
The Virginia women’s and men’s teams open their 2006-07 seasons at the John Paul Jones Arena on Nov. 12. The women play Old Dominion and the men host Arizona. The new arena is designed to provide an exciting atmosphere and an attractive venue for Cavalier fans to experience collegiate basketball competition at its highest level.