March 9, 2005

MEMPHIS, TENN. - The Tigers are excited about the possibility of extending their season into post-season play whether it be in the NCAA Tournament or the NIT Tournament. All information pertaining to the Tigers playing in the NCAA Tournament will be posted on the Tiger website on Monday, March 14.

Due to the short turnaround time available for Tiger fans to purchase tickets, the Tiger athletic administration wants to accommodate our fans in every way possible. In order to better serve our fans and ticket holders who are interested in purchasing advance tickets for a possible NIT game at the Fedex Forum, the following procedures have been established:

* We will begin taking advance orders on Wednesday, March 9 and continuing thru Friday, March 11. All orders must be secured with a credit card. The U of M accepts Visa, Mastercard and Discover. If the Tigers do not play in the NIT Tournament, all orders will be discarded and your credit card will not be charged.

* Priority orders will be taken March 9 - March 11 to secure current basketball seating locations. Any orders placed during this time will be available for pick up beginning Monday, March 14 after 1:00 pm at the Athletic Office Building. We encourage all season ticket holders to order during this time.

* All orders received after March 11 will be filled on a "best seat available" basis.

Ticket prices will be $15 for Plaza and Club level tickets, $10 for Terrace level tickets and $5 for U of M student tickets (with valid U of M ID). Orders can be placed by calling the U of M Tiger TIcket Office at (901) 678-2331.

All parking for any possible NIT game played at the Fedex Forum will be general admission for both the Ford Garage and Peabody Parking Garage - season passes will not be honored.