Student ticket packages for the 2005 BIG EAST Men’s Basketball tournament will go on sale inside Gate B at the Carrier Dome Box Office starting at 11 a.m. on Monday. Each student must purchase three vouchers for $30.

Each voucher should be redeemed by that student at Madison Square Garden for a ticket before each session in which SU plays. If students want to sit together, they must arrive together at Madison Square Garden as they redeem their vouchers. Details for the ticket pickup and refund (if appropriate) are included on the voucher.

Approximately 100 student ticket packages are available. SU students must be SU basketball season ticket holders for the 2004-05 season. There is a limit of one ticket package per student. Each student must have a valid SUID with them at the time of purchase. Student ticket packages will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis, while they last. If any remain at noon, they will be made available to other SU students.

Contact the Carrier Dome Box Office (315-443-2121) for additional information.

Naismith Award

Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim was selected as a finalist for the Naismith Award, presented to college basketball’s coach of the year. Boeheim was one of 20 men’s coaches selected.

Fellow Big East coaches Al Skinner (Boston College) and John Thompson III (Georgetown) are also finalists.

The coach of the year will be recognized at the Naismith Awards Banquet on April 8 in Atlanta.

Published on March 3, 2005 at 12:00 pm