Courtside season tickets for the 2016-17 FSW men’s and women’s basketball campaigns have sold out less than 40 days after being made available to the public for reservations.
“We are very happy about the enthusiasm in Southwest Florida about FSW basketball season tickets,” said FSW Athletics Director Carl McAloose. “We kept telling people that the better seats were going to go fast and they are. Selling out the courtside seats basically a year before we tip off our first home game in Suncoast Credit Union Arena is an indication of the excitement of Buccaneer basketball. The good news is that Suncoast Credit Union Arena is going to be a beautiful arena without a bad seat in the house and that coaches Richter and Ward are going to be putting a good product on the floor.”
The FSW Athletic Department is still taking reservations for new season tickets (men’s and women’s combo) and fans still have several options to select from. FSW students will be admitted for FREE with a valid BUC Card.
- · Courtside 1 (Section 106 courtside seats) – $300 SOLD OUT!
- · Courtside 2 (Section 105 & 107 courtside seats) – $250 SOLD OUT!
- · Club 1 (Section 106, Row B; Section 116/117 Row A – $250
- · Club 2 (Section 105 & 107 Row B) – $200
- · Reserved 1 (Sections 106 & 116) – $180
- · Reserved 2 (Sections 105, 107, 115, 117) – $125
- · Reserved 3 (Sections 104, 108, 114, 118) – $100
- · General Admission (Sections 101, 102, 103, 109, 113, 119, 120) – $75
The Buccaneers will compete in the brand new Suncoast Credit Union Arena. When complete, Suncoast Credit Union Arena will be approximately 75,000 square feet and will host the Buccaneers’ basketball and volleyball teams, and a student athletic center. The arena will seat approximately 3,300 fans and include six skyboxes, a hospitality event center, competition courts that convert into recreational courts, athletic office space, student, faculty and staff wellness, and an athletic center with a fitness pavilion, men’s and women’s locker rooms and a weight training area.
In addition, the arena will also host the annual City of Palms Classic basketball tournament beginning in Dec. 2016 and there are plans to host concerts, and local, regional and national events.
The Buccaneers will be coached by Marty Richter (MBB) and Dr. Kristie Ward (WBB). Richter, the former men’s associate head basketball coach for Florida Gulf Coast University, brings a history of success on a national level. While at Chipola College, he compiled a 69-4 record and a number one ranking, and played a big role in the success of FGCU’s NCAA tournament run to the Sweet 16 with all the fanfare of “Dunk City”. He has also worked as a basketball analyst for ESPN and as a top notch scout for ESPN’s Recruiting Nation.
Ward, former head women’s basketball coach at Florida State College at Jacksonville, had three consecutive 20-plus winning seasons while nationally ranked, plus back-to-back Mid-Florida Conference Championships at Florida State College at Jacksonville. She was also named Coach of the Year twice and in three seasons, 15 players were awarded four-year basket all scholarships. At Northwest-Shoals Community College, her team had a 100 percent retention rate over 16 years and a 95 percent graduation rate. She had over 60 players awarded four-year scholarships and took her team to the National Championship game while being ranked number one in the country. She was also a five-time Coach of the Year in her region and a four-time Coach of the Year in the Alabama Community College Conference. Her overall record was 384-141 (.730).
To reserve tickets, fans can go online at FSWBucs.com/Tickets.
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