Oct. 29, 2009

NORFOLK, Va. -- Single game tickets for Old Dominion University's men's and women's basketball games will go on sale Monday, November 2 at 10 a.m. at the Ted Constant Convocation Center box office and online at www.coxtix.com, or by calling 1-888-3-coxtix.

The Monarchs are the pre-season favorite to capture the CAA title this year, returning four starters from their 2009 CIT post-season championship. Key home contests include Marshall, Duquesne, Charlotte and the challenging CAA schedule, featuring five Saturday games. The men open regular season play Nov. 15 against Bethune-Cookman.

The Lady Monarchs return a strong nucleus to take on one of the most challenging schedules in the nation. Final Four participant Stanford comes to the "Ted" on Nov. 13 in the Lady Monarchs' home opener, along with Florida, ranked 22nd in the AP Top 25, Mississippi, N.C. State and regional rival Hampton University. ODU also hosts the NCAA First and Second Round Tournament March 21 and 23 and ticket books are available.

TIickets for men's basketball games are priced at $13 for adults, $9 for youth, senior citizens, military and ODU faculty/staff. Groups of 20 or more can purchase tickets for $7 each. Lady Monarch tickets are priced at $10 for adults, $7 for youth, senior citizens, military and ODU faculty/staff. Groups of 20 or more can purchase tickets for $5 each. In addition, the following women's basketball games are priced at $5 for all tickets, including the Nov. 13 contest with Stanford, Dec. 6 Ole Miss, Dec. 20 Hampton University, Jan. 31 Hofstra and Feb. 7 contest with VCU.