The NCAA announced Tuesday that tickets for the 2012 NCAA Tournament will go on sale in October. That’s for all games prior to the Final Four. It’s part of what the NCAA calls an “enhanced ticketing system.”
Fans can buy the best available tickets for all price ranges and seating levels.
Tickets will be available by visiting www.NCAA.com/mbbtickets. The 2012 tournament begins with the First Four, played the Tuesday and Wednesday after Selection Sunday.
Second- and third-round sites include Albuquerque, Louisville, Pittsburgh and Portland, Columbus, Greensboro, Nashville and Omaha.
Regional sites are Boston and Phoenix Thursday and Saturday, March 22 and 24, and in Atlanta and St. Louis Friday and Sunday, March 23 and 25.
Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
