COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Arena will be rowdy and packed to the rafters for the first season of the Cuonzo Martin era, as Mizzou Men’s Basketball season tickets for 2017-18 are officially sold out, the athletic department announced Tuesday.
“The response from Mizzou fans and the excitement here in Columbia and around the state of Missouri has been outstanding,” Martin said. “Our home court advantage has the potential to be tremendous, so we’ll need Mizzou fans night in and night out. Whether it’s a Saturday in December or a Tuesday night in February, our program will work to do its part. We can’t wait to see you all there with us every step of the way.”
Mizzou Arena holds 15,061 fans, and Mizzou Athletics has sold 15,600 season tickets to date, including 6,028 student combo tickets which are good for both Tiger men’s basketball and football games.
The Tigers’ 2017-18 public season ticket sales total of 9,572 is a Mizzou Arena record, and an increase of nearly 4,000 tickets over last year’s final total of 5,802. Mizzou’s student season ticket total of 6,028 is double last year’s total of 3,008 and marks the most sold since the 2013-14 campaign when 6,816 student tickets were purchased. Mizzou Arena’s last sold-out men’s basketball game was for the Tigers’ 93-63 victory over Arkansas, March 5, 2013.
“We are looking forward to seeing the excitement and energy at Mizzou Arena this season, and are extremely grateful for all Mizzou fans who have purchased season tickets for the upcoming season,” said Mizzou Director of Athletics Jim Sterk. “I am confident that our fans will provide the Tigers with a tremendous home court advantage this winter.”
Historically, Mizzou Athletics has over-sold student seating at men’s basketball games, dating back to when the Tigers played in the Hearnes Center, due to a high no-show rate among student ticket purchasers. Student tickets will be available to claim online at www.mutigers.com/students approximately one week before home games and once all 4,000 tickets are claimed, the window will close and students will no longer be able to claim tickets.
The general public will have extremely limited opportunities to purchase single-game tickets when unclaimed visiting team or Mizzou student tickets are returned to the Mizzou Ticket Office. Mizzou Fans looking for single-game tickets are encouraged to visit MizzouPass.com on their mobile devices, or select “Mizzou Pass” from within the “Mizzou Tigers” app. In the event of returned tickets becoming available, Mizzou Pass enrollees will receive text notification and directions on how to quickly purchase tickets from their mobile device.
Fans checking the secondary market for Mizzou Men’s Basketball tickets are encouraged to use Vivid Seats, the official resale marketplace of Mizzou Athletics. The best place to purchase and resell Mizzou tickets is at VividSeats.com, where sales and purchases are 100 percent guaranteed.
— Mizzou Athletics —