Oct. 24, 2005

MILWAUKEE - Single-game tickets for all 2005-2006 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's basketball home games are now on sale.

Tickets are available at all Milwaukee-area Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at 414-276-4545 or online at ticketmaster.com.

Single-game tickets are priced from $10-$20, though $20 seats are unavailable for nearly every game this season. Special discounts for UWM's exhibition contests Nov. 2 and 8 are also available.

The 2005-2006 home schedule includes three consecutive Saturday home games in December, with Saint Louis visiting Dec. 3, Hawai'i in town Dec. 10 and in-state rival UW-Green Bay at the U.S. Cellular Arena Dec. 17. The latter portion of the schedule is highlighted by a Feb. 15 contest with rival UIC and the regular-season finale Feb. 21 against Detroit, a rematch of last year's Horizon League Tournament Championship game.

Group and flex-pack tickets are also available through the UWM Ticket Office. Groups of 20 or more can receive special discounts and in-game recognition. Flex-pack tickets provide fans the opportunity to create their own ticket packages, with six tickets available for the price of five. Fans can then use those six tickets for any game or combination of games they want, based on ticket availability. Flex-packs are available for both $10 and $15 seats. For more information on both packages, contact the ticket office at 414-229-5886.

Fans interested in catching the entire season of Panther basketball can also still purchase season tickets. Packages begin at just $100 for seniors and $115 for the general public. Season-ticket packages include tickets for all 15 exhibition and regular season home games.

UWM returns four starters and eight of 10 letterwinners from last year's team that finished with a school-record 26 wins and was ranked 23rd in the final ESPN/USA Today Top 25. The Panthers have been picked to repeat as Horizon League champions and will open the exhibition season Nov. 2 against UW-Parkside.