Butler raises ticket prices

[Willie]

Butler Men's Basketball Season Tickets Now Available

June 8, 2007

Season tickets for the 2007-08 Butler men's basketball season are now available. Fans can choose from several seating options at historic Hinkle Fieldhouse and follow all 15 Butler home games, including a contest against 2006-07 NCAA runner-up Ohio State.

Butler returns six of the top seven scorers from last year's successful team. The Bulldogs won a school-record 29 games (29-7), advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship for the second time in five years, won the 2006 NIT Season Tip-Off at Madison Square Garden in New York, and captured a regular season co-championship in the Horizon League. Butler was ranked in the "Top 25" of Associated Press (A.P.) and ESPN/USA Today national polls for a school and Horizon League record 16 consecutive weeks!

The 2007-08 Butler home schedule features a December match-up with former head coach Thad Matta and the Ohio State Buckeyes. It will be Ohio State's first visit to Hinkle Fieldhouse since 1978. The Bulldogs' home schedule also includes games against traditional rivals Indiana State and Bradley, a game in the ESPN BracketBusters event, a nine-game Horizon League slate and two exhibition contests.

Season ticket plans start as low as $240 for an upper level adult ticket, a savings of $45 over the single game price. Lower level chair seats are $380 per ticket ($39 less than the single game price) and premium courtside seats are $950 ($100 less than the single game price). Upper level youth (age 3-12) tickets are available for $135, a savings of $75 over the single game price.

Butler season ticket holders are given priority in purchasing tickets to the Bulldogs' game against Florida State in the 2007 Wooden Tradition at Conseco Fieldhouse, as well as priority in purchasing post-season tickets and tickets for selected Butler road games. Season ticket holders also will be given a chance to purchase additional tickets to the Ohio State game, before they go on sale to the general public.

In addition, Butler season ticket holders have the opportunity to purchase preferred parking passes for the Hinkle Fieldhouse main parking lot. Parking passes are available on a first-come, first-served basis, with a limit of one parking pass per four season tickets ordered.

Tickets can be ordered by phone by calling 317-940-DOGS (3647), by mail using a ticket order form available on Butler's athletic website (www.butlersports.com) or by visiting the Butler Athletic Ticket Office in Hinkle Fieldhouse weekdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., starting Tuesday, June 12.

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[Willie]

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[Raider Fanatic]

Their AD is an idiot. They were a top 25 team most of last year and Hinkle was 40% empty with their old ticket prices.

[bballraider]

Since they were a top 20 team last year and didn't increase attendance much with low prices, they may have realized that they have already maxed out attendance for their games, and that the majority of these fans will not leave even with a price increase. If this is the case, they will increase their revenue without losing much in attendance. The key is to find what the breaking point is for raising prices and not losing attendance. The question is how much will this hurt walk=up sales. They will probably offer a lot of 2 for 1 sales, or other promotions to lower ticket prices to increase walk-up sales. This kind of screws the loyal season ticket holders, as they get the brunt of the increase, but it may maximize revenue. So it is possible their AD is an idiot, it is also possible he is a genius. I guess the Bulldogs will find out next year, but I am going with you RaiderHulk, I think it will hurt attendance more than it helps in revenue.