Aug. 28, 2009

PULLMAN, Wash. -The Washington State University Athletics Ticket Office will begin accepting orders for three off-site `home' men's and women's basketball games, beginning Saturday, Aug. 29.

The games included in the presale are the Tri-Cities doubleheader at the Toyota Center in Kennewick, Wash., featuring the Cougar men's basketball team against Portland State, preceded by the WSU women's team against San Francisco on Dec. 19, and the Cougar Hardwood Classic, which pits the WSU men's team against LSU, Dec. 22 at KeyArena in Seattle.

The VIP sale is open for all WSU fans to purchase tickets, but orders placed by Wednesday, Sept. 9 will be allocated according to the customer's WSU Ticket Priority System ranking. The VIP deadline for all WSU constituents to receive the best seating allocation based on their annual giving history and season ticket purchasing status is Sept. 9.

Tickets will be available this Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m., online HERE. Sales will continue on Monday, Aug. 31, by phone (800-Go-Cougs) and in person at the WSU Athletics Ticket Office in Pullman.