SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Southern Conference basketball fans can purchase their tickets to the 2011 SoCon Basketball Championships and make travel accommodations to follow their team. The league's basketball tournament returns to McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tenn., site of the 2005 and 2009 Southern Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships.
Single session tickets as well as tournament ticket books are available through the McKenzie Arena box office at
(423) 266-6627 or tickettracks.com. Tickets are also available through each Southern Conference school's ticket office. Full tournament books which include admission to every men's and women's game are $75. Single session tickets are available for $15. Information about special packages, lodging and other tournament information is available at SoConTravel.com
Tournament play begins with an opening round women's game on March 3rd at 1:00 p.m. The first men's game will take place Friday, March 4, at 2:00 p.m. The women's championship game is set for Monday, March 7 at 4:00 p.m. and will be televised by SportSouth, while the men's title game tips off at 9:00 p.m. and will be broadcast by ESPN2.
The nation's longest running conference tournament, 2011 will mark the 91st year of the Southern Conference Tournament.