ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Ticket sales for the 2015 Southern Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships presented by General Shale begin Saturday, Nov. 15 at 10:00 am. General admission single session (two game) tickets start at $17, while all session tickets are $100.  VIP single session reserved tickets start at $40, while VIP all-session tickets are $200. Group tickets are also available. All tickets can be purchased at the U.S. Cellular Center box office or online at Ticketmaster.com.

The City of Asheville is once again the host for the SoCon Tournament, which will be held March 5-9, 2015.  All men’s games will be played at the U.S. Cellular Center, while Kimmel Arena at UNC Asheville will host the women’s first day of play. The remaining women’s games will be held at the U.S. Cellular Center.

The 2015 Championships mark the first in Asheville’s second three-year contract with the Southern Conference with a commitment through 2017. The tournament has an annual estimated economic impact of $4 million and utilizes over 4,000 hotel room nights.  Attendance figures during the 2014 SoCon tournament topped 34,000 for the combined men’s and women’s sessions.

Additional festivities during the week of the 2015 SoCon Tournament include mascot visits to Mission Hospital, Education Day and SoCon Overtime at the Grove Arcade on Friday, March 6 and the return of the popular kids event Downtown Dribble on Saturday, March 7. 

For more information on group ticket packages and customized experiences, for corporate or youth outings, contact Kris Kraft at: basketballtickets@socon.org – or – 828-200-1502.  Additional information can be found at SoConTravel.com.