BASKETBALL IN A DOME + BAD ECONOMY = AVAILABLE TICKETS TO ACC TOURNAMENT

The ACC announced yesterday that tickets for the 2009 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament will be available for sale on a tournament book basis starting Monday, March 2. The 56th annual ACC Tournament is scheduled for March 12-15 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga.

“Due to the unique combination of playing this year's tournament in a dome during very trying economic times, our league has the opportunity to offer a public sale of ACC Tournament tickets." said ACC Commissioner John Swofford. "Playing in the Georgia Dome provides a great stage for our conference teams and Atlanta has been a terrific partner. Having already sold more tickets to this year's tournament than the capacity of any of our other venues, our schools felt it would be appropriate to offer the remaining tickets to college basketball fans in the Atlanta area."

Tickets can be purchased, starting Monday, via Ticketmaster. http://www.ticketmaster.com/section/sports.

This marks the first time since 1966 that there has been a public sale of ACC Tournament tickets.