Oct. 30, 2006

Fairfax, Va. (October 30, 2006)--Individual tickets for all George Mason men's basketball games at the Patriot Center will go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, November 1. Tickets can be purchased at the Patriot Center Box Office, at all TicketMaster outlets and online at www.ticketmaster.com. Ticket prices are $11 for an adult and $6 for youth 18 years and younger.

The Patriot's 2006-07 regular-season schedule includes 13 home games at the Patriot Center, beginning with the home opener against Wichita State on November 18. Fresh off Mason's best season in history, the Patriots 2006 NCAA Final Four banner will be unveiled before the game. The contest will mark the third time in eight months that the Shockers and Patriots will face each other.

The home schedule is also highlighted with a non-conference game against Mississippi State of the Southeastern Conference (Dec. 30) and homecoming on February 17 against an opponent to be determined as part of ESPN BracketBusters. The Patriots will play nine Colonial Athletic Association games at home, including their only contest this season against Hofstra on Feb.10.

Season tickets are currently available for the 2006-07 season. Fans can visit GoMason.com to get a ticket order form or call the athletic ticket office at (703) 993-3270 for more details. Building off the excitement of last season, ticket sales have already increased 70 percent. Order now and join in the excitement of Mason Nation.

HOME SCHEDULE
Nov. 18	Wichita State	4 p.m.
Nov. 27	Florida International	7 p.m.
Dec. 30	Mississippi State	Noon
Jan. 3	William & Mary	7 p.m.
Jan. 8	UNC Wilmington	7 p.m.
Jan. 13	James Madison	2 p.m.
Jan. 20	Northeastern	4 p.m.
Jan. 24	Virginia Commonwealth	7 p.m.
Jan. 31	Delaware	7 p.m.
Feb. 3	Old Dominion	6 p.m.
Feb. 10	Hofstra	4 p.m.
Feb. 17	ESPN Bracketbuster	TBA
Feb. 20	Georgia State	7 p.m.