Special Ticket Offer For Friday Hoops Doubleheader

Oregon State Athletics is excited to offer fans a chance to attend both the men’s and women’s basketball season openers this Friday at Gill Coliseum for the price of one.

The day opens with head coach Scott Rueck’s No. 20 women’s basketball team hosting the University of Portland at 4 p.m. The nightcap is first-year head coach Wayne Tinkle making his debut as the Beavers host Rice at 7 p.m.

Here is what you need to know:

• Parking around Reser Stadium and the Valley Football Center is free starting at 3 p.m. for fans attending the women’s basketball game (all other parking lots require an OSU day pass).
• OSU personnel will begin selling tickets at 2 p.m. at the Gill Coliseum ticket windows (beginning at 5 p.m. only men’s tickets will be sold).
• Fans holding tickets for either game may enter Gill Coliseum beginning at 3 p.m.
• Reserved seat holders for the women’s game are asked to vacate their seats following the contest to allow men’s basketball reserved seat holders to arrive.
• Women’s basketball ticket holders are asked to relocate to the bench seating level in sections 9-11 before tipoff of the men’s game.
• Reserved parking for the men’s basketball game begins at 5 p.m.
• Men’s basketball ticket holders may sit in any general admission seat for the women’s basketball game.

The first 1,000 fans to the women’s basketball game will receive a free headband.

Season tickets for both teams are available by contacting the OSU Ticket Office between 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at 1-800-GO-Beavs or online at Beavertickets.com.  For $199 you can watch 17 home games for Coach Tinkle’s team and for $64 Coach Rueck’s squad for 14 home dates. Single game reserved seats for women’s basketball are $10; general admission are $5 and $7. Men’s basketball single game tickets range from $15-to-$25.

Every men’s ticket this season will feature an image of Paul Valenti, an Oregon State athlete, coach, administrator and goodwill ambassador for more than 70 years, who passed away this past September. The team will wear a PV patch on their jerseys in honor of the Oregon State legend.