St. Bonaventure Invites Fans To Select Your Seat, View Practice

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The St. Bonaventure Athletic Department is offering Bonnies fans a rare Select Your Seat opportunity and a chance to watch the Bona men’s and women’s basketball teams practice at the Reilly Center this Saturday, Oct. 13.

Fans are invited to preview season ticket locations available for this season from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Season seats are available in a variety of locations and will be tagged throughout the arena. A limited number of priority season tickets remain available for purchase on a first-come, first-served basis.

Women’s practice will be open to fans from 10-11 a.m. before the men’s team takes the court from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fans are also invited to explore the athletic teams’ expansive tour bus and the SBU Athletics Hall of Fame Room and suites, where complimentary food and beverages will be provided.

Fans are encouraged to bring the family for the chance to win exciting raffle prizes and appearances by the Bona Wolf and St. Bonaventure cheerleaders. Fans will also have the opportunity to check out the Bonnies’ 2011-12 men’s and women’s Atlantic 10 Championship trophies, which will be on display in the Hall of Fame, as well as displays of the planned women’s basketball locker room project.

The University bookstore will offer fans a 20-percent discount on select St. Bonaventure merchandise during the event, and “A Legacy Defined” commemorative book chronicling the men’s and women’s basketball teams’ NCAA Tournament seasons will also be available for purchase in the Hall of Fame.

Fans purchasing new season tickets will receive a complimentary DVD highlight film featuring footage of both basketball teams’ magical 2011-12 seasons.

Those attending are asked to park south of the Reilly Center, near the outdoor athletic fields, and enter the building through the entrances closest to the Hall of Fame.

Items to be raffled off include:
~ 2011-12 women’s team autographed basketball
~ 2011-12 men’s team autographed basketball
~ 1 set (2 copies) of the “A Legacy Defined” book autographed by Schmidt and women’s coach Jim Crowley
~ Two tickets to the VCU men’s game on Jan. 12
~ Andrew Nicholson autographed lithograph

For additional information, contact ticket office manager Melissa Curran at 716-375-2500 or tickets@sbu.edu.