<p>How hard is it for students to get tickets to home basketball games? Do upperclassmen have preference, do kids often camp overnight to wait, do they offer season tickets, etc? Are they expensive?</p>
<p>Just wondering, thanks in advance!</p>
<p>I'm not sure about any specifics, but I'm sure carolina tickets will be in high demand for the next couple years. The heels are gonna kick some major ass.</p>
<p>I believe its a lottery system now. It's very hard for freshmen to get tickets...despite the fact that the state of the art Deandome holds about 23,000 fans. There are always a lot of movers and shakers attending the games though....couple of weeks ago, John Edwards and entourage were in some primo seats. We bought our d tickets off Ebay for a birthday present because she hasn't gotten lucky in the lotto yet. </p>
<p>BTW... Heels are already kicking major a$$! ;) Playing State as we speak and darn it...it's PPV in our area!</p>
<p>i was wondering the same thing, so i messaged someone i met on facebook, this is what she told me:</p>
<p>"don't be worried. i mean, i've gotten tickets through the lottery twice so far, i already have 4 season tickets (I get them through a family friend every now and then) and yeah. Don't be worried. My roommate has been to every single home game except for the asheville one, and she's only gotten tickets once. Usually your friends will get them."</p>
<p>and she's a freshman this year. so i think even though the lottery system makes it seem more difficult to get tickets, people still find ways of getting to games.</p>
<p>There are only a few thousand students seats, and there are 16 thousand undergrads here, all of who register for the lottery. There are 23,000 seats in the Dean Dome, you guys have to realize that about 20,000 are taken up by alumni, members of the Ram's Club, and other assorted associates of the university that aren't students. Some people will be lucky and get tickets, some won't. So far this year, I've gotten tickets to one game and I know plenty of people who still haven't gotten tickets to any. Its completely random, and no one has preference. Thats why the die hard fans here hate the system, bc they have as good a chance to get tickets as people who don't really care at all.</p>
<p>Ahhh, I can't believe UNC lost to frickin nc state :(</p>
<p>yeah.</p>
<p>im still trying to wipe the final score from my memory</p>
<p>My dh and I were listening to the game on XM radio as we sat in the hall outside our son's UIL competition today...what a groaner. I can only hope the boys are all fired up by this loss when they meet dook at Cameron next week. Tarheels do tend to punish the next team in line after a loss, so.... 'silver lining'.</p>
<p>Re: the lottery. I read an article that stated the team and Roy Williams don't like the system either. They'd rather see the venue filled with fans so rabid they are willing to sit in a tent for a ticket.</p>
<p>How much do tickets cost for students? Once you're an upperclassman, how easy is it?</p>
<p>One reason I love UNC is because of the basketball team. If I won't really be able to go, that makes it a little different.</p>
<p>Funny you should ask, as the ticket system is currently the hottest/most controversial issue on campus. We are in the midst of Student Body President elections and all the candidates have ticket policies as a major part of their platform.</p>
<p>In the past, the system has been that you had to get up early on a Saturday to stand in line (often for hours) to get a wrist band. Wrist bands had numbers, and the tickets would be distributed beginning at some random number. If you went with friends you could get seats together. It required much more effort to get up early and wait in line for hours, but if you were dedicated, you generally had little trouble getting tickets. </p>
<p>This year, the system switched to an online lottery system. Everyone registers for the games they want, and people are randomly picked to get tickets. If you are picked, you receive two tickets, the second one you can give to a friend. However, you cannot sit with a large group, only one other person. Since there is no disincetive to registering (don't have to wait in line, get up early, etc.), almost everyone registers, making the odds very small. I have registered for every game and only received tickets to one game. I have been able to go to 8 or 9 though, mostly through going with friends who have received tickets. The system is not based on seniority, with the exception of the Duke game, when graduating Seniors receive priority. Under both systems, tickets are free for students. </p>
<p>Most of the controversy has stemmed from the people who see themselves as "real fans" being frustrated over fans they see as less loyal getting tickets over them. People think this has contributed to a less than optimal atmosphere in the Dean Dome, as many people who don't really care that much have received tickets and are there--There is no way of ensuring that only the most passionate fans receive tickets. The counter argument is that it is unfair to expect people to be up early at a specific time on a Saturday to receive tickets. Many people who see themselves as "real fans" have jobs or other obligations that do not allow them to line up for tickets then, and thus saw the bracelet system as unfair. </p>
<p>What will happen remains to be seen. The vast majority of the student body is dissatisfied with the online system, but the administration seems to be rather committed to it. Several of the candidates for SBP favor a hybrid system that would combine the old and new systems, but the degree of influence the SBP would even have is not totally clear. It should be interesting to see how this develops... </p>
<p>Hope that helps.</p>
<p>The lottery system isn't necessarily fair... but I must say it really is random because so far I have gotten tickets to 4 men's home basketball games.</p>
<p>Thanks so much! I really hope something changes, though, since this current system does seem a little unfair to truly loyal fans. I think it would be fun to tent, etc. like other schools.</p>
<p>By the way, how do the football ticket system work?</p>
<p>football tickets mostly anyone who wants to go to games can go, but against the bigger teams they tested out the lottery.</p>
<p>The lottery system sucks, because now even "fans" who have no idea what a basketball is much less who Roy Williams is can get tickets. I am a freshman and have gotten two sets of tickets but have gone to about 5 games. The only game that I am aware of that gives uperclassman preference is the Duke game, where seniors are automatically offered a ticket.</p>
<p>For Duke tickets, only senior undergrads and grad students who had "declared senior status" were allowed to enter the lottery..read an article about it in the DTH.</p>
<p>For Duke tickets, only senior undergrads and grad students who had "declared senior status" were allowed to enter the lottery..read an article about it in the DTH.</p>
<p>Doesn't make much of a difference, but this isn't exactly true. Graduating students will be given tickets first, but theoretically, if fewer than 6,000 graduating seniors sign up (the number of student tickets available), then tickets will then be assigned through the normal lottery process. Anyone can enter the Duke lottery.</p>
<p>If one wants to go outside the student system there, how much would one ticket cost? I've been accepted to Carolina, but am new to the whole ACC basketball scene--but I want to learn!!! Like if I want to buy a ticket on e-bay, how much for a regular season not-so-hot game, and then perhaps, like Duke vs. UNC? Sorry to be so naive, but I am what I am.</p>
<p>I just paid $250 plus S/H for a couple of UNC v. Virginia Tech tickets on Ebay. They were really good seats (Rams Club center court, bottom of the second level). The Duke v. UNC tickets area were already pushing $1500 for a pair when I last checked Ebay. That's for the game at Cameron next week. The game at Deandome in March was still just under $1000 for two tickets.</p>
<p>That Tobacco Road Rivalry...it's just the hottest college basketball out there unfortunately. ;)</p>
<p>The UNC-Duke game ought to be awesome. With both teams suffering upsets this week, they'll be fighting mad.</p>
<p>powderpuff: If you live in NC, NC law won't allow you to bid over something around $75 for tickets on Ebay-- way too low for any of those UNC basktball tickets!</p>