By// Alex Wallingford
With boys’ basketball season less than two months away, hype surrounds the New Albany Bulldogs. Season ticket sales for the 2016 IHSAA 4A state champions will go on sale November 7 in the athletic office.
“This will give the kids enough time to decide if they want season tickets before the first game on November 26,” ticket manager John Breeding said.
The price for season tickets will be $25; individual game tickets will be $5.
“This is an extremely good deal for tickets,” Breeding said. “There are 11 home games this season, so if you come to all of the games without a season ticket, you are paying twice as much as those who have them. If I was a student, I would buy a season ticket.”
With tickets being the same price as those for last year’s historical season, students are wondering if bleacher space will become an issue.
“Space will not become an issue,” said Breeding. “We will sell as many tickets as we have, once we’re out of tickets, we’re out. The only way you are guaranteed to get a seat is if you get a season ticket.”
The bigger games are the ones that the fans look forward to each year.
“The games against Jeff, Floyd, Providence, and Carmel are games that usually sell out,” said Breeding. “If you don’t get season tickets, you better get there really early in order to get a seat.”
The upcoming season has the students going crazy for the defending state champions as well.
“I am very excited,” senior Jacob Mullins said. “I want to see if our tram can repeat a state championship. Being in the front of the student section, I will get my like I do every year and get ready to cheer on the Bulldogs.”