On sale date for Big East Tournament tickets?

[HippieHoya]

Sorry, I know this prolly should go in the Ticket Exchange folder but I was worried no one would see it. Does anyone know when tickets go on sale for the Big East Tourney? I don't see anything on Ticketmaster's site but there are dozens of ticket broker sites that already have them for sale. Can anyone provide any on sale information and where to get them, please? Thank ya'll.

[HippieHoya]

Wow, nothing, seriously? I was planning a trip for a few days up to NYC in March for this. It would be my first time making the tourney so I have no idea how it normally works with ticket releases. Do they go on sale the week before or months before? The Big East women's tickets are already on sale so I would assume that the men's would follow shortly but there is literally nothing on the internet anywhere about this topic that I can find. I really, really don't want to have to go to stub hub to secure a seat. Can anyone offer some friendly advice on how this typically works? Thanks and Happy New Year Hoya fans!!! Let's go get the Johnnies.

[HoyaPride]

Others are more of an expert on this topic than me, but don't expect much if anything in the way of a "public sale" of BE tourney tickets. Because there are now 16 teams invited, with each getting their allotment public is left out. Joining the Hoya Hoop Club and reaching a donation level will get you guaranteed tix but that may be a steep price for you (check website). In my years, the best way to get tix at a fair (sometimes even below face value) is to buy them as teams' fans lose in day one or two. Hopefully GU gets at least one day of a bye. If you are in the city during the entire week, the best bet is to be outside following one of the early sessions so when DePaul, Providence, Rutgers, etc. get bounced their boosters are on their way home and looking to sell. Tickets become much, much, easier and cheaper to get when Cuse or Ucon looses early as they probably find their way to half of the tix. Do not buy from scalpers. There are many counterfiet BE tourney tix. "I heard of someone" who paid twice face value and ended up watching the games at ESPN zone one year-it sucked. Expensive lesson. It is a crazy atmosphere standing outside of (and in) the garden for Semifinal Friday or championship Saturday. Good Luck with your hunting!
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[DanMcQ]

Most of the tickets are indeed allocated to and through the schools. Those are then allocated to students and donors and few if any get past that. Good advice above. Stubhub has been a decent source for tickets in the past.

[HoyaChris]

The key is getting into the arena for the first Hoya session, which is actually pretty easy, since more than half of the teams will not be playing and the tickets for the session will likely be being scalped pretty cheaply outside - alternatively you could pay a little more through Stubhub for the first Hoya session. Then, purchase tickets from losing fans while still in the arena - it cuts the counterfeit risk way down. Offer to buy the whole book and buying pairs or fours is a lot easier than buying a single. If we lose, then you become a seller. Don't be afraid to negotiate with the seller.

[HippieHoya]

Thanks for the advice fellas. I'll aim for stub hub tix to our first session and then hopefully negotiate for additional day tix inside. Hopefully I'll be making daily trips to the Garden through Saturday