Michigan Basketball season tickets SOLD OUT for the first time in 19 years
Capped for the first time in 19 years per the ticket office.
We have reached our HIGHEST ticket levels in 19 years and are SOLD OUT of season tickets.
— Michigan Men's Basketball (@umichbball) August 28, 2019
Your next best way to attend games at Crisler this season is through our Six-Game and Family ticket packs, available beginning next week.
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Proud season ticket holder here that was at every game last year and will be at every home game in the future.
August 28th, 2019 at 7:25 PM ^
Expectations building fast ...... I expect good things from JH and team. UM basketball will grow this year in all the right ways.
August 28th, 2019 at 8:55 PM ^
As has been pointed out numerous times, the 2020 recruiting class is going to be mission critical for Howard and the staff. It's going to be a lot easier to sell a kid on the program while standing in a full arena, than asking them to take the leap of faith.
The ticket sales info is awesome news and happening at the perfect time.
August 28th, 2019 at 7:32 PM ^
Great to see the BBall program getting the support it has earned in the last decade... hoping Coach Howard gets a fair shot to institute his system before the crowd begins to judge him...
August 28th, 2019 at 7:34 PM ^
I'm crazy excited for the Juwan era, but it's still surprising that this is the year demand peaked
August 28th, 2019 at 7:34 PM ^
The early returns on the coaching hire from an economic standpoint, would seem to be positive.
August 28th, 2019 at 9:59 PM ^
Yup, there are TONS of Phil Martelli/St. Joes fans who will be flooding to Crisler.
I really do think the Martelli hire is great stuff as he is a class act who will bring in some great players from the Mid-Atlantic area................
August 28th, 2019 at 7:44 PM ^
So happy for Coach Howard and what this says about the belief in him.
But Beilein never got a season sell out after all he did? What’s wrong with that?
August 28th, 2019 at 8:02 PM ^
The "star gazers" never bought in.
August 28th, 2019 at 7:55 PM ^
I absolutely loved Coach Beilein
I also absolutely love Coach Howard
Stoked for his first season as the Captain of the SS MICH
August 28th, 2019 at 7:57 PM ^
I think Howard has changed the tide on the Basketball Program. Hell people in Ohio are starting to believe him. Never in a million years I would have thought that. Selling Michigan jerseys is a good start.
August 28th, 2019 at 8:01 PM ^
Who negged this?!
August 28th, 2019 at 8:06 PM ^
I didn't neg it, but I kinda think Bielien "turned the tide". Hopefully, JH will just keep the tide rolling.
August 28th, 2019 at 8:39 PM ^
Our football coach and basketball coach having the same initials is going to cause problems for me.
August 29th, 2019 at 12:04 AM ^
Yep. Roll tide! Wait what.???
August 28th, 2019 at 8:35 PM ^
I did. Anybody who thinks the coaching change from a future hall of famer to a guy who has no college basketball or head coaching experience was an upgrade is delusional.
August 28th, 2019 at 8:51 PM ^
You missed the joke.
August 28th, 2019 at 8:56 PM ^
It certainly appears I did. Wow.
I deserve every neg coming my way.
August 28th, 2019 at 8:38 PM ^
It's mgoblog. It was probably negged 101 times and upvoted only 100.
August 28th, 2019 at 8:54 PM ^
I miss that feature. The total number of votes told you how much people cared about what you have to say. Subsequently, I don't know if I should feel loved, or not!
August 28th, 2019 at 9:04 PM ^
Why not both?!
August 29th, 2019 at 11:03 AM ^
Classic!
August 28th, 2019 at 7:59 PM ^
That’s pretty telling. In that we couldn’t even sell out a season after going to the NC game under JB.
August 28th, 2019 at 8:04 PM ^
Hey Coach B. - how those Cavs tickets are selling? Just kidding.
August 28th, 2019 at 8:06 PM ^
And the Coach Howard era begins.
Good luck to him and his teams!!!
GO BLUE ??
August 28th, 2019 at 8:13 PM ^
August 29th, 2019 at 7:10 AM ^
You are literally Toby Flenderson.
August 28th, 2019 at 8:38 PM ^
Feels like the wraps are finally off the program. No guarantee of success, but as much as we appreciated coach B and his success, it always felt like there was a talent cap on the program. Program can build off his success and now add some flare.
August 28th, 2019 at 8:44 PM ^
Maybe wait until Juwan successfully recruits a player who isn’t in his immediate family before criticizing Beilein’s talent cap?
August 28th, 2019 at 11:23 PM ^
Talent gap compared to who - Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, UNC? JB got a lot of criticism for some of his recruiting but he had a good amount of 4 stars and he was/is one of the best developers of talent in the game. Over the second half of his tenure I don't think there were too many games where UM was clearly at a talent disadvantage. Heck, over the second half/final 2/3 of his tenure UM was probably one of top 10, if not pushing top 5, producers of NBA draft picks.
August 28th, 2019 at 8:55 PM ^
They sold out 19 years ago, at the tail end of the Ellerbe era??? How is that possible?
August 28th, 2019 at 8:57 PM ^
Maybe it was Tommy Amaker's first season? He was a popular hire...
I got nothing else.
August 28th, 2019 at 10:56 PM ^
I held season tickets in those 3-4 years....as a student. Maybe they decreased the total number of season tickets available to create a new, one year equilibrium?
August 28th, 2019 at 8:56 PM ^
No pressure, Juwan...
August 28th, 2019 at 9:05 PM ^
That’s really amazing. This message is to all the assholes who say there are no Michigan basketball fans. Now it’s up to Juwan and the team to give us a decent season to keep the excitement going. He has the support of the fan base. Now he just needs to bring in the wins and the banners! Go Blue!
August 28th, 2019 at 9:40 PM ^
By assholes, you mean Valenti? I haven't heard anyone else mention it.
August 28th, 2019 at 11:07 PM ^
Valenti and his entire crew. I stopped listening to those asshats a couple years ago. Sully and david claim to be michigan fans but they more nauseating than valenti. Bunch of cry babies that sit there bitch and complain for 4 hours
August 28th, 2019 at 9:24 PM ^
We gonna Shock the World.
We beat izzoff "the shame of iron mountain" - all will be right in our basketball world.
It's a NEW DAY DAWNING.
Win the Game!
Go Blue!
August 28th, 2019 at 11:40 PM ^
I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around this. I’m assuming it’s mostly fair weather / bandwagon fans that have no idea how good the basketball has been the last decade or so. Oh a familiar name! Must be good! Or something.
August 29th, 2019 at 5:39 AM ^
Thanks, WD. I’ll try my best to secure one of the packets. I’ll have to at least attend one MsU game. GO BLUE!
August 29th, 2019 at 7:49 AM ^
This is great but long overdue... Coach B deserved this treatment especially with the teams with Burke and Hardaway Jr... Go Blue
August 29th, 2019 at 8:21 AM ^
Can they now please create a more imposing student section?
August 29th, 2019 at 8:42 AM ^
That would be nice. But I don't see the AD moving people like Al Glick up to the upper bowl so the students can take over by the court. In fact, I don't see the AD moving any season ticket holder out of a seat to make more space for a student section.
The Maize Rage is great, but it could (should?) start in row 3 or 4 and envelop the entire court, as high up in the lower bowl as it needs to go. You have enough money for those first few rows? Great, sit in them or the students get to move down.
(I say these big words from Virginia, a location from which I will purchase exactly zero season tickets. So there's that...)
August 29th, 2019 at 8:55 AM ^
I understand that it most likely won't happen, but I wish the administration would understand the power of the student section. Look at other top student sections (Cameron Crazies, and unfortunately, the izzone), and you can immediately see what impact they provide. At some point they had to piss off their season ticket holders, and it has seemed to work out for them.
August 29th, 2019 at 9:50 AM ^
I'll put my cynical hat on for a minute.
I'm a season ticket holder too. I can't make it to every game, but I try to make sure my tickets are always used. It never ceases to amaze me how many empty seats there are in the lower bowl. It is also surprising to me because of the distinction between live football and basketball. I'm pretty die-hard when it comes to attending Michigan football in person. But if I'm honest, the game experience in basketball live is better than football. Football begs to be watched on a giant screen at home with replays, snacks, bathrooms, and beverages all available on your own schedule. On the other hand, you're much closer to the game and the players in basketball and you get a better feel for the game when you're there, in my opinion.
That cynical part of me says there are simply too many season ticket holders that can afford to buy the season and only attend when it's convenient. I haven't heard a good solution for this problem yet. The idea of making the seat licenses (or game tickets) more expensive, just creates more separation between those who struggle with the affordability already and those that can just buy their way into good seats available on their schedule.
I guess the answer is to make the team so compelling that every game is a "must attend" event.
August 29th, 2019 at 10:31 AM ^
I agree with you on the overall viewing experience. Love the excitement of football but prefer the basketball game experience.
I’ve had season tickets for over ten years. The reality is that I can’t get to every game and can’t always find someone to use the tickets. Weekday games are a challenge.
But that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t be able to buy my tickets and use them as I wish and when I’m able to do so.
Maybe the university should set up set up an app where you can post the tickets and someone can get them for free? I’ve put tickets in stubhub only to see them go unsold.