Season tickets for the upcoming men's and women's basketball seasons at Nevada will not be available as the athletics department continues to comply with regulations related to capacity and size of gatherings, the Wolf Pack has announced.
Basketball season is set to begin Nov. 25 for both teams.
With reduced capacity measures in place – Washoe County will soon lower the maximum size of gatherings from 250 to 50 – the Wolf Pack is not anticipating being able to accommodate fans until the early part of 2021 at the soonest. The decision to continue with the reduced capacity was made in alignment with the University's ongoing mitigation efforts to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in our community.
Tickets won't be sold for Wolf Pack non-conference games through the end of December as family members and guests of the student-athletes, coaches and department will be accommodated first within the allotted capacity. If the department is able to accommodate fans for games after the first of the year, tickets would be sold on a single-game basis only.
"As said previously, our athletics department is facing a significant budget deficit this year in excess of $10 million," said Doug Knuth, Nevada's athletics director. "A large majority of that is due to the loss of ticket revenue, which provides unrestricted revenue used for broad student-athlete investment, including scholarships, nutrition and academic support. We hope that many of our Wolf Pack faithful will consider converting their usual men's and women's basketball ticket payments into donations to help support the experience of our student-athletes through the Pack Excellence Fund and the We Are Nevada Campaign."
To learn more about the We Are Nevada Campaign, visit www.nevadawolfpack.com/wearenevada. The campaign runs through the end of 2020.
Wolf Pack season-ticketholders will retain their seats for the 2021-22 seasons.
Fans can also support the basketball programs and have their place in Lawlor for the 2020-21 season. Be on the lookout for more information coming soon on how to purchase personalized cutouts that will be sold for men's and women's basketball games at Lawlor Events Center.
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