Basketball State Tournaments Move to San Antonio Alamodome
By Kate Y. Hector, Media Coordinator | Tuesday, September 09, 2014 11:17 AM
The 2015 University Interscholastic League Girls and Boys Basketball State Tournaments will be played at the San Antonio Alamodome, the League announced in July.
In June, UIL staff asked for guidance from the UIL Legislative Council as it related to the basketball state tournament venue. The council authorized staff to move the basketball state tournaments to San Antonio in 2015. The Alamodome has worked with UIL staff to finalize arrangements for the upcoming girls and boys basketball state tournaments.
“The decision to move the basketball state tournaments has been a difficult one,” said UIL Executive Director Dr. Charles Breithaupt. “The tournaments have enjoyed a rich tradition in Austin, but in order to provide the best experience for student-athletes, coaches and fans, it is best to move the UIL basketball state tournaments to another excellent venue in Texas, the San Antonio Alamodome.”
The first UIL Basketball State Tournament was played in Austin in 1921. Gregory Gym on the University of Texas at Austin campus began hosting the boys tournament beginning in 1931, and the girls tournament was added in 1951. The Frank Erwin Center on the University of Texas at Austin campus has hosted the boys and girls state basketball tournaments since 1978.
"The Alamodome has a proven history of hosting high-profile championship sporting events,” said Michael Sawaya, San Antonio Convention & Sports Facilities Director. “We look forward to welcoming to San Antonio the many student-athletes, families, and fans to the 2015 State Championship Basketball Tournaments and are honored to have been selected to host this great event.”
The girls basketball state tournament will take place March 5-7, 2015, and the boys tournament will be March 12-14. All-tournament tickets for both events are currently available at the Alamodome box office and at participating Ticketmaster locations or by calling 1-800-745-3000. No personal checks will be accepted. Please note that ticket order forms will no longer be accepted by the Frank Erwin Center or the Alamodome.
Tickets for individual tournament sessions will go on sale the Monday before the event, March 2 for the Girls State Tournament and March 9 for the Boys State Tournament. Session ticket sales will be available through all the same purchasing methods mentioned above.
Click here to purchase Girls Tournament Tickets: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0C004D13ACE735D1
Click here to purchase Boys Tournament Tickets:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0C004D13ACE235C9