2011-2012 Men’s Basketball Student Season Ticket Sales & Distribution

The Student Section

The student section, which includes 2,100 seats, is situated around the south end zone of the Kohl Center. The student section is comprised of sections 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 214, 215, 216, 314, 315, and 316. Students must enter the Kohl Center through the designated student gate, which is located on the North end (Dayton Street) of the Kohl Center adjacent to Gate A.

Ticket Sales

With the goal of promoting increased student ticket usage for men’s basketball, please note that the following modifications have been made to the ticket sales process:

  • While the 19 game home schedule is divided into two half season ticket packages, students will have the option to purchase either one half season ticket package or both half season ticket packages, while supplies remain. Previously, students were only allowed to purchase one of the two half season ticket packages.
  • Half season ticket packages will not include games over winter break. However, students will have the option to add a set of winter break games to their season ticket package purchase. Winter break packages will not be available without purchasing a half season ticket package.
  • Beginning with the 2012-2013 season, ticket scanning data (from the 2011-2012 season) will be used to prioritize purchases of student season tickets. Students who purchase a half season package, and attend all games in the package, will have an opportunity to participate in a special pre-sale of men’s basketball student season tickets the following year. In addition, should Wisconsin advance to the NCAA Final Four, students with perfect attendance records will have priority in purchasing student Final Four tickets (there is no guarantee of Final Four tickets).

Ticket On-Sale Date

Season tickets will go on-sale to all full time students at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 15, online at UWBadgers.com.

Online Purchasing Reminder

Students interested in purchasing men’s basketball student season tickets are encouraged to login to their account or activate their account, if they haven’t already done so, by 4:30pm Tuesday, September 13 to ensure the best possible purchasing experience.

Ticket On-Sale Virtual Waiting Room

It is anticipated that there will be heavy demand for student season tickets. As students login to their online account to purchase tickets, it is likely that they will be directed to a virtual waiting room page. Once students enter the waiting room, as space allows, the software program will randomly select users to enter the flow to purchase tickets. The waiting room is designed to make the ticket purchasing experience as smooth as possible for high-demand ticket on-sales.

Ticket Prices

  • The “Red” half season ticket package has seven games and is $70.00
  • The “White” half season ticket package has seven games and is $70.00
  • The optional winter break season ticket package (available only to those who purchase one or both of the half season packages) has five games and is $50.00
  • There is a $20 processing fee added on to the purchase of season tickets.

Season Ticket Packages

 "Red" half season ticket package:
 Saturday, November 5  UW Stevens Point
 Saturday, November 19  Wofford
 Saturday, December 3  Marquette
 Saturday, December 10  UNLV
 Thursday, December 15  Savannah State
 Thursday, January 26  Indiana
 Tuesday, February 28  Minnesota

 "White" half season ticket package:
 Saturday, November 12  Kennesaw State
 Wednesday, November 16  Colgate
 Tuesday, November 22  University of Missouri-Kansas City
 Wednesday, December 7  UW Green Bay
 Saturday, February 4  Ohio State
 Sunday, February 19  Penn State
 Sunday, March 4  Illinois

 Winter break games ticket package:
 Friday, December 23  Mississippi Valley State
 Saturday, December 31  Iowa
 Tuesday, January 3  Michigan State
 Sunday, January 15  Nebraska
 Wednesday, January 18  Northwestern

Ticket Voucher Pick-Up

Student season ticket-holders may begin picking up their season ticket vouchers from the Athletic Ticket Office on October 26. Until further notice, vouchers will be picked up at the ticket windows at Gate 9, on the west side of Camp Randall Stadium on Breese Terrace. Please see the voucher pick-up schedule below for days and times in which students can pick up their vouchers. Vouchers are not mailed to students. Students may only pick-up their own set of vouchers, students are not allowed to pick-up vouchers for other students. Students must present a valid UW-Madison student ID (WISCARD) to pick-up vouchers. Each voucher set includes one voucher for all home games in the season ticket package, which are redeemed on game day for access to the student section. Students are encouraged to pick-up their vouchers in advance of the first game vs. UW-Stevens Point on November 5. Please note that students will not have the option of picking up their vouchers on game days. The 2011 voucher pick-up schedule is as follows:

 Wednesday, October 26  8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m  Camp Randall Gate 9
 Thursday, October 27  8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m  Camp Randall Gate 9
 Friday, October 28  8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m  Camp Randall Gate 9
 Monday, October 31  8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m  Camp Randall Gate 9
 Tuesday, November 1  8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m  Camp Randall Gate 9
 Wednesday, November 2  8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m  Camp Randall Gate 9
 Thursday, November 3  8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m  Camp Randall Gate 9
 Friday, November 4  8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m  Camp Randall Gate 9

Voucher pick-up is not available on game days at the Kohl Center

It's also important to note that the last day vouchers may be picked-up is Friday, December 9. Students who do not pick up their vouchers by December 9 will have their vouchers voided and will not receive a refund.

Game Day Voucher Exchange

On game day, students exchange their ticket voucher for admission into the Kohl Center at the student gate, which is located on the north end (Dayton Street) of the Kohl Center adjacent to Gate A. Voucher exchange begins 90 minutes prior to tip-off. The process for exchanging student vouchers for reserved seat tickets will closely resemble the process used for football. However, to minimize the amount of time students may spend outside in inclement weather, students will not be allowed to wait in line for voucher exchange until THREE hours before tip-off**. This policy will be enforced through a lottery drawing of students arriving for a game more than three hours before tip-off. For complete details on the lottery drawing process, please click here.

** Please note that on days where there is a home football game or a double-header of games in the Kohl Center, the voucher exchange time line is subject to change. Students will be sent an e-mail with any change in the voucher exchange time line.

Students are encouraged to come to the student gate when they plan on entering the Kohl Center. Students wishing to sit together should enter through the student gate at the same time, get in a single file line, and have their vouchers scanned by the same ticket-taker. Following this procedure will ensure that groups of friends are allocated tickets together. Once again, the student entrance and voucher exchange will commence 90 minutes prior to tip-off.

Also please note that voucher exchange will be available until ten minutes remain in the second half, at which time the student gate will be closed. Students will not be allowed to enter the Kohl Center once the student gate is closed.

Once inside the student gate, students will have their vouchers scanned by ticket-takers. After the voucher has been scanned, students will receive a reserved seat ticket from a representative of the Athletic Ticket Office. Tickets will be distributed from the rows closest to the court on through to the top rows of the 300 level student sections. Students are required to sit in the section, row and seat that are printed on the ticket they receive.

Once students enter the arena and receive their ticket, students may not exit the arena and re-enter just by showing their ticket. Students also must sit in their designated section, row and seat, and must have their ticket in hand at all times, or are subject to removal from the Kohl Center.

Students are not allowed to have personal items (chairs, blankets, games, etc.) while waiting in line to exchange vouchers for tickets. Restrooms will not be available until gates open. All food and drinks must be disposed of in the proper receptacles. There is to be no alcohol of any kind. Students found with alcohol will have their tickets revoked for the remainder of the season.

Game Day Voucher Exchange-Lottery Procedures

On game days, a lottery will be conducted for students who choose to arrive for voucher exchange more than three hours before tip-off. The lottery will determine the voucher exchange line order for all students arriving prior to three hours before tip-off.

Procedures for participating in the lottery are as follows:

  • Beginning three and one half hours prior to tip-off (i.e. 4:30 p.m. for an 8 p.m. game), students arriving for the lottery should register with Athletic Department staff just inside the doors of the student gate, registration will last 30 minutes and will cease at three hours prior to tip-off.
  • Students wishing to sit together may register a group of up to six (6) people for the lottery. All group members must be present and have a voucher to be included in the group. Once the group registers, no additions may be made to the group.
  • Each group must identify one group member as the group “captain”. Each group will be assigned a number and an envelope. The name of the group captain, as well as the group number, will be written on the envelope. Vouchers for each group member will be collected and put in the envelope, which will be sealed.
  • Three hours prior to tip-off, the registration of groups will end, and the lottery drawing will commence. The first envelope drawn will be the first group in line, the second envelope drawn will be the second group in line, the third envelope drawn will be the third group in line and so on.
  • Athletic Department staff will assist lottery participating groups in formulating the wait line outside the student gate of the Kohl Center. All group members must wait in line for the duration of the 90 minutes between the lottery drawing and when doors to the Kohl Center open. Each group will be given a laminated number card which represents the group’s place in line.
  • Once the lottery line has been set, a representative of the Athletic Department will return each group’s vouchers to each captain. Vouchers will be returned to each captain as groups are called forward, one at a time, to enter the Kohl Center 90 minutes prior to tip-off.
  • The Athletic Department reserves the right to randomly check groups once the line has been set, to ensure that all registered group members are waiting in line. Group members not present at the time of the check will be removed from the group. Additionally, the voucher belonging to the missing group member will be returned to the group captain.
  • If a group member decides to leave the wait line, for whatever reason, the group member and the group captain must inform the athletic department representative inside the student gate, so that the voucher can be returned to the departing group member.
  • 90 minutes prior to tip-off, lottery participating groups will begin entering the Kohl Center through the student gate, have their vouchers scanned, and be given a reserved seat ticket. Students not participating in the lottery will not have their vouchers scanned until all lottery participating groups have entered the facility.

Game Day Voucher Exchange-Schedule

Please note that this schedule is subject to change based on game time adjustments or for other events taking place at Camp Randall Stadium or the Kohl Center.

 Day/Date
  Opponent/Time
  Lottery Registration
 Lottery Drawing
  Doors Open
 Sat., November 5  UW-Stevens Point TBD  no lottery  no lottery  TBD
 Sat., November 12  Kennesaw State 12:00 p.m.  8:30-9:00 a.m.  9:00 a.m.  10:30 a.m.
 Wed., November 16  Colgate 7:00 p.m.  3:30-4:00 p.m.  4:00 p.m.  5:30 p.m.
 Sat., November 19  Wofford (CIC) 7:00 p.m.  3:30-4:00 p.m.  4:00 p.m.  5:30 p.m.
 Tues., November 22  UM-KC (CIC) 7:00 p.m.  3:30-4:00 p.m.  4:00 p.m.  5:30 p.m.
 Sat., December 3  Marquette 3:30 p.m.  12:00-12:30 p.m.  12:30 p.m.  2:00 p.m.
 Wed., December 7  UW-Green Bay 7:00 p.m.  3:30-4:00 p.m.  4:00 p.m.  5:30 p.m.
 Sat., December 10  UNLV 1:00 p.m.  9:30-10:00 a.m.  10:00 a.m.  11:30 a.m.
 Thur., December 15  Savannah State 7:00 p.m.  3:30-4:00 p.m.  4:00 p.m.  5:30 p.m.
 Fri., December 23  Mississippi Valley St. 4:30 p.m.  1:00-1:30 p.m.  1:30 p.m.  3:00 p.m.
 Sat., December 31  Iowa 12:00 p.m.  8:30-9:00 a.m.  9:00 a.m.  10:30 a.m.
 Tues., January 3  Michigan St. 6:00 p.m.  2:30-3:00 p.m.  3:00 p.m.  4:30 p.m.
 Sun., January 15  Nebraska 5:00 p.m.  1:30-2:00 p.m.  2:00 p.m.  3:30 p.m.
 Wed., January 18  Northwestern 8:00 p.m.  4:30-5:00 p.m.  5:00 p.m.  6:30 p.m.
 Thurs., January 26  Indiana 8:00 p.m.  4:30-5:00 p.m.  5:00 p.m.  6:30 p.m.
 Sat., February 4  Ohio State 1:00 p.m.  9:30-10:00 a.m.  10:00 a.m.  11:30 a.m.
 Sun., February 19  Penn State TBD  TBD  TBD  TBD
 Tues., February 28  Minnesota 7:00 p.m.  3:30-4:00 p.m.  4:00 p.m.  5:30 p.m.
 Sun., March 4  Illinois TBD  TBD  TBD  TBD