The Kentucky women?s basketball team will host a NCAA Selection Show Party on Monday, March 13, at Memorial Coliseum. Fans are welcome to join Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year Mickie DeMoss and her Wildcats as they look for their first NCAA Tournament berth since 1999. The program will be shown live on the big screen and doors will open to the general public at 6 p.m. EST with the selection show airing on ESPN at 7 p.m. EST.
The concession stands will be open and available free of charge while supplies last. NCAA brackets also will be available at no charge. Coach DeMoss will address fans after all of the pairings have been announced. The UK ticket office will be open after the selection show for season ticket holders to purchase NCAA Tournament tickets.
Kentucky (21-8, 9-5 SEC) has compiled an outstanding resume this season which includes the first 20-win season in seven years, a school-record nine wins in the SEC and a fourth-place finish in the league standings. UK also had an impressive showing in the SEC Tournament last week, earning a first-round bye before defeating No. 23 Florida 88-70 in the quarterfinals. The Cats advanced to the semifinal round of the SEC Tournament for just the sixth time in UK history.
UK, which has a current RPI of 22 according to the NCAA, has appeared in five NCAA Tournaments, the last coming in 1999. UK went 21-11 that season and earned the sixth seed in the West Region. UK defeated 11th-seeded Nebraska in the first round before falling to No. 3 seed and host UCLA in the second round.
UK?s highest seed was in the 1982 NCAA Tournament. The Cats received the No. 2 seed in the Midwest and went on to advance to the Elite Eight vs. eventual national champion Louisiana Tech.
More information on all eight of the possible first- and second-round sites can be found at . The sites are:
March 18 & 20
Allstate Arena (15,700)
Chicago, Illinois
Host: DePaul University
Ticket Info: Adult $40 and Student $18
Phone: 773/325-SLAM (7526)
Web site:
E-mail: ncaa2006@depaul.edu
Pepsi Center (19,699)
Denver, Colorado
Host: University of Colorado, Boulder
Ticket Info: Adult $60 and Student $30
Phone: 800/872-8337
Web site:
Memorial Gymnasium (14,107)
Nashville, Tennessee
Host: Vanderbilt University
Ticket Info: $45
Phone: 615/322-GOLD (4653) (press option #2 when prompted)
Web site:
McKale Center (14,480)
Tucson, Arizona
Host: University of Arizona
Ticket Info: Adult $50 and Student $30
Phone: 520/621-2287 or 800/452-2287
Web site:
March 19 & 21
Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,639)
Norfolk, Virginia
Host: Old Dominion University
Ticket Info: Adult $45 and Student $30
Phone: 757/683-4444
Web site:
Sovereign Bank Arena (8,643)
Trenton, New Jersey
Hosts: Rider University and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Ticket Info: $75
Phone: 609/656-3222
Web site:
Bryce Jordan Center (15,032)
University Park, Pennsylvania
Host: Pennsylvania State University
Ticket Info: Adult $42 and Student/Youth/Senior $18
Phone: 800/833-5533
Web site:
Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, Indiana
Host: Purdue University
Ticket Info: Adult $40 and Student $30
Phone: 800/497-7678 or 765/494-3194
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