University of North Carolina Athletics
CBS Sports Classic Tickets On Sale Friday
October 12, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Las Vegas, Nev. (Oct. 11, 2016) – Tickets to the 2016 CBS Sports Classic, a college basketball doubleheader featuring perennial powers North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio State and UCLA, will go on sale Friday, Oct. 14, at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT).
T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas will host the third annual event on Saturday, Dec. 17, when Ohio State takes on UCLA at Noon Pacific Time, followed by North Carolina vs. Kentucky at approximately 2:45 p.m. PT. CBS will broadcast the games.
Tickets to the CBS Sports Classic guarantee admission to both contests and can be purchased through AXS at www.axs.com, www.t-mobilearena.com, by calling AXS at (888) 929-7849 or by visiting the box office at T-Mobile Arena.
Together, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio State and UCLA have won 25 NCAA Championships and made 175 NCAA Tournament appearances. Since 2006, each team has appeared in at least two Final Fours, while each of the four has played in at least one national championship game, with North Carolina's most recent participation last year. They are among college basketball's all-time winningest programs, combining for more than 7,700 victories.
About T-Mobile Arena: T-Mobile Arena, the new 20,000-seat venue located on the Las Vegas Strip between New York-New York and Monte Carlo, opened April 6, 2016. The arena will host more than 100 events annually including major headline entertainment, awards shows, UFC, boxing, basketball and other sporting events, family shows and special events. T-Mobile Arena will welcome a National Hockey League expansion team in the fall of 2017 – Las Vegas' first professional sports team. The city's newest landmark features 50 luxury suites, more than two dozen private loge boxes, complete broadcast facilities, and other specially designed exclusive hospitality offerings and fan amenities destined to create a guest experience second to none. Toshiba Plaza, an adjacent two-acre outdoor entertainment space, features performance stages, a variety of video screens and other interactive content and display areas. Industry-leading architect Populous designed T-Mobile Arena to meet the U.S. Green Building Council's standards for LEED® Gold Certification. T-Mobile Arena is a privately funded joint venture between AEG and MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM). For more information visit the T-Mobile Arena website at www.t-mobilearena.com.
