Basketball Classic Tickets on sale NOW!

• Author:
  KDF Press Office
  
  
• Date Published:
  01/04/2010
  
  

Tickets for the 2010 Kentucky Derby Festival Basketball Classic go on sale TODAY at the Freedom Hall Box Office and all TicketMaster locations. The 38th annual game, which will be played Saturday, April 10, at Freedom Hall, will feature some of the top high school seniors in the country. Tickets are $12 and $17 reserved (includes $2 KEC facility fee). For tickets through TicketMaster outlets call (361-3100 or 800-487-1212) or the Freedom Hall box office (367-5001). Tickets to the Classic game also allow free admission to the Derby Festival Night of Future Stars to be held on Friday, April 9, at Bellarmine University?s Knights Hall.

?We?re in the process of sending out invitations to the best high school seniors in the nation. It should be another outstanding game,? said Dan Owens, Recruiting Chair for the Classic. ?Basketball fans will be anxious to get a first look at players who will have an impact on the game for years to come. Our game is a great chance to see these talented players up close and personal.?

First held in 1973, the Derby Festival Basketball Classic is the second-oldest continuously-held high school all-star game in the nation. In 1987, the Classic set a record for attendance with a crowd of 19,041 at Freedom Hall. Players such as Jamal Mashburn, Moses Malone, Rex Chapman, Pervis Ellison, Isiah Thomas, Dominique Wilkins, Darrell Griffith, Derek Anderson, Anfernee Hardaway and Michael Beasley have starred in the Classic.


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