July 25, 2002

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tickets for the Eighth Annual BB&T Classic presented by Today's Military are on sale! Local co-hosts, George Washington University and the University of Maryland, welcome the University of Texas and Notre Dame University for the two-day college basketball tournament at MCI Center on Saturday, December 7 and Sunday, December 8.

Saturday afternoon's double-header features George Washington meeting Texas and defending national champ Maryland playing Notre Dame. The consolation and championship games will be played on Sunday.

From last year's NCAA Tournament, the BB&T Classic will welcome Maryland, Texas and Notre Dame.

Tickets for this season's BB&T Classic presented are available at all Ticketmaster outlets including Hecht's, Kemp Mill Music Stores, the MCI Center box office or at www.ticketmaster.com.

Tickets are $75, $50, $40 and $20 and include all four games in the two-day event. To order by phone, call Ticketmaster at 202-432-SEAT, 410-481-SEAT or 703-573-SEAT. For group ticket information, call 202-661-5061. Accessible seating is available for patrons with disabilities by calling 202-661-5056.