March 11, 2002

Villanova, Pa. - The Villanova Wildcats have charted a steady growth pattern throughout the 2001-02 campaign and now will look to make their mark in the National Invitation Tournament. NIT action gets underway for the 'Cats on Thursday night at the Pavilion as they host Manhattan College at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets will go on sale at 9:00 a.m. Monday morning through the Villanova Ticket Office. The Ticket Office will attempt to fill all season ticket holder requests with their respective Pavilion seats or a comparable location to the best of the athletic department's ability within the NIT regulations. Season ticket holders will have a reservation deadline of Monday at 5:00 p.m. in which to reserve seats.

All non-season ticket holders will have their orders filled with the best remaining seats once the deadline has passed. All upper level reserved seats are priced at $10 and all lower level seats are priced at $20.

Students will have access to 1,000 tickets. These tickets will be distributed at the Villanova Ticket Office on a first-come, first-served basis. A limited number of general admission seats will be available to the general public for $10.

Tickets can be reserved, either in person at the Villanova Athletic Ticket Office or over the telephone by calling 610-519-4100. A Visa/Mastercard account is required on all telephone orders. All phone orders will be held for pickup at "Will Call" on game day. At this time it is anticipated that tickets will be available at the door on game day.