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Kentucky Wildcats Basketball Tickets

Whenever there's a discussion about great college basketball programs, players, and coaches, you can be sure that the University of Kentucky Wildcats will be in the middle of it. The Kentucky Wildcats have more wins and a higher winning percentage than any other college basketball program in America, and trail only UCLA in national titles. Oh, and they also rank 1^st in the nation in ticket sales and home attendance each year, so that's why "Big Blue" is always at or near the top of the list when discussing best all-time programs. The Kentucky Wildcats have owned the both the Southeastern Conference in general and the SEC's Eastern Division in particular since it began playing basketball, and Kentucky is the proud owner of 43 regular season SEC championships and 25 SEC Tournament championships and of course those 7 national championships. The Wildcats play in the famous Rupp Arena, which is the largest college basketball arena in the country with a seating capacity of nearly 24,000 seats and is located at 432 W. Vine Street in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky has enjoyed its share of great players and coaches with a partial list including Pat Riley, Dan Issel, Bob Burrow, Rick Pitino, Jamaal Mashburn, John Pelphrey, Richie Farmer, Tayshaun Prince, Antoine Walker, Tony Delk, Ron Mercer, Jeff Sheppard and more. The Wildcats experienced a lot of transition in 2007, as head coach Billy Gillespie was in his first year guiding "Big Blue." Gillespie guided the Wildcats to an 18-13 record, which is a major achievement considering Kentucky was sitting at 7-9 at one point. The Wildcats finished the regular season winning 11 of its last 13 games and the season ended when the Marquette Eagles defeated the Wildcats in a hard fought game in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Coach Billy Gillespie and the Kentucky Wildcats have everyone in Lexington, KY excited about the 2008-2009 season, and the Rupp Arena event schedule has some fantastic games on it. Box office tickets include the annual SEC showdowns versus the Vanderbilt Commodores, Tennessee Volunteers and Florida Gators, and these event tickets will be as highly demanded as they've ever been. Kentucky's out-of-conference slate is fantastic as well, as tickets include the explosive Miami Hurricanes out the ACC, the transitioning power Indiana Hoosiers out of the Big Ten. While those teams will travel to Lexington's Rupp Arena to play, the Wildcats travel to Louisville to take on the Louisville Cardinals and former coach Rick Pitino in one of the most passionate rivalries in the nation. Wildcat fans believe Coach Gillespie has this team poised to hoist yet another Southeastern Conference Trophy at the conclusion of the 2008-2009 season, so get your tickets and be a part of history as "Big Blue" brings yet another title to college basketball's best fans in Lexington, Kentucky at Rupp Arena.

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