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Calipari addresses crowd of Madness campers

 Posted by at 2:00 AM on September 22, 2012  3 Responses »
Sep 222012
 

Just hours before they were set to get their tickets for Big Blue Madness, the campers outside Memorial Coliseum got a visit from John Calipari.

The UK coach showed up on the outdoor courts behind the Coliseum just after 10 p.m. Friday to address the crowd of several hundred waiting for their Madness tickets.

He spoke for about seven minutes, then signed autographs for another 30 minutes or so as he worked his way back to his car so he could drive home after a day of recruiting in Minnesota.

Calipari pointed at autograph seekers, signaling it was their turn to toss him a basketball. As he was signing, one fan yelled out, “Cal … get the Harrisons!”

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How, when and where to get Big Blue Madness tickets

 Posted by at 6:25 PM on September 17, 2012  5 Responses »
Sep 172012
 

John Wall broke out a special dance at Big Blue Madness in 2009.
Mark Cornelison/Herald-Leader

We’re less than a month away from Big Blue Madness, and fans wishing to attend will need to make plans to get their tickets sometime this week.

Tickets for the Oct. 12 event at Rupp Arena will be made available Saturday at 7 a.m. As always, the tickets will be free, but fans will have to be quick about it.

UK said last year’s event “sold out” in less than an hour.

The university has asked fans wishing to camp outside Memorial Coliseum not to do so until Wednesday at 7 a.m. Tickets will also be available through Ticketmaster.com and UKAthletics.com. There will be a small fee if you acquire tickets online. (Looks like $1.25 on Ticketmaster).

There will be a limit of four tickets “per person” if you go to Memorial Coliseum, and four tickets “per household” if you go the online route.

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