Oakland University Athletics is offering family-fun NCAA basketball for little or no cost this holiday season.
Area residents who show their ids on the following dates will receive special discounts:

Sunday, December 28
OU Women's Basketball vs. Marquette, $2 general admission/$4 reserved tickets for Oakland County residents


Tuesday, December 30
OU Women's Basketball vs. Rochester College, Free entry to the first 1,000 fans

Wednesday, December 31
OU Men's Basketball vs. SDSU, Buy one ticket, get one ticket free


Friday, January 2
OU Men's Basketball vs. NDSU, Buy one ticket, get one ticket free

Saturday, January 3
OU Women's Basketball vs. NDSU, Buy one ticket, get one ticket free

Monday, January 5
OU Women's Basketball vs. SDSU, Free entry to the first 1,000 fans


Family Plan Ticket Package (2008-09)
The family package includes a special ticket offer of up to six tickets for five men's and five women's games for the 2008-09 season at the O'Rena for parents and children under 18 years of age. Only $75 per family. Package includes tickets, plus $25 of cub cash for snacks at the O'Rena.
Game dates include: (note single games and double headers (DH))
January 2 (men) · January 5 (women) · January 24 (DH) · February 7 (DH) · February 14 (DH) · February 28 (DH)
To download a ticket request form visit
www.ougrizzlies.com, or call the OU ticket office at (248) 370-4000.


Friends and Family Nights at the O'Rena
The Oakland University Athletic Department would like to invite your school or youth group program to join us for the 2008-09 Friends and Family Night at the O'Rena, a special promotion this season for all youth groups with participants in 8th grade and under. The Golden Grizzlies would greatly appreciate the support of your school and would like to support your school in return as well on a game night of your choice. By participating in this promotion your school or program will receive special discounted tickets, food vouchers, and exciting opportunities such as scoreboard recognition, meet and greets with our student-athletes, and game participation such as in-game promotions, the national anthem, post-game shoot around and other interactive experiences.


Pack the Palace
Tickets are now on sale for OU men's basketball at the Palace. OU will host University of Michigan on Saturday, Dec. 20 at 4 p.m. and Michigan State University on Saturday, Dec. 27 at 5 p.m. at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Tickets for both games are included in the OU season ticket package, and single-game tickets, including tickets to a reception hosted by the OU Alumni Association, are currently on sale.
For reception information call the OUAA event hotline at (248) 364-6140. To purchase single-game tickets for the Palace, visit www.palacenet.com or www.Ticketmaster.com, or call the Palace box office at (248) 377-0143, or Ticketmaster at (248) 645-6666.