Fellow Prairie Stars,

The college basketball regular season for UIS and all of NCAA Division II starts Monday, November 9. Our teams open the season at home that day with the women hosting Purdue Northwest at 5:30 p.m. followed by the men against Millikin at 7:30 p.m. Stop by to see the teams in action, if your schedule permits. It's a Blue Out so wear UIS blue to the game or wear it during the day to join the celebration with the start of basketball! 

You can find the full schedule for men's and women's basketball from the "sports" dropdown on the UIS Athletics website.

Here is the ticket information for faculty and staff for the season:

1. UIS faculty and staff members can get a free ticket to each regular-season home game by showing their icard at the ticket table at either entrance to The Recreation and Athletics Center (TRAC). Our students enjoy seeing their professors and other supporters on campus at our games. 
2. If you want to bring family or friends to a game, additional general admission tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for youth up to age 18. Prairie Stars under the age of five are admitted for free. Tickets can be purchased at the ticket table or via the UIS Athletics website.
3. Some UIS staff members enjoy having a reserved chairback seat for basketball games. You can purchase reserved tickets for $15 on gameday or select a specific location for a season ticket for $75. Email me if you are interested in a season ticket. 
4. We will host a Faculty-Staff Appreciation Day on Wednesday, January 27 when we renew our rivalry with Quincy in a doubleheader and battle for the Bank of Springfield Cups. We will also be honoring the student-athletes that earn academic honors in the fall semester at halftime of the men's game. You can secure your four free tickets for that game now or any time prior to gameday by going to the UIS Athletics website and using the promo code FACSTAFF at checkout. It's a great day for families as there will be special family activities as part of BOS Family Day. 
5. Several of the colleges and departments are co-sponsoring a home game. We offer up to four tickets per staff member for those special groups on those days as well. Please reach out to me if your department would like to attend a game as a group.  
6. If you want to keep close tabs on any (or all) of our sport teams, sign up for our email program that sends you an email anytime we post a story about this sport. This service can be accessed from our website in the Fan Zone drop down, under Email Signup. 

I hope you enjoy being part of the UIS campus as much as I do! I look forward to seeing you at a game this season! 

Go Prairie Stars!

Mike Hermann
Director of Athletics
University of Illinois Springfield