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UIC Finalizes 2024-25 Basketball Promotions Schedule

Courtside Club passes for all men’s and women’s basketball games are also on sale.

10/25/2024 2:23:00 PM

CHICAGO (Oct. 25, 2024) – UIC Athletics announced Friday a number of single-game promotions, theme nights and giveaways for the 2024-25 Flames' men's and women's basketball home schedules at Credit Union 1 Arena. Single-game and season tickets for the upcoming UIC basketball seasons are now on sale through Ticketmaster (Men's Basketball or Women's Basketball), UICFlames.com/Tickets or by contacting the UIC Athletics Ticket Office at (312) 413-UIC1 (8421) or athleticsticketing@uic.edu. UIC students are admitted free for all Flames' home games.
 
In addition, the re-imagined US Solar Courtside Club will make its debut for both programs' regular-season openers (men on Nov. 4 vs. St. Francis, women on Nov. 5 vs. Cincinnati) and will be open for all UIC men's and women's basketball home games at the following price points:
 
  • Single-game Courtside Club passes for all men's basketball games can be purchased for $50 each.
  • For most women's basketball games, individual Courtside Club passes are available for $30 each. Passes for a selected number of women's basketball games (Green Bay on Nov. 13; Dec. 19 vs. LSU; Jan. 19 vs. Illinois State; Feb. 23 vs. Evansville; March 8 vs. Drake) are priced at $50 each.
  • All Courtside Club passes can be purchased through the UIC Athletics Ticket Office or at the Courtside Club entrance on game nights.
 
Located just steps away from the action on the event level at Credit Union 1 Arena, the US Solar Courtside Club provides a premium experience for all UIC basketball fans, including enhanced food and beverage options. The Club also offers luxury seating and flat-screen televisions, and fans will have earlier access to the arena through a dedicated separate gate entrance, allowing them to get a quicker start on supporting their Flames each and every night.
 
The full rundown of 2024-25 UIC basketball promotions is as follows:
 
MEN'S BASKETBALL
  • Nov. 8 vs. Yale (7 p.m. CT) – Homecoming … kicking off UIC's annual Homecoming Week, UIC Athletics and the Center for Student Involvement are collaborating on a pre-game tailgate featuring a beer garden and food from Raising Cane's from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in Lot 1A across from Credit Union 1 Arena.
  • Dec. 4 vs. UNI (7 p.m.) – Dinner at CU1 … the first 300 students arriving for UIC's Missouri Valley Conference opener against Northern Iowa will receive concession vouchers for free food and drinks.
  • Jan. 11 vs. Bradley (2 p.m.) – Black Out The Arena … the first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive black replica UIC basketball jerseys as we look to turn the lights out on Bradley.
  • Feb. 5 vs. Illinois State (7 p.m.) – Fraternity & Sorority Life (FSL) Night … the first 500 students through the turnstiles will receive a UIC reversible bucket hat.
  • Feb. 16 vs. Missouri State (2 p.m.) – Coaches vs. Cancer … in conjunction with the initiative from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), the Flames will celebrate and honor those in the battle against cancer.
  • Feb. 22 vs. Evansville (2 p.m.) – Black History Month/Sparky's Kids Club Day … there will be numerous in-game features and activities spotlighting the important contributions of UIC Black student-athletes, coaches and staff, as well as celebrating our younger generation of UIC fans.
  • March 2 vs. Valparaiso (2 p.m.) – Senior Day … join us as we honor our departing UIC men's basketball student-athletes in a special on-court ceremony.
 
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
  • Oct. 29 vs. Roosevelt (6 p.m.) – Trick or Treat with the Flames … bring your families for a safe and fun Halloween experience (costumes encouraged!) at Credit Union 1 Arena as we tip off the UIC women's basketball season with an exhibition against our neighbors from Roosevelt.
  • Dec. 19 vs. LSU (7 p.m.) – Dinner at CU1 … the first 100 students arriving for UIC's landmark matchup against 2023 national champion LSU will receive concession vouchers for free food and drinks.
  • Dec. 22 vs. Ohio (Noon) – Holiday Hoops/Ugly Sweater Game … help the Flames head into the holiday break in style with your ugliest holiday sweater!
  • Jan. 17 vs. Bradley (7 p.m.) – Student Org Night … the first 500 students through the doors will receive a UIC winter pom-pom hat to cheer on the Flames against their in-state rivals.
  • Jan. 26 vs. Valparaiso (2 p.m.) – Sparky's Kids Club Day/National Girls and Women in Sports Day … it's a celebration of our youngest Flames fans, as well as recognize the growth and achievement of girls and women in sports.
  • Feb. 7 vs. Murray State (7 p.m.) – Pride Night … UIC will honor and celebrate members of the LGBTQIA+ community through a variety of special in-game events!
  • Feb. 23 vs. Evansville (2 p.m.) – Play4Kay … in conjunction with the national initiative spearheaded by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, the first 500 fans will receive pink replica UIC basketball jerseys.
  • March 8 vs. Drake (2 p.m.) – Senior Day … join us as we honor our departing UIC women's basketball student-athletes in a special on-court ceremony.
 
UIC men's basketball enters a new era this fall under first-year head coach Rob Ehsan, who brings with him a fresh, exciting new look that features 11 newcomers who make up one of the highest-ranked incoming classes in the Missouri Valley Conference. UIC will also bring back two veteran starters in senior forward and preseason All-MVC selection Filip Skobalj (Belgrade, Serbia/Don Bosco-Schule Rostock), who averaged a career-high 8.2 ppg. and ranked second in the MVC with a .418 three-point percentage (.467 in conference games, leading all 2024-25 MVC returnees in both categories), and senior guard Ethan Pickett (Pensacola, Fla./Cherokee/Triton), who added 6.0 ppg. and was second on the team with a .533 field-goal percentage last season.
 
UIC women's basketball is a team on the rise following two successful seasons under head coach Ashleen Bracey. Last year, the Flames went 18-16, earning the program's second consecutive postseason tournament berth (fourth in school history) and its first WNIT appearance since 2007. UIC has also posted back-to-back winning seasons under Bracey (19-17 in 2022-23 with a trip to the Women's Basketball Invitational), a feat the Flames hadn't accomplished in a decade (2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons). UIC will have nearly its entire roster back this season, including its starting five and 11 total returnees, led by preseason all-conference graduate student forward Keimari Rimmer (Chicago, Ill./Proviso East/DePaul), senior wing and last year's leading scorer Makiyah Williams (Chicago, Ill./Trinity/Marquette) and graduate student forward Jaida McCloud (Peoria, Ill./Richwoods), who is ninth on the program's career scoring list with 1,352 points.
 
Fans are strongly encouraged to support NIL opportunities for UIC student-athletes through contributions to The Chicago Collective.
 
For more information on UIC men's and women's basketball, fans are encouraged to visit UICFlames.com, or follow the Flames on social media through X (@UIC_MBB, @UIC_WBB and @UICFlames) and Instagram (@uic_mbb , @uic_wbb and @uicflames).
 
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