CHARLESTON, S.C. - The Citadel ticket office is offering fans an opportunity to purchase the 2010 Southern Conference Tournament tickets, good for any session, at the price of $15. The SoCon Tournament will take place from March 5-8.

Games that take place on March 5-6 will be held at Bojangles Coliseum, before moving to Time Warner Arena for games on March 7-8.  Please call 843.953.DOGS (3647) for ticket information.

SoCON BASKETBALL HISTORY

The first Southern Conference Championship was the league basketball tournament held in Atlanta in 1922. The North Carolina Tar Heels won the tournament to become the first recognized league champion in any sport. The Southern Conference Tournament remains the oldest of its kind in college basketball.
 
Commissioner Germann spearheaded the Southern Conference's expansion to include women's athletics during the 1983-84 season. That year, league championships were held in volleyball, basketball and tennis. Cross country joined the mix in 1985 and the league began holding indoor and outdoor track championships in 1988. Most recently, the conference instituted golf and softball championships in the spring of 1994 and added soccer in the fall of 1994.

The Southern Conference declares champions in 10 men's sports - football, soccer, cross country, basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wrestling, baseball, tennis and golf - and nine women's sports - soccer, volleyball, cross country, basketball, indoor track and field, outdoor track & field, tennis, golf and softball.

For more information on Bulldog Basketball, visit the official website of The Citadel Athletics, www.CitadelSports.com.