Access to premium hospitality at Regional and Final Four sites included
in RazorGator ticket and PrimeSport package purchases
LOS ANGELES – PrimeSport, a subsidiary of RazorGator and the Official Ticket and Hospitality Package Provider for the NCAA Final Fours, is including one-of-a-kind hospitality access at the 2009 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship’s regional and Final Four sites with the purchase of all tickets or ticket packages through its services.
As part of The NCAA ExperienceTM hosted by PrimeSport, fans will have access to the only in-stadium, pre-game hospitality for the general public at all four regional sites (Boston; Glendale, Indianapolis and Memphis) from Thursday, March 26 through Sunday, March 29. All fans who purchase tickets from RazorGator or PrimeSport will receive access to this unique in-stadium venue hospitality. The same type of access is available at the Men’s Final Four on Saturday, April 4, and Monday, April 6, at PrimeSport’s FAN Experience,which will be held at Detroit’s downtown COBO Center. An on-site hospitality upgrade also is available at Detroit’s Gem Theatre on April 4 and inside Ford Field on April 6 with PrimeSport’s ELITE Experience.
“We place the utmost priority on providing value to our customers, and our partnership with the NCAA allows us to provide a complete NCAA March Madness® experience that fans won’t find from any other ticket-buying source,” said Sharyn Outtrim, Vice President, Special Events, for PrimeSport. “A March Madness ticket from PrimeSport or RazorGator gets you more than a seat at the game, it’s a personal invitation to a full-service hospitality experience coordinated by some of the most experienced event planners in the business.”
As the Official Fan2Fan Ticket Exchange of the NCAA Men’s Final Four, RazorGator is the only place where tournament ticket buyers can get the value of the NCAA’s official pregame hospitalityadded to their purchases to the Regionals and Final Four. Any fan, even if they purchase their game ticket from a source other than RazorGator or PrimeSport, can purchase tickets to these pregame parties from PrimeSport, although a game ticket is necessary for entrance into Ford Field.
The NCAA ExperienceTM at the four regional venues will feature one complimentary drink ticket to the full-service cash bar, complimentary snacks, and pregame and between-games big screen tournament coverage. The venues will be open 90 minutes before all regional tip-offs and between games on the first day of regional action.
The FAN Experience at the Men’s Final Four in Detroit’s COBO Center will run 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 4, and from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 6, and also will include two complimentary drink tickets to the full-service cash bar, complimentary snacks and pregame coverage on big screen televisions. Additionally, the FAN Experience will include a live band and opportunities to meet NCAA basketball coaches. All guests will receive a souvenir credential and commemorative ticket lanyard. The ELITE Experience, held pregame at the Gem Theatre in Detroit and between games on-site in Ford Field’s North Club on April 4, and at the North Club and Corner Lounge on April 6, features all of the above and much more, including a full dinner menu, open bar and live comedy acts.
PrimeSport also is equipped to handle the hospitality needs in Detroit of each university that qualifies for the Final Four with its SCHOOL Experience program at the 2009 Men’s Final Four. Outstanding venues in downtown Detroit have already been secured by PrimeSport for customized use by university groups of up to 500 people. From food and drink to entertainment and décor, PrimeSport takes care of all the planning so the four Final Four teams can create the hospitality event of their choice.
PrimeSport has been a multi-event partner of the NCAA’s for two years, serving as the Official Ticket & Hospitality Package Provider, providing ticket related services for the Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, including first and second rounds, regionals, and the Men’s Final Four, and also the Women’s Final Four®. Through this arrangement, PrimeSport provides fans with game tickets and access to official NCAA pregame hospitality events hosted and managed by PrimeSport on behalf of the NCAA.
In addition, the Official NCAA Fan2Fan Ticket Exchange, powered by RazorGator, protects fans against the unauthorized sale of NCAA tickets, allowing fans to buy and sell Men’s Final Four tickets online in a guaranteed, safe, and convenient environment. Ticket holders who are unable to attend the Final Four or find their team eliminated prior to the two final rounds of the tournament, have a place to safely sell their tickets and the buyer, in turn, can be assured that the tickets are authentic and guaranteed.
PrimeSport will provide fans with hospitality packages to all 2009 men’s regional sites, including Boston (East Regional), Glendale/Phoenix (West Regional), Memphis (South Regional) and Indianapolis (Midwest Regional), as well as the Men’s Final Four in Detroit. Packages can include game tickets, hospitality and hotel accommodations and are available at www.ncaa.com/mffpackages. Packages to the 2009 Women’s Final Four in St. Louis are available at www.ncaa.com/wffpackages.
For Men’s Final Four tickets only, fans can visit the Official Fan2Fan Ticket Exchange site at www.ncaa.com/fan2fan.
About RazorGator
RazorGator is the leader in Hard-To-Get® tickets for sports and entertainment events worldwide. RazorGator Interactive Group, which operates RazorGator, PrimeSport, and TicketOS, is a privately-held company headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Phoenix, and India. Official partnerships with professional sports organizations include the San Francisco 49ers, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Rams, Baltimore Ravens, Seattle Seahawks, Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Pirates, the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship Tournament, NCAA Men’s Final Four, NCAA Women’s Final Four, NCAA Men’s College World Series®, NCAA Men’s Frozen Four®, Rose Bowl®, and UFC®. For more information, visit www.razorgator.com or call 1-800-542-4466.
About the NCAA
The NCAA is a membership-led nonprofit association of colleges and universities committed to supporting academic and athletics opportunities for more than 400,000 student-athletes at more than 1,000 member colleges and universities. Each year, more than 54,000 student-athletes compete in NCAA Championships in Division I, II and III sports. Visit www.NCAA.org and www.NCAA.com for more details about the Association, its goals and members and corporate partnerships that help support programs for student-athletes. The NCAA is proud to have the following elite companies as official Corporate Champions — AT&T, Coca-Cola and Pontiac — and the following elite companies as official Corporate Partners — Enterprise, The Hartford, Hershey’s, Lowe's, Sheraton and State Farm.
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