Ticket books are on sale NOW for the 2012 Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament scheduled for March 5-10 at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Each ticket book provides entrance for one (1) person to attend all 24 MEAC men's and women's games including the championship final slated for Saturday, March 10 with the men's game starting at 1 p.m. followed by the women's game beginning at 4 p.m. The men's game will air live on ESPN2 while the women's game will broadcast live on ESPNU.

Ticket books can be purchased at all 13 MEAC university ticket offices, Joel Coliseum Box Office, Ticketmaster outlets, the MEAC Administrative Office and online at Ticketmaster.com.  Tickets are also available by calling the MEAC at (757) 951-2055 or Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. 

Fans interested in sitting within their university's fan block are encouraged to contact their institution's ticket office directly. 

For more information about the 2012 MEAC Basketball Tournament including brackets, ancillary events, tickets and travel information log on to www.MEAChoops.com.