Single-game tickets for the 2011 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Basketball Tournament are on sale now. The 2011 MEAC Basketball Tournament tips off March 7-12 at the Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Fans can purchase single-game tickets at the Joel Coliseum and at all Ticketmaster outlets and online at the tournament website MEAChoops.com.  Ticket prices range from $8-32 dollars for each session.  For a complete schedule of games visit www.meachoops.com.

The MEAC Basketball Tournament is a single elimination championship playoff that involves Division I historically black colleges and universities located across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman, Coppin State, Delaware State, Florida A&M, Hampton, Howard, Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State, Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T State, North Carolina Central, Savannah State, and South Carolina State. A bonus game featuring the men's teams from North Carolina Central and Savannah State will also highlight championship day.

The tournament is played at the Joel Coliseum.  Both the men's and women's champion will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

For more information about the 2011 MEAC Basketball Tournament including brackets, ancillary events, tickets and travel information log on to www.MEAChoops.com.

About Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Winston-Salem is located in the Piedmont Triad of North Carolina, between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean beaches.   It is easily accessible by car via Interstate 40, Business Interstate 40, Interstate 77, Interstate 85 and U.S. Highway 52.  Scheduled air service is available through Piedmont Triad International Airport just 20 minutes east of Winston-Salem. 

Accommodations range from bed and breakfast inns to luxury hotels.  For more information on Winston-Salem, call 866.728.4200, go to www.visitwinstonsalem.com, or stop by the Winston-Salem Visitor Center, located at 200 Brookstown Avenue in the historic Brookstown Mill area just south of downtown Winston-Salem.