Men's Basketball Coaches Corner

71st Annual Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship
March 19-25, 2008
Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri

FORMAT -

The championship is a 32-team, single-elimination tournament featuring 16 automatic qualifiers from 11 Division I affiliated conferences, one independent qualifier, and 15 at-large berths.  

GAME TIMES -

*First-Round  Wednesday, March 19 and Thursday, March 20 with eight games: 9 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 6:15 p.m., 8 p.m., and 9:45 p.m. 

*Second-Round  Friday, March 21, with eight games: 9 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 6:15 p.m., 8 p.m., and 9:45 p.m.

*Quarterfinals   Saturday, March 22, four games at 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m., & 8 p.m.

*Semifinals  Monday, March 24, two games at 6:30 p.m. and 8:45 p.m.

*Championship  Tuesday, March 25 at 8:30 p.m. (CDT) - Televised live nation-wide on CSTV

Media Coordinator

Scott Cummings, McKendree College, (Ill.)

PHOTOS
To order tournament action photos visit www.CIPhotography.com

To order action photo services or team photo packages click here

TICKETS -

All Tournament Tickets 

Call the NAIA National Office: 816-595-8000 

$75 Premium Reserved (Nine Sessions) 

$100 Flex-pack (18 General Admission tickets, good for any session)

Group Tickets (Minimum Group of 10 tickets per session)

Call the NAIA National Office: 816-595-8000 

$10 for adults and $3 per students per session (add $3 per ticket for Reserved)

All prices include service charge. Other charges may apply for phone orders, credit card orders and ticket purchases at Ticketmaster outlets.

Single Session Tickets  

on sale December 1 

Municipal Box Office or Ticketmaster 816-931-3330 

General Admission: $12 for adults and $5 for students per session  

(add $3 per ticket for Reserved)

Family Pack  

available at the Municipal Box Office during the tournament 

Four general admission tickets, four drinks and four snacks for $35

Businessperson Special  

available at the Municipal Box Office during the tournament 

General Admission ticket plus a meal for $15

HEADQUARTER HOTEL: (within walking distance to the arena)

Kansas City Marriott Downtown

200 West 12th Street

Kansas City, MO 64105

Phone: (816) 421-6800

Fan Rate: $134

1 Block from Arena

www.marriott.com

(updated on 03.10.08)