Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, March 3, 1990 TAG: 9003032653
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: CHARLOTTE, N.C. LENGTH: Short
A Dallas ticket agent is asking $1,250 for a book of tickets with a $105 face value.
Even though Charlotte is the host city, the closest most residents will get to the basketball games is a TV screen.
Ken Brown, director of ticket operations for North Carolina, said it would cost $45,000 for a fan to walk into his office and buy a book of tournament tickets.
The ACC hasn't sold tickets to the public for 30 years. All the tickets go to the conference's eight schools, which sell them - mostly to boosters.
Of the 2,750 tickets allotted to North Carolina, more than 1,800 went to fans who gave the school at least $45,000 this year.
Tom Mickle, the ACC's assistant commissioner, says fans who don't have that kind of money have an alternative.
"When it gets to be about two minutes before game time, scalpers' prices come down real quick," he said.
by CNB