Excitement surrounding the Missouri men’s basketball program has perhaps never been higher. There’s monetary proof.
The athletic department announced Tuesday, three days before the Tigers open their season at home against Iowa State, that public season tickets have sold out. The total number sold, 9,572, is a Mizzou Arena record and almost a 4,000-ticket increase over last season’s total.
Including the sale of 6,028 student season ticket combos, which provide students tickets to both men’s basketball and football, the athletic department has sold 15,600 season tickets, nearly 600 more than Mizzou Arena’s capacity. Tickets are often oversold because students must claim their basketball seats.