April 6, 2011

Columbia, Mo. - Tickets for the 2011 Missouri Basketball Awards Banquet are on sale now through the Mizzou Athletics Ticket Office (1-800-CAT-PAWS). This year's banquet is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Monday April 11 and will feature dinner and a program on the Mizzou Arena floor.

Missouri Basketball is coming off a 23-11 season, which saw the club advance to its third consecutive NCAA Tournament. Marcus Denmon earned first team All-Big 12 honors, while Ricardo Ratliffe was named the league's Newcomer of the Year. The team also won the 2010 Cancun Challenge and earned a holiday victory against Illinois for the second consecutive season in the Busch Braggin' Rights Game in St. Louis.

Tickets are $35 and dress for the event is business casual. Students can purchase tickets for just $5.

To make your reservations, contact John Breeden at 1-800-CAT-PAWS (573-884-7297 in Mid-Missouri) or via email at breedenj@missouri.edu.

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