There are 194 season-tickets available (out of 586) for the lower bowl of the Sports Arena for the upcoming season. Prices start at $165 for the general public and $132 for faculty and staff. Ticket sales are tracking ahead of last year's pace. Basketball practice begins Friday.
Georgia State has never sold the entire allotment of season tickets for the bowl.
The lower bowl seats 1,295 people. The remaining seats are for students, band, guests, etc.
Season-tickets sales have gradually increased from the time Ron Hunter took over as coach. Last year, around 450 sold in the lower bowl, which was twice as many as Hunter’s debut season in 2011.
This year’s team is being tabbed as the favorite to win the Sun Belt, which could mean a trip to the NCAA tournament.
The Panthers return several starters, including shooting guard R.J. Hunter, point guard Devonta White, small forward Manny Atkins and power forward Markus Crider. The line-up was helped by the transfer of Kentucky guard Ryan Harrow. The bench features senior Rashaad Richardson and several big men, three of whom earned playing time last year.
Doug Roberson covers Georgia State athletics, as well as the annual events in Atlanta, including the AJC Peachtree Road Race, the BB&T Atlanta Open, the Tour Championship, etc.
Tailback J.J. Green said he can’t say for sure how many times he has heard “you’re one play away from playing” from Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo and running backs coach Bryan McClendon.
Here is a clue that your trip to sunny south Florida may not be a carefree vacation: You’re a football team, and you lose one of your starters during warm-ups.
If nothing else, Georgia has ensured at least one thing about its season. Regardless of where the rest of the schedule takes them, whether its to an SEC championship, a BCS bowl bid or a national title, there will be no claims from outsiders that this team received too many breaks and escaped health issues, no suggestions that the road to success was lined with lollipops and unicorns.
Having been at Georgia four seasons now, soccer coach Steve Holeman doesn’t weird out nearly as much as he once did about playing Ole Miss, where he coached for 15 years.
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