GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - Honoring and celebrating the history and tradition of
Green Bay basketball, the Phoenix will host a Throwback Night on Jan. 28 for
its Horizon League game against Wright State at 7 p.m. The Phoenix will be
wearing retro jerseys from the mid-1970s, and discounted prices will be offered
on tickets and concessions.
All
adult tickets for the game will be sold for $10 each while youth tickets cost
$7. The throwback concession deals include: $1.75 for a regular hot dog, $1.50
for a small popcorn and $1.25 for a small soda. For more information on
tickets, visit GreenBayPhoenix.com/tickets or call the Green Bay ticket office at 920.465.2625.
To
check out a photo gallery of the retro jerseys, which some current players
unveiled Wednesday at the Kress Center, click here. Fans
are encouraged to join the Phoenix players and their retro look by wearing your
old Phoenix gear or other outfits from years ago.
The
#20 and #0 game-worn jerseys will be signed by the Phoenix starting lineup and auctioned
off on GreenBayPhoenix.com. The auction is currently open and will bids will be
accepted until the auction closes on Feb. 1 at 3 p.m. To view the jerseys and
place your bid, click here.
Fans
will have a variety of opportunities to win one of the limited edition jerseys.
Six jerseys will be raffled off during media timeouts in the second half.
Raffle tickets will be sold 10 for $5 or 25 for $10. Tickets will be sold
during pregame and until the end of halftime by Green Bay's dance team members
and at the Green Bay Team Store.
Student
tickets will be distributed at University Ticketing in the university union
starting on Monday, Jan. 24. Two jerseys will also be given away through a
separate student raffle, and each student will be given two raffle tickets when
they pick up their ticket at UTS prior to the game day. Students that get a
ticket on the day of the game will be given one raffle ticket. The two student
raffle winners will also be announced during the second half of the game at the
Resch Center.
There are two more ways to end up with a
game-worn, retro jersey. Starting Sunday, fans can text RETRO to 31011 to be
entered into a drawing for a jersey. If you do not have free texting, you can sign up online at
WIXX.com. The winner will be picked at tip-off at 7
p.m. on Friday. WIXX will also post a jersey to the 101 Club for 101 Club
members to bid on.