{"id":1816,"date":"2014-01-14T13:54:38","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T20:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/?p=1816"},"modified":"2014-01-21T12:20:04","modified_gmt":"2014-01-21T19:20:04","slug":"uccs-csu-pueblo-basketball-teams-to-square-off-in-downtown-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/?p=1816","title":{"rendered":"UCCS, CSU-Pueblo basketball teams to square off in Downtown Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"UCCS<\/a>COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. \u2013 The Downtown Classic returns to the historic Colorado Springs City Auditorium Feb. 8, when the University of Colorado Colorado Springs takes on Colorado State-Pueblo in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference basketball doubleheader.<\/p>\n

The women will tip at 5:30 p.m., with the men to follow at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Jan. 14 at GoMountainLions.com and are $10 for adults and $5 for children, seniors and military members. UCCS faculty, staff, students and alumni can pick up their tickets on Jan. 14 at the University Center Information Desk.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s event will feature new improvements to the historic City Auditorium, 221 E. Kiowa St. The floor is being refinished and available scoreboards and collegiate-level baskets will allow the City Auditorium to bring back basketball games in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the success of the inaugural event in 2013, we wanted to further enhance the experience for our student-athletes and fans,\u201d Steve Kirkham, athletic director, said. \u201cThese improvements are the first of what will hopefully be many improvements made to this historic downtown facility.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Downtown<\/a>Last year\u2019s event featured a temporary SportCourt surface from USA Volleyball, loaned baskets from the Air Force Academy and a temporary scoreboard system. Because the facility didn\u2019t meet minimum requirements for NCAA competition, UCCS was assessed an administrative technical foul at the start of both games. The new scoreboard and baskets will directly address the NCAA requirements while the floor will directly address student-athlete safety.<\/p>\n

Greeneco began refinishing the court Jan. 11. The scoreboard system from Daktronics will ship on Jan. 24 and the baskets from Porter will ship on Jan. 30.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would be great to see the old high school game of the week back downtown,\u201d Kirkham said. \u201cIt\u2019s a wonderful arena in the heart of downtown Colorado Springs, and we\u2019re excited that we can help in the renovations.\u201d<\/p>\n

UCCS and CSU-Pueblo will meet for the second time this season in the Downtown Classic. The Mountain Lion men are on one of their best starts in program history and won the first meeting between the two teams Jan. 4, , 101-93. The UCCS women, led by one of Division II\u2019s best scorers in Abby Kirchoff, fell by one point to CSU-Pueblo, 65-64.<\/p>\n

Sponsorship opportunities are available for business and organizations interested in sponsoring the annual event. Please call the UCCS Athletic Department, 255-3601, for more information.<\/p>\n

The Colorado Springs City Auditorium opened in 1922 after a general election vote in 1921 approved a $390,000 bond measure. The Strategic Plan for the Revitalization of the City Auditorium has identified the most needed upgrades to the facility to enhance the future use of the building and establish it as a viable public events venue in downtown Colorado Springs.<\/p>\n

The University of Colorado Colorado Springs, located on Austin Bluffs Parkway in Colorado Springs, is one of the fastest growing universities in the nation. The university fields 14 athletic teams, is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and competes in NCAA Division II. UCCS offers 37 bachelor\u2019s degrees, 19 master\u2019s and five doctoral degrees. UCCS enrolls about 10,500 students on campus annually and another 2,000 in online programs. For more information, visit www.uccs.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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