Men's Basketball

Ticket Pricing Set for 2026 Big West Basketball Championships

The Big West has announced its ticket pricing structure for the 2026 Big West Basketball Championships. 
 
The Big West’s top eight men’s and women’s teams meet Wednesday, March 11 to Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Lee’s Family Forum in Henderson, Nevada with each conference champion receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Basketball Championships.  
 
For the best available pricing, fans are encouraged to visit their favorite team’s athletic ticket office. All-session tickets purchased through AXS are $154. All-session tickets include general admission seating for all 14 games and are available now at AXS.com.  
 
Fans looking for a true VIP experience will enjoy two rows of courtside seating. All-session courtside seats go on sale at AXS.com at Noon Pacific Time on Monday, January 12, 2026. Row 1 reserved seats priced at $604 with Row 2 available for $454.  
 
Individual session tickets are available for both courtside and general admission will be available through AXS.com on February 2, 2026. Courtside seats are $104 per session for Row 1 and $79 per session in row 2. General admission seating is $19 for all women’s sessions and $34 for all men’s sessions and the championship session.   

All tickets purchased through AXS.com are subject to additional fees. 
 
Parking will also be free for all fans in attendance throughout the four days of competition. In lieu of a parking fee, fans are encouraged to donate in any amount to Tough Like Tammy, a joint fundraising initiative between The Big West and its member institutions and the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. For more information on Tough Like Tammy, please visit BigWest.org/TLT. 

The Big West Basketball Championships are the most affordable and fan-friendly event in the Las Vegas Valley,” Big West Commissioner Dan Butterly said. “The adage, ‘you’ve got to see it to believe it’ certainly applies in this case and we welcome are most ardent Big West supporters and locals from Henderson and the surrounding communities to four exciting days of college basketball action.” 
 
The 42nd edition of the Big West women’s basketball championship begins on Wednesday, March 11 when the No. 5 and No. 8 seeds on the women’s side tip off at Noon. The women’s No. 6 and No. 7 seeds follow at 2:30 p.m.  
 
The quest for the 49th Big West men’s basketball championship begins at 6 p.m. when the No. 5 and No. 8 seeds meet at Lee’s Family Forum. The No. 6 and No. 7 seeds close out the first day of competition at 8:30 p.m. 
 
Second round action begins at Noon on Thursday, March 12 when the women’s No. 4 seed meets the winner of the No. 5 vs. No. 8 matchup from the previous day. The women’s No. 3 seed clashes with the winner of the No. 6 vs. No. 7 game at 2:30 p.m. 
 
Action on the men’s side resumes that evening with No. 4 seed playing the No. 5 vs. No. 8 winner at 6 p.m. and closes with the No. 3 seed vs. the winner of the No. 6 vs. No. 7 showdown at 8:30 p.m. 
 
Four women’s teams will battle on Friday, March 13 with the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds seeing their first action of the championship. Action begins with the No. 1 seed taking on the winner of the previous day’s first quarterfinal game at Noon. The women’s No. 2 seed meets the winner of the previous day’s second advancing team at 2:30 p.m. with a berth in the championship game on the line. 
 
The men’s No. 1 seed leads off the evening session, battling the previous day’s winner of the 6 o’clock matchup followed by the No. 2 seed taking on the winner of the late game for shot at a conference title. 
 
Both men’s and women’s champions will be crowned on Saturday, March 14. Game times will be announced once championship week game times are finalized by ESPN.  

Be sure to catch all the action March 11 to 14, 2026 at Lee’s Family Forum in Henderson, Nevada. For more information, please visit BigWest.org/tickets