Tickets for the Flyers game against Xavier are sold out and less than 250 seats remain for the Creighton game.

The University of Dayton’s men’s basketball game against Xavier on Feb. 6 is the earliest announced sellout in school history according to UD’s Director of Ticket Services Gary McCans.

In addition, less than 250 tickets remain for UD’s opener against the Creighton Bluejays on Saturday, Nov. 14. Fans can purchase tickets by going online to Ticketmaster.com, visiting the UD Ticket Office or calling (937) 229-4433.

The University of Dayton Ticket Office is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET and on weekends three hours prior to the start of men's home basketball games.

“We are overwhelmed by the incredible response of the Dayton community in selling out the Xavier game so soon and almost selling out our home opener,” McCans said. “Our fans have taken advantage of our ticket packages such as the Atlantic 10 Pack, Xavier Plus Three and the Creighton Plus Two.”

Although the Xavier game is sold out, there are various ticketing options for upcoming 2009-10 Dayton Flyers men’s basketball season. Those options include:

Arena 40th Anniversary Special – In honor of the 40th anniversary of the University of Dayton Arena, all 400-Level Tickets for the month of December will be rolled back to the 1969 prices of $3 apiece. Fans can choose any or all of the December home games to receive the special pricing of the Arena special. The special price will be available for the top five rows and the corners of the 400 level.

Flyer Flex Plan – If you can't make it to every game, the Flyers Flex Plan may be the plan for you. Choose any five Flyer home games (excluding Xavier and Creighton) for only $25 apiece. That's a savings of more than $30. Fans will be able to purchase non-conference and conference games. Get big discounts on the face-value of tickets and flexibility to use the tickets for the games you want!

Group Tickets - The University of Dayton offers group rates and discounts to a variety of exciting events that will keep your group engaged and entertained. Book your seats and enjoy all of the exciting Flyer Basketball action. Groups of 20 or more receive $5 off the 400 level price. The group rate excludes the Xavier and Creighton contests.

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Excitement is certainly high for the Flyers. The Flyers are ranked 21st by the Associated Press, and 22nd in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. It is the first time since the 1967-68 season Dayton has been ranked in a major poll in the preseason.

With UD being ranked at some point in each of the last two seasons, it is also the first time in 49 years the Flyers have been ranked in three consecutive seasons. The last time that happened was the 1958-59, 1959-60 and 1960-61 seasons.

The preseason favorite in the Atlantic 10 Conference, Dayton returns four starters and 10 of its top 11 scorers from last year's 27-8 team that reached the NCAA Second Round. The Flyer returnees include all four players who earned Atlantic 10 postseason honors in 2008-09: Chris Wright, Marcus Johnson, London Warren and Chris Johnson.

Dayton begins its exhibition schedule Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. ET at UD Arena with Ferris State.