Starting this year, the UConn Division of Athletics has revamped their system for distributing student season basketball tickets. For the first time, a lottery system has been put in place in an attempt to smooth out some of the perceived unfairness in the way tickets were dispersed in previous years.

How students get tickets:

1) Students line up to receive a randomly colored and numbered wristband.

2) A random process is run with the results being posted to a website, designating times for students with specific wristbands to line up for ticket purchase.

3) Students can purchase a full season's ticket, or up to two 'A' and 'B' packages, which each account for only part of the season.

Prior to this season, tickets were sold on a first come first serve basis with the ritual camping out for days in advance for tickets. Calhoun and the players would come through the line and thank the fans, even footing the bill for pizza for the faithful. While it was fun and created lasting memories, the old system did have it's flaws. Students were told not to line up until a certain time, yet there was a very large line hours before the set period. There were also many complaints about people cutting and pushing in line.