Nov. 17, 2008

LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech Athletics has announced that the United Spirit Arena doors for men's and women's basketball games will open one hour prior to tip-off from now until Dec. 29. Starting Dec. 29, the doors will open one and half hours prior to tip-off for all remaining basketball games this season.

The Citibus Shuttle will be available again this year for both men's and women's basketball games.

Buses will pick up at the satellite (S1) lot north of the John Walker Soccer Complex and drop off in front of the United Spirit Arena on Indiana Avenue. All buses are ADA equipped. The cost of the shuttle is $3 roundtrip.

There will be three buses for the women's exhibition games on Nov. 2 and Nov. 9 and then 12 buses for the rest of the women's basketball games. There will be eight buses running for the men's games.

From now through Dec. 23, buses will start running 1 hour 30 minutes prior to game time, and from Dec. 29-March 7, buses will start running two hours prior to game time.

Free parking is also available in lot C17, which is west of the Law School and east of the Credit Union, and lot C16, which is located off Texas Tech Parkway and Knoxville Avenue.