UNCW season ticket seats to be based on donations

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — UNCW ticket holders listen up!

Among the topics for this week’s Board of Trustees quarterly meeting is a new re-seating arrangement for men’s basketball season tickets subscribers.

The head of the Seahawk Club says the new arrangement will be the most equitable way to give the most generous donors the best seats in Trask Coliseum.

“It is an opportunity for our donors to really get a chance to be seated based on their giving and their contributions to UNCW Athetics,” Seahawk Club Executive Director Rob Aycock said. “We’ll seat people based on rank. Rank will be a combination of how many years you contributed, how many season tickets you purchased over the years and also your current gifts.”

There’s been a bit of an uproar in Seahawk Nation about current season tickets holders getting bumped out of priority seats, but Aycock says long-time contributors have nothing to fear. On the other hand, Aycock says first time contributors who are willing to make a splash with a donation will have a shot at having priority seats.

The Board of Trustees wrap up their meetings with a full session Friday. It’s their first meeting since Chancellor Zito Sartarelli started.