ELLENSBURG, Wash. – Central Washington Athletic Director Dennis Francois has announced changes for this season's home men's and women's basketball games.
The ongoing renovations have caused a change in plans regarding home matchups for both basketball teams. The general contractor has informed the athletic department that the tentative date for use of Nicholson Pavilion has been pushed back to mid-January.
Central Washington basketball unfortunately must find new homes for their home basketball matchups until Nicholson Pavilion is able to be used and used safely. Thankfully Wildcat basketball has been able to secure three off-site locations for their 15 home games prior to the tentative reopening date of Nicholson.
Central Washington University and the athletic department would like to give a huge thank you to Ellensburg High School, Yakima Valley Community College, and Big Bend Community College for being so generous to allow Wildcat Basketball to remain in and around the Ellensburg community.
This will not affect season ticket holders as $100 will get you into all men's and women's game no matter where it's played and will give you access to a mid-court, reserved seating section in Nicholson Pavilion. There will be 300-500 tickets per game for the CWU student section that will be reserved.
For non-conference matchups held on Dec. 9
th, Dec. 10
th, Dec. 14
th, Dec. 17
th, and Dec. 19
th there will be just general admission tickets for $5 for access to both men's and women's games.
Conference matchups will have different prices. Conference games will be held on Dec. 1
st, Dec. 3
rd, Jan. 5
th, Jan. 7
th, Jan. 21
st, Jan. 26
th, Jan. 28
th, Feb. 9
th, Feb. 11
th, Feb. 16
th, and Feb. 18
th. For these conference games, prices will be $10 for a single-game general admission. Single-game seniors (65 and older of age) and CWU faculty and staff general admission will be $8. It will be $5 for students from grades K-12 or from visiting colleges with proper ID. CWU students and children under five years of age will be admitted for free.
The following are the 2023 CWU women's and men's basketball home schedules.
2022-23 CWU Women's Basketball Home Schedule
DEC 1 THURS WESTERN OREGON* ELLENSBURG, WA (EHS) 6:15 P.M.
DEC 3 SAT ST. MARTIN'S* ELLENSBURG, WA (EHS) 5:15 P.M.
DEC 9 FRI LINCOLN UNIVERSITY# YAKIMA, WA (YVCC) 5:00 P.M.
DEC 10 SAT NORTHWEST# ELLENSBURG, WA (EHS) 4:00 P.M.
DEC 17 SAT WHITMAN# YAKIMA, WA (YVCC) 2:00 P.M.
DEC 19 MON WALLA WALLA# YAKIMA, WA (YCCC) 5:00 P.M.
JAN 5 THURS WESTERN WASHINGTON* MOSES LAKE, WA (BBCC) 5:15 P.M.
JAN 7 SAT SIMON FRASER* MOSES LAKE, WA (BBCC) 4:00 P.M.
JAN 21 SAT NORTHWEST NAZARENE* ELLENSBURG, WA (CWU) 7:30 P.M.
JAN 26 THURS SEATTLE PACIFIC* ELLENSBURG, WA (CWU) 6:30 P.M.
JAN 28 SAT MONTANA STATE-BILLINGS* ELLENSBURG, WA (CWU) 4:00 P.M.
FEB 9 THURS ALASKA-FAIRBANKS* ELLENSBURG, WA (CWU) 5:00 P.M.
FEB 11 SAT ALASKA-ANCHORAGE* ELLENSBURG, WA (CWU) 4:00 P.M.
2022-23 CWU Men's Basketball Home Schedule
DEC 1 THURS WESTERN OREGON* ELLENSBURG, WA (EHS) 8:30 P.M.
DEC 3 SAT ST. MARTIN'S* ELLENSBURG, WA (EHS) 7:30 P.M.
DEC 10 SAT EVERGREEN# ELLENSBURG, WA (EHS) 6:00 P.M.
DEC 14 WED LANGARA# ELLENSBURG, WA (EHS) 7:00 P.M.
DEC 19 MON WALLA WALLA# YAKIMA, WA (YVCC) 7:00 P.M.
JAN 5 THURS ALASKA-ANCHORAGE* MOSES LAKE, WA (BBCC) 7:30 P.M.
JAN 7 SAT ALASKA-FAIRBANKS* MOSES LAKE, WA (BBCC) 6:15 P.M.
JAN 26 THURS SEATTLE PACIFIC* ELLENSBURG, WA (CWU) 7:30 P.M.
JAN 28 SAT MONTANA STATE-BILLINGS* ELLENSBURG, WA (CWU) 6:15 P.M.
FEB 11 SAT NORTHWEST NAZARENE* ELLENSBURG, WA (CWU) 6:15 P.M.
FEB 16 THURS SIMON FRASER* ELLENSBURG, WA (CWU) 7:00 P.M.
FEB 18 SAT WESTERN WASHINGTON* ELLENSBURG, WA (CWU) 6:00 P.M.
*GNAC Conference Game
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