Feb. 2, 2009

ROCHESTER, Mich. - It's time to Come Home to OU on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 6-7 for Oakland University's first ever homecoming. Students, faculty, staff and alumni are invited to partake in two days of festivities, all surrounding the women's and men's basketball games against Centenary College on Feb. 7 at 3:30 and 6 p.m, respectively.

Tickets purchases for the double-header will allow access to both the men's and women's games. Admission is $10 for adult reserved seats and $5 for adult bleacher seats. Reserved seats for kids ages 2-12 and seniors age 65 and older are $8, and bleacher seats are $2. Reserved seats for faculty, staff and alumni are $8 and bleacher seats are $2. Seats in Gold Zone Section E3 are $6.

Student athlete alumni registration will take place from 2:30-8:30 p.m. in the Grizz/Athletics Academic Center on Saturday, Feb. 7. All alumni athletes are invited to meet and greet in the Grizz, register their updated information, and register to win exciting prizes that will be exclusive to alumni athletes. Name tags will be provided for each alumni athlete to be recognized by sport and year.

The first 200 fans in attendance at the women's game will receive free tickets that will allow for free access to both the women's and men's basketball games. Replica jerseys will be given away to the first 100 fans in attendance at the women's game and the first 300 in attendance at the men's game. A special limited edition "Kampe-on-a-Stick" mask will be distributed to the first 500 fans in attendance at the men's game.

For more information, visit the Come Home to OU homepage.

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