Single-session tickets are available for both courtside and general admission seating at the 2026 Credit Union 1 Big West Basketball Championships via each team's athletic ticket office and AXS.com.
Courtside seats are $79 per session in row 2. Row 1 is sold out. General admission seating is $19 for all women's sessions and $34 for all men's sessions and the championship session. Each session consists of two games. All tickets purchased through AXS.com are subject to additional fees.
Parking is free for all fans in attendance throughout the four days of competition. In lieu of a parking fee, fans are encouraged to donate in any amount to Tough Like Tammy, a joint fundraising initiative between The Big West and its member institutions and the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. The goal of the campaign is to raise $25,000 to secure a $50,000 grant from the Kay Yow Cancer Fund to assist women with cancer in underserved communities in southern California.
The 42nd edition of the Big West women's basketball championship begins on Wednesday, March 11 when the No. 5 and No. 8 seeds on the women's side tip off at Noon. The women's No. 6 and No. 7 seeds follow at 2:30 p.m. to round out
Session 1.
The quest for the 49th Big West men's basketball championship begins at 6 p.m. when the No. 5 and No. 8 seeds meet at Lee's Family Forum. The No. 6 and No. 7 seeds close out the first day of competition at 8:30 p.m. in
Session 2.
Second round action begins at Noon on Thursday, March 12 when the women's No. 4 seed meets the winner of the No. 5 vs. No. 8 matchup from the previous day. The women's No. 3 seed clashes with the winner of the No. 6 vs. No. 7 game at 2:30 p.m. in
Session 3.
Action on the men's side resumes that evening in
Session 4 with No. 4 seed playing the No. 5 vs. No. 8 winner at 6 p.m. and closes with the No. 3 seed vs. the winner of the No. 6 vs. No. 7 showdown at 8:30 p.m.
Four women's teams will battle on Friday, March 13 in
Session 5 with the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds seeing their first action of the championship. Action begins with the No. 1 seed taking on the winner of the previous day's first quarterfinal game at Noon. The women's No. 2 seed takes on the winner of the previous day's second advancing team at 2:30 p.m. with a berth in the championship game on the line.
The men's No. 1 seed leads off the evening session, battling the previous day's winner of the 6 o'clock matchup followed by the No. 2 seed taking on the winner of the late game for shot at a conference title. Both games of
Session 6 will be televised on ESPN networks.
Men's and women's champions will be crowned on Saturday, March 14 in
Session 7. The women's championship tips off at 3 p.m., followed by the men's title game at 7 p.m. on ESPN.
