LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Season tickets for the 2009-10 LMU men's basketball season are now on sale, and with the official release of another challenging schedule, a year of celebration is set to tip-off. This campaign will mark the 20th anniversary of the 1989-90 LMU basketball team, one of the most memorable college basketball teams in the last 20 years.

This year's schedule will begin with a team who went to the NCAA postseason, Boise State, and will end with one, Saint Mary's. The Lions schedule currently features six games on television, starting with home opener against UC Irvine on Wednesday, Nov. 18. That game will be on FSN-Prime Ticket at 8 p.m.

The conference slate begins at rival Pepperdine on Jan. 9 with the traditional doubleheader with the women. The Zappos.com WCC Basketball Champioships will conclude the 2009-10 season once again in Las Vegas, with the tournament held at the Orleans Arena March 5-8. The semifinals and championship game will be televisied by ESPN2/ESPN.

Other televisied games for the Lions this season include Jan. 16 against Santa Clara on FSN-West at 8 p.m., Jan. 23 at Gonzaga on FSN with a start tie of 5 p.m., Feb. 18 against Gonzaga in Gersten Pavilion on FSN at 7 p.m. and Feb. 25 at San Diego on ESPN U with a start tie of 8 p.m.

All season, LMU will also present 20th Anniversary Throw-Back games, including the 20th Anniversary celebration with members of the team in attendance during Homecoming 2010, taking place on Jan. 30 when LMU takes on Saint Mary's. It is also the sixth televisied game on the schedule, airing live on FSN-Prime Ticket at 7 p.m.

Nov. 28 vs. UC Santa Barbara - 7 p.m.
Dec. 21 vs. Long Beach State - 8 p.m.
Jan. 14 vs. San Francisco - 8 p.m.
Jan. 30 vs. Saint Mary's (Homecoming/20th Anniversary Game) - 7 p.m.
Feb. 18 vs. Gonzaga - 7 p.m.

Season ticket holders have a special opportunity to pre-purchase at a discount a special 20th Anniversary Commemorative Pack celebrating the history of LMU basketball and 1989-90 team that went to the Elite Eight and shocked the college basketball world.

The Commemorative Pack features Limited Edition piece of the original Gersten Pavilion floor played on by the 1989-90 Lions and the latest novel on the life of Hank Gathers.

The 20th Anniversary Commemorative Pack

Limited Edition Gersten Pavilion Center Court
Just 186 pieces from the center of Gersten Pavilion's original floor have been produced specifically for this special Commemorative Pack. Each piece is 12"x13" and is engraved and numbered. All 186 pieces, which is also the NCAA Division I record for points in a game set right on the Gersten Pavilion floor, came from the center section of the floor that was home to LMU basketball and much more from 1981 - 2009.

Special Edition: Heart of a Lion - a book by Kyle Keiderling
Author Kyle Keiderling has produced an in-depth novel on the 1989-90 men's basketball team and one of its leaders, Hank Gathers. The edition offered in this commemorative pack is a special edition, complete with color photos and a forward by Bo Kimble. This edition will not be offered in stores.

Season ticket holders have first right to purchase this special commemorative pack for $350. There are only 186 of these special commemorative packs and as of Nov. 16 they will go onsale to the general public.

To become a season ticket holder, LionsFund member or to purchase the Commemorative Pack, fans can always call (310) 338-LION or click on one of these links and do it online: