Arkansas unveils incentives for basketball season-ticket holders

Fans in the crowd at Arkansas' Red-White game Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, during the second half of play in Bud Walton Arena.

— Arkansas announced a new attendance incentive program for basketball season-ticket holders Thursday.

The plan, which goes into effect for this year at the beginning of the regular season, rewards fans for different levels of attendance at Bud Walton Arena throughout the season.

"We are truly appreciative of all you have done to help us be successful and want to take an opportunity to give back to the fans that are so important to us," coach Mike Anderson wrote in the announcement.

Fans who attend every game this season will be gifted tickets to the team's postseason banquet, receive a customized, framed jersey and will be recognized on the court prior to the 2018-19 home opener. Fans who attended every game last year will be recognized prior to this year's Nov. 10 season-opener against Samford.

There are also a number of nonconference attendance incentives.

Fans who attend each nonconference game will have access to a suite during a conference game this year. As of Sept. 26, five of the 48 suites at Bud Walton Arena had not been sold for the upcoming season.

Ticket holders will also be rewarded with a progressive discount to Hog Heaven, receiving an extra 5 percent off for every nonconference game attended, with a max of 35 percent redeemable for the Dec. 30 Tennessee game.

Arkansas has ranked among the top 30 nationally in attendance every year since Bud Walton Arena, which has a capacity of 19,368, opened in 1993-94. The Razorbacks sold an average of 15,247 tickets per game last year, which ranked 12th nationally - the third consecutive season they've ranked among the top 12.