GREAT TO HAVE THE VIBE TEAM HERE KICKING OFF OUR WEDNESDAY MORNING SHOW. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ALL THINGS COLLEGE BASKETBALL. SPENT A LOT OF PEOPLE’S MINDS RIGHT NOW. YEAH, NO, I’M EXCITED. THE DEMON DEACONS MEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON CONTINUES TONIGHT. THEY ARE THE NUMBER ONE SEED IN THE NIT TOURNAMENT AND WILL FACE OFF AGAINST APP STATE TONIGHT AT THE JOEL COLISEUM HERE IN WINSTON. AND JOINING US NOW IS ADAM NORTH THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF FAN EXPERIENCE FOR WAKE FOREST ATHLETICS. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME I’M SURE IT’S A BUSY DAY. EXCITING DAY AHEAD FOR YOU. SO HOW IS WAKE FOREST GETTING READY TO HOST THIS FIRST ROUND MATCHUP VERSUS APP STATE? YEAH ABSOLUTELY. IT’S DEFINITELY BEEN A BUSY 48 HOURS OR SO. MOST DEFINITELY. BUT OBVIOUSLY UM, WITH OUR TEAM IT’S BEEN A VERY EXCITING, VERY FUN SEASON FOR SURE. I MEAN, THERE WAS A CHANCE TO MAKE THE NCAA TOURNAMENT, UM, THAT UNFORTUNATELY WE JUST MISSED OUT ON, BUT WE’RE VERY EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOST UP TO THREE MORE GAMES AND BUILD ON OUR 16 AND ONE RECORD AT HOME THIS SEASON, WINNING ALMOST 50 GAMES SINCE THE 2122 SEASON AND ALLOWING OUR FANS TO SEE A VERY TALENTED TEAM OF STUDENT ATHLETES WHO WORKED VERY HARD THIS YEAR TO HELP ENHANCE OUR HOME COURT ADVANTAGE. THE PAST FEW SEASONS AT JOE COLISEUM. YEAH, FOR SURE. YOU GUYS HAVE HAD A REALLY SUCCESSFUL SEASON. IT’S BEEN FUN TO WATCH AND I KNOW APP STATE IT’S A NEARBY RIVALRY. JUST DOWN THE ROAD. SO FOR WAKE FOREST. AND DOES THAT NIT MATCH UP WITH THE TEAMS IN THE SAME GEOGRAPHY CREATE SOME FUN COMPETITION AROUND HERE? YEAH, I MEAN ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN WE DEFINITELY EXPECT A HEAVILY BLACK AND GOLD CROWD, UM, WITH WAKE FOREST AND APP STATE MATCHING UP, IT’S A TOURNAMENT LIKE THIS IN THE POSTSEASON. IT’S DEFINITELY A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING TOGETHER TWO TEAMS THAT MIGHT NOT NORMALLY FACE EACH OTHER EVERY SEASON. AND BE ABLE TO BRING THE LARGER COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE TOGETHER. IT SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO A GREAT ENVIRONMENT THAT SHOULD ADD TO WHAT WE’RE ALREADY A GREAT MATCHUP BETWEEN TWO IN-STATE OPPONENTS, WHO’VE BOTH HAD SOME VERY SUCCESSFUL SEASONS THIS YEAR. YEAH. AND YOU’VE TALKED ABOUT THAT SUCCESS. WAKE FOREST GOING 16 AND ONE AT HOME. HOW DO YOU THINK THE FANS HELP CONTRIBUTE TO JUST THE ENERGY AND, YOU KNOW, THE OVERALL GREAT HOME RECORD THAT THE GUYS HAVE? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. OUR FAN BASE HAS REALLY DONE A GREAT JOB AS THE SIXTH MAN THIS YEAR. AND THE PAST FEW SEASONS AS WELL WITH COACH FORBES, COACH FORBES, ARRIVAL, AND DEFINITELY. YOU KNOW, THAT HOME ENVIRONMENT IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT AND THEY’VE REALLY GOTTEN BEHIND OUR TEAM AND SHOWN UP ALL SEASON AND HELPED US ACCOMPLISH MANY DIFFERENT ACHIEVEMENTS, INCLUDING THE HIGHEST AVERAGE STUDENT. ATTENDANCE SINCE 2008. OUR HIGHEST COMBINED HOME ATTENDANCE IN THE PAST NINE SEASONS, AND ALSO, UM, THIS YEAR, OUR FIRST HOME SELLOUT IN THE LARGEST CROWD PROGRAM IN HISTORY SINCE 20 1718. AND OUR WIN VERSUS DUKE EARLIER THIS YEAR. SO IT’S BEEN A REALLY FUN ENVIRONMENT. AND I KNOW FOR ME PERSONALLY, IT’S MADE THE GAMES A LOT MORE FUN, UM, TO BE ABLE TO WORK AS WELL. I BET. YEAH, WE’RE SHOWING SOME PICTURES FROM ESPECIALLY THAT TIE DYE GAME OF COURSE, IS LEGENDARY AND PEOPLE JUST LOOK NUTS IN THERE. SO I CAN IMAGINE IT’S BEEN A GOOD ENERGY ALL SEASON. SO YOU MENTIONED THE LAST 48 HOURS. IT’S BEEN CRAZY BECAUSE THAT NIT SCHEDULE, IT WAS JUST ANNOUNCED ON SUNDAY NIGHT, REALLY QUICK TURNAROUND. AND HOW ARE TICKET SALES GOING AND HOW’S ORGANIZATION GOING FOR THAT. YEAH FOR SURE. SALES ARE GOING GREAT SO FAR. A LOWER OUR LOWER BOWL IS ALREADY SOLD OUT. UM, HOWEVER OUR UPPER LEVEL UM THERE ARE STILL TICKETS AVAILABLE, GENERAL ADMISSION, UM, FOR JUST $20. UM, AND $15 IS THE RATE FOR YOUTH UNDER THE AGE OF 18. UM, ONLINE PURCHASING IS DEFINITELY ENCOURAGED WITH A LARGER CROWD EXPECTED. UM, WITH BOTH TEAMS BEING LOCAL, BUT YOU CAN PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE AT GODUKE.COM. SLASH TICKETS. UM, AND YEAH, IT SHOULD BE A VERY COOL ENVIRONMENT FOR SURE. YEAH, RIGHT. I KNOW, I MEAN, WITH WITH TWO IN-STATE TEAMS IN THE AREA, LOTS OF FANS, LOTS OF ALUMNI TO OUR PRODUCER. KAYLA WAS JUST LOOKING AND THERE’S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF TICKETS LEFT, BUT BUT STILL SOME LEFT. SO IS THERE ANY LOGISTICAL TIPS YOU CAN GIVE TO THOSE FANS IN TERMS OF PARKING AND WHAT TIME GATES OPEN, THINGS LIKE THAT FOR PEOPLE THAT MIGHT BE COMING OUT TO THE GAME? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. WE’RE DEFINITELY EXPECTING A LOT OF PEOPLE. IT’S PROBABLY THEIR FIRST TIME COMING TO WINSTON-SALEM AND JOEL COLISEUM. SO, UM, DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE TO ARRIVE EARLY WITH A LARGER CROWD EXPECTED. UM, PARKING LOTS OPEN AT 6 P.M. WITH THE TRAFFIC PATTERN OUTSIDE. THE COLISEUM BEGINNING AT 530. UM, ONE REMINDER FOR OUR WAKE FOREST FANS WHO MIGHT HAVE THE 20 2324 SEASON PARKING PASS BECAUSE THIS IS A POSTSEASON NEUTRAL EVENT. UM, THOSE PATHS ARE NOT VALID FOR THIS TOURNAMENT. SO FOR ALL FANS, UH, PARKING IS $10. IT CAN BE PURCHASED ON GAME DAY IN ANY OF OUR LJVM LOTS. UM, THE GOLD LOT AT A LEGACY STADIUM ON DEACON BOULEVARD ACROSS FROM THE COLISEUM IS ALSO GOING TO BE OPEN FOR $10. HOWEVER, IF YOU’D LIKE TO PARK. CLOSER TO THE ARENA AND GUARANTEE YOURSELF A SPOT RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE LOBBY, YOU MAY PURCHASE ONLINE AT GODUKE.COM. SLASH TICKETS TO PARK AT THE PEPSI LOT AND HAVE ACCESS THERE. UM, DOORS OPEN AT 7 P.M. PRIOR TO OUR TIP OFF AT EIGHT. UM, THERE IS A CLEAR BAG POLICY AND TICKETS ARE MOBILE, SO WHEN YOU PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS, IT’S ENCOURAGED TO DOWNLOAD THOSE TICKETS TO YOUR WALLET O GAME DAY OR GOOGLE PAY AS WELL. GREAT LOGISTICAL INFORMATION THERE. ADAM, THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING AND GOOD LUCK TO THE TEAMS TOMORROW NIGHT. ONCE AGAIN, THE DEMON DEEKS TAKE ON APP STATE AT 8:00. SORRY, IT IS TONIGHT, NOT TOMORROW. THE GAME IS AT THE LJVM COLISEUM IN WINSTON-SALEM. AND JUST A FEW TICKETS LEFT. SO THAT WEBSITE AGAIN, AS YOU HEAR