By David Schuh

Tickets for Big Blue Madness, the long awaited first practice of the UK men’s and women’s basketball seasons at Rupp Arena, will be distributed on Sept. 22.

Fans will be able to access the free tickets at 7 a.m. at the Memorial Coliseum ticket windows, UKathletics.com and Ticketmaster.com.

Tickets are limited to four per household this year. Fans are encouraged not to line up before 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 19. Control cards will then be distributed on Friday, Sept. 21 at 2 p.m.

Madness will take place on October 12, with times and television information to be determined.

Here’s a video from last year, as fans rushed to stake their place in line.