Ohio Kings offer discount tickets to CState students & employees for Feb. 27 game

The Ohio Kings professional basketball team invites Cincinnati State students and employees to enjoy half-price tickets for the game this Sunday, Feb. 27, at the Clifton Campus Gym, which is also the home court for the Kings.

Tip-off time is 3 p.m. for the Kings vs. the Ohio Bruins (from Columbus), and tickets are only $5, rather than the usual $10, if you show your CState student or employee ID card.

The Ohio Kings are part of the American Basketball Association (ABA), which has 70 teams and nearly 1,000 players competing at the professional level.

Team members throughout the ABA include former NBA players, NCAA Division 1 and 2 players, McDonald’s All American team members, and international athletes.

Cincinnati State has served as the home of the Ohio Kings since December 2019.

The ABA has unique rules that emphasize a faster-paced game, leading to higher scoring and more excitement for fans. These rules include:

• Guard-driven play resulting in 48 minutes of high-paced action.
   
• 7 seconds to get the ball across the half-court line (compared to 8 seconds in the NBA). If an ABA team does not get over the half-court line within 7 seconds, they must turn the ball over to the other team, and the 3D Light goes into effect.
   
• When the 3D Light is on, scoring changes so a 2 point shot is worth 3 points, a 3 point shot is worth 4 points, and a half-court shot counts for 5 points.