The time is near for Brock Badgers fans to pack the stands and paint the Meridian red.

The men’s and women’s basketball teams will host the Ryerson Rams in a key mid-season doubleheader on Friday, Jan. 27.

Brock Sports is hoping for record-setting attendance, topping the November 2015 home opener against Lakehead University, which drew 2,887 fans.

General admission tickets and courtside options for the Paint the Meridian Red games are available through Ticketmaster online. Prices are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and students and $35 for courtside. For staff and faculty, use the promo code (GoBadgers) for a reduced general admission ticket price of $8!

For anyone interested in watching the game in added style, suites are available to the Brock community for $125 for up to eight people plus the cost of tickets.

Food and drinks are available at an additional cost. To book a suite, please contact Amanda Laprise (alaprise@brocku.ca).

Free Brock student tickets for the doubleheader will be made available beginning Monday, Jan. 23. Tickets can be picked up beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Walker Complex welcome desk.

The Jan. 27 doubleheader will begin with the Badgers women tipping off at 6 p.m. Ryerson currently sits seventh in the country with a 9-2 record while the Badgers have a 4-6 record.

The men’s game will follow at 8 p.m. when the Badgers, ranked eighth in Canada with a 6-4 record, play the Rams, ranked fourth with a perfect 11-0 record.

Special half-time performances are planned for the games and will be announced next week.