TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Indiana State University Director of Athletics Ron Prettyman announced today that ISU alumni Chad ('96) and Natalie ('01) Overton, owners of Terre Haute's SERVPRO franchise, have purchased all unsold tickets for the Sycamore women's basketball game on Friday, February 26 against Northern Iowa as well as the men's basketball game on February 27 against Missouri State and are donating these tickets to the Terre Haute community. Tip-off times for both contests will be announced pending television selections as part of the Missouri Valley Conference's Wildcard Weekend.

This year's SERVPRO Fan Appreciation Days mark the third consecutive season in which the Overtons have purchased all unsold tickets to a pair of Sycamore basketball games and donated them to the community.

"We are appreciative of the support that Chad and Natalie Overton as well as SERVPRO have shown to our women's and men's basketball programs and to Sycamore Athletics," Prettyman said. "The significant gesture of purchasing unsold seats at Hulman Center will provide a great opportunity for many community members to experience our Sycamore pride by attending the games. We are hopeful that the community will take advantage of this opportunity and support the Sycamores and SERVPRO."

Tickets purchased by SERVPRO will be distributed at no charge to fans from the Hulman Center Ticket Office during normal office hours (Monday - Friday, 8:00 - 4:30 p.m.).

Fans who want a block of 20 or more tickets should call the ticket office in advance to reserve their tickets at 812-237-3737.

"We wanted to show our thanks to the Terre Haute community for their support of SERVPRO," the Overtons said. "This is our way of saying thank you as well, to both the men's and women's teams for their hard work throughout the season."

Founded in 1967, SERVPRO Industries, Inc. is a leading franchisor of cleanup and restoration services for fire, water, mold, and more. SERVPRO's professional network of more than 1,300 franchises covering 49 states has relationships with major insurance companies, responding to property damage emergencies ranging from multi-million dollar disasters affecting entire communities to those suffered by individual businesses and homeowners.

Friends, alumni, and businesses that have an interest in supporting Indiana State Athletics are encouraged to contact Darian Westerfield, Director of Development For Sycamore Athletics, at 812-237-3041 or by email at dwesterfield@indstatefoundation.org for more information.