Racer Restart - Basketball - Murray State University Athletics

We are forward-moving. We are family. We are Racers.

Through the Racer Restart initiative and planning process, Murray State University will follow a collaborative, thoughtful and proactive approach in re-opening campus. This process includes athletics and our goal to offer you the same Racer brand you have enjoyed over the years in a way that is safe for everyone - the student-athletes, the coaches, the staff and the best fans in the OVC, Racer Nation.

Below you will find specific areas and ways in which Racer Athletics is helping to provide the best possible driveway-to-driveway game day experience while also adhering to state and local guidelines, as well medically-accepted best practices. The below list and links also serve a game day timeline and general information guide.

Be sure to follow us on social media for information prior to each contest:

• Facebook: Murray State Racer Athletics
• Twitter: @MSURacers
• Instagram: RacerAthletics

All guests will be responsible for self-screening prior to attendance to the CFSB Center. If you have active symptoms, contracted, or have been exposed to COVID-19, please be mindful of the safety of others around you and enjoy Racer Basketball from home!

In accordance with state and local guidelines, face coverings/masks will be required at all times on campus EXCEPT while eating or drinking. If a face shield is worn, a mask must be worn in addition. Hand sanitizer stations have been placed around the arena for spectator use. We encourage you to sanitize and wash your hands as often as possible.

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Overflow ADA parking will be managed in Lot 4 for this season. There will be 20 spaces that are managed on a game-by-game basis for accommodations needed outside of distributed parking passes. For those who are distributed ADA parking spaces, please be sure to park in the assigned space.

Shuttle service will not be provided for this season.

ENTRY TO ALL MURRAY STATE CONTESTS THIS SEASON WILL BE THROUGH MOBILE TICKETING.
NO PAPER TICKETS WILL BE PRINTED.
MORE INFORMATION ON MOBILE TICKETING IS AVAILABLE HERE.

Attendees will be encouraged to arrive when gates open to avoid crowds and delays at the gate.

Gate entry and exits will be limited to Upper A, B, and C entrances only. THERE WILL BE NO ENTRY TO LOWER A AS IN PAST SEASONS. Entry points will be clearly identified, and lobbies will be separated for one-way entry and exit pathways.

Upon arrival, please proceed to your seats in a timely manner to limit loitering and congregating on the concourse areas. Please continue to adhere to social distancing guidelines. PLEASE NOTE: NO ENTRY TO THE FLOOR OR FROM THE FLOOR LEVEL will be permitted for the duration of the 2020-2021 season.

When exiting the facility, please utilize the exits via Upper A, B, and C entrances only. There will be no access to exit through Lower A. There will also be no access to the court post-game. Guests will travel up the stairwells from the lower bowl or down the stairs from the upper bowl to the concourse level and exit through the marked doors.

Please adhere to instructions from event staff and signage placed around the facility.

In accordance with state and local guidelines, concessions services will return to the CFSB Center effective Tuesday, December 15, 2020. All goods will be pre-packaged and drinks will be limited to bottled only, provided by Sodexo. Visit our concession stands located in both Upper A and Upper B. Please note outside food and/or drink are not permitted inside MSU Athletic Department events.

There will be no pregame meal served for the duration of the 2020-2021 season.

Pocket’s Halftime Hospitality will be closed for Racer games until further notice. The Commonwealth of Kentucky has mandated that no indoor dining occur. Fans cannot bring their own food and drink due to this mandate.

Game programs will be both printed and digital this season. Printed programs will be stationed around the top of the stairwells and entry points for pick up. On these stands will also be a QR Code with a direct link for the digital program. These can also be found at GoRacers.com/program.

To better serve our guests and manage game day issues in a discrete and efficient way, please send any reports to msu.gameday@murraystate.edu. This email account will be monitored during the contest with the ability to quickly dispatch event staff to problem areas. Our goal is to provide the best driveway-to-driveway experience for our guests, and informing us of problems as they occur will aid in our effort to make your Racer games memorable!

Murray State Athletics will work jointly with SSC on an efficient and functional cleaning plan for Murray State Athletics facilities. SSC will perform and complete the daily and event cleaning checklist as outlined through contract protocols and facility needs.

Murray State Athletics and SSC will utilize Victory electrostatic sprayers for mass applications. A Virex disinfectant will also be used, which kills bacteria, viruses, and fungi while preventing cross-contamination. Virex is approved against COVID-19

High touch-point areas, entry points, and restrooms will be continuously monitored and disinfected throughout the contest starting when gates open through one hour post event – checking every thirty minutes. Seats and rails in the seating area will be electrostatic sprayed the morning of each contest and following each contest, in addition to normal building cleaning throughout the week.

Sanitization of high traffic areas will be the major area of focus, including but not limited to:

• Door knobs/bars
- Will be wiped down every thirty minutes from gates opening through one hour after the game has ended

• Elevator area/buttons
- Will be wiped down every thirty minutes from gates opening through one hour after the game has ended

• Entry gates/counter tops
- Will be wiped down every thirty minutes from gates opening through one hour after the game has ended

• Restrooms
- Will be cleaned on a normal operating schedule during the week leading up to events
- Upper concourse restrooms will remain closed in between events
- Restrooms will be blocked and marked as closed and will be reopened one hour prior to gates opening
- During the event – concourse bathrooms will have an assigned attendant to ensure cleanliness and sanitization throughout the event
- Attendants will be in visible clothing to identify themselves to guests
- Signs will be posted to detail the cleaning frequency and procedures

• Seating Bowl
- Before and after each home game all seats, chairs, and rails within the main seating area will be electrostatic sprayed to disinfect all areas touched during event
- Lower and upper student seating on doubleheader days will be disinfected in between games

It is ever important that you are seated in your assigned seats as labeled on your tickets. There will be a vacant row in between groups vertically AND three seats between family groups laterally. Spacing must be maintained throughout the contest. Unavailable seats will be clearly marked and identified.

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Racer Restart - Basketball

There will be no pregame meal served for the duration of the 2020-2021 season. Pocket’s Halftime Hospitality will be closed for Racer games until further notice. The Commonwealth of Kentucky has mandated that no indoor dining occur. Fans cannot bring their own food and drink due to this mandate.

Game programs will be both printed and digital this season. Printed programs will be stationed around the top of the stairwells and entry points for pick up. On these stands will also be a QR Code with a direct link for the digital program. These can also be found at GoRacers.com/program.

There will be no pregame meal served for the duration of the 2020-2021 season.

Pocket’s Halftime Hospitality will be closed for Racer games until further notice. The Commonwealth of Kentucky has mandated that no indoor dining occur. Fans cannot bring their own food and drink due to this mandate.