Thinking of a March trip to Memphis? It's not New York City, but it's certainly not a bad alternative. Beale Street, Graceland, the blues and some goo basketball for a few days. Not bad:

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A limited number of tickets to the first American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship are now available to the general public through the University of Memphis athletics ticket office as well as through member institutions’ ticket offices.

The 2014 American Athletic Conference Championship will be played at FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn., March 12-15. All 10 American Athletic Conference teams will compete for the league title, including 2013 NCAA champion Louisville, which is one of the eight conference teams that have reached the NCAA Final Four. Five of the 10 American Athletic Conference teams (Cincinnati, UConn, Louisville, Memphis, SMU) were either ranked or received votes in the Jan. 6 Associated Press top-25 poll.

The 2014 championship will begin with two first-round games Wednesday, March 12. Two quarterfinal doubleheaders will be played Thursday, March 13, followed by a semifinal doubleheader Friday, March 14. The final will take place Saturday, March 15.

The ticket packages made available to the general public Monday, covering all nine games of the championship, are priced at $175. Tickets will be available online atTheAmerican.org/MBB. Purchasers will be notified of their exact seat locations at a later date. Seat locations will be prioritized by the date and time of purchase.

Fans interested in purchasing tickets through member schools may contact the respective school’s athletics ticket office.