Attendance

[ucp990411]

Think about this one Husky fans. The other day I went to UConnHuskygames.com - thank you TCF - and watched the BC game from 1995 played in Hartford. They said it was the 50th consecutive sell out including 24 in Hartford. Times have certainly changed. When was our last sell out? Those were great days.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Think about this one Husky fans. The other day I went to UConnHuskygames.com - thank you TCF - and watched the BC game from 1995 played in Hartford. They said it was the 50th consecutive sell out including 24 in Hartford. Times have certainly changed. When was our last sell out? Those were great days.

Florida? Tomorrow?

 

[ucp990411]

Florida? Tomorrow?

Was Florida a sell out?

 

[Storrs South]

Was Florida a sell out?

Wichita State was last year too. And as @Dream Jobbed 2.0 noted, tomorrow will be as well.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Was Florida a sell out?

Yes

 

[Palatine]

Think about this one Husky fans. The other day I went to UConnHuskygames.com - thank you TCF - and watched the BC game from 1995 played in Hartford. They said it was the 50th consecutive sell out including 24 in Hartford. Times have certainly changed. When was our last sell out? Those were great days.

Attendance has been spotty for a long, long time, both at Gampel and the Civic Center, both in the BE and AAC.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

 

[ucp990411]

Wichita State was last year too. And as @Dream Jobbed 2.0 noted, tomorrow will be as well.

Yes, we have had the occasional sell out but think about it, 50 consecutive, pretty amazing. And that was with the Whalers still in Hartford. Does anyone know how much attendance is down nationwide in college hoops?

 

[bballgrda]

Yes, we have had the occasional sell out but think about it, 50 consecutive, pretty amazing. And that was with the Whalers still in Hartford. Does anyone know how much attendance is down nationwide in college hoops?

It's just the reality of the world we live in. People have infinite more options for entertainment.

 

[MadMax1999]

Expect a packed student section. We are excited.

 

[uconngb]

Think about this one Husky fans. The other day I went to UConnHuskygames.com - thank you TCF - and watched the BC game from 1995 played in Hartford. They said it was the 50th consecutive sell out including 24 in Hartford. Times have certainly changed. When was our last sell out? Those were great days.

Was that also our 50th consecutive win over BCU??

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

Yes, we have had the occasional sell out but think about it, 50 consecutive, pretty amazing. And that was with the Whalers still in Hartford. Does anyone know how much attendance is down nationwide in college hoops?

Attendance is down across the board in all sports, professional and college.

 

[Kathy]

Attendance is down across the board in all sports, professional and college.

Cost could be a big part of that.

 

[Waquoit]

We used to sell out the Civic Center when Perno was coaching all the time.

 

[gampelcrazies]

Expect a packed student section. We are excited.

They better be

 

[Storrs South]

Cost could be a big part of that.

Cost, people have more things to do, and ease of watching on TV. Considering the team hasn't had a winning record in 4 years and played in a conference no one cares about, it has been fine for UConn. Between Hurley turning it around and going back to the Big East, I am optimistic UConn will see a significant boost in attendance.

 

[Kathy]

Cost, people have more things to do, and ease of watching on TV. Considering the team hasn't had a winning record in 4 years and played in a conference no one cares about, it has been fine for UConn. Between Hurley turning it around and going back to the Big East, I am optimistic UConn will see a significant boost in attendance.

Started dropping a lot more than 4 years ago
2003 - 13,239
2005 - 13,771
2008 - 11,887
2011 - 11,569
2014 - 10,134
2015 - 10,687
2017 - 8,505
2019 - 8,052

General trend across most NCAA basketbsll

 

[gtcam]

Expect a packed student section. We are excited.

Is that 1999 your date of birth?
If it is My God am I feeling old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hope you students hurt my ears tomorrow with your noise

 

[ucp990411]

We used to sell out the Civic Center when Perno was coaching all the time.

I was a season ticket holder from 1978 - 2013 and while there may have been some sellouts during Perno's years I would not say it was all the time

 

[ucp990411]

It's just the reality of the world we live in. People have infinite more options for entertainment.

I am old and my best option for entertainment is watching UConn men's basketball kick the crap out of their opponent.

 

[gampelcrazies]

I was a season ticket holder from 1978 - 2013 and while there may have been some sellouts during Perno's years I would not say it was all the time

Did you dump the season tickets because of the move to the AAC?

 

[glastonbury50]

It's just the reality of the world we live in. People have infinite more options for entertainment.

This theory is going to be disproved very very soon.

 

[glastonbury50]

Cost could be a big part of that.

Tickets have been WAY cheaper recently with the invention of smartphones and I guess Stubhub. I got my cincy tickets for 6 each on hub. Remember my Dad paying a lot of money for tickets in the early 2000's. They were also wayy harder to get.

 

[Bulldog]

I was a season ticket holder from 1978 - 2013 and while there may have been some sellouts during Perno's years I would not say it was all the time

I started season tickets the year Corny Thompson and Mike McCay signed with UConn. Then with the Big East came lots of optimism. Chuck Aleksinas transferred from Kentucky and the Big East Tournament was held in Hartford. The fans had high hopes we could win that tournament. However lost in first round to St. John’s.
Perno gave us lots of false starts and it eventually cost him his job. Lost in the Conn Mutual Classic to Northeastern coached by, yes, you guessed it, JimCalhoun. Fans remained very loyal thrilled to be playing Georgetown, Villanova, Syracuse and the rest of the Big East on a national stage. Attendance remainded very good.
Calhoun came along at the perfect time because UCONN was clearly ebbing. He won the NIT and the rest is history.

 

[superjohn]

Cost, people have more things to do, and ease of watching on TV. Considering the team hasn't had a winning record in 4 years and played in a conference no one cares about, it has been fine for UConn. Between Hurley turning it around and going back to the Big East, I am optimistic UConn will see a significant boost in attendance.

This is a non-issue that gets brought up around here, things will be different next season.