The University of Dayton finished in the Top 30 in men's basketball attendance for the 11th straight season in 2007-08, according to a report by the NCAA released last week. The Flyers finished 27th in the NCAA in attendance with an average of 12,479 fans a game. Since UD Arena opened in 1969, Dayton has been in the NCAA's top 35 in attendance every season.
The Flyers led the Atlantic 10 in attendance for the 12th straight season. UD averaged more than 2,400 fans a game better than any other team in the conference. In conference games only, Dayton averaged 13,220 (up 625 from a year ago).
UD Arena has 85 sellouts in its 38-year history. UD's last 135 regular season home games have had attendance of at least 11,000 fans. In the last 14 years, 99% of UD's home games have drawn at least 10,000 (373 of 375), including the last 172 regular season games.
Dayton went 23-11 in 2007-08, and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NIT, losing to eventual champion Ohio State in Columbus. The Flyers graduated All-Atlantic 10 guard Brian Roberts, but return their next three scorers and top three rebounders – forward Chris Wright (10.4, 5.7), guard Marcus Johnson (10.1, 5.1) and forward Charles Little (8.0, 4.6).
NCAA Division I Men's Top 30 in Attendance
School Avg.
1. Kentucky 22,554
2. North Carolina 20,497
3. Syracuse 20,345
4. Tennessee 20,267
5. Louisville 19,481
6. Maryland 17,950
7. Wisconsin 17,190
8. Arkansas 17,148
9. Indiana 16,876
10. Memphis 16,748
11. Illinois 16,618
12. Ohio State 16,587
13. Kansas 16,409
14. Marquette 16,239
15. Creighton 15,333
16. North Carolina State 15,043
17. Michigan State 14,759
18. New Mexico 14,361
19. Arizona 14,218
20. Texas 13,815
21. Brigham Young 13,518
22. Vanderbilt 13,418
23. Iowa State 13,317
24. Georgetown 12,955
25. Kansas State 12,529
26. Oklahoma State 12,504
27. Dayton 12,479
28. Minnesota 12,452
29. South Carolina 12,346
30. Purdue 12,345
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