Which
of the following programs were the top two in home attendance for college
basketball in the Western Region last season?
a)
Arizona
b) BYU
c)
Gonzaga
d)
New Mexico
e) UNLV
Answers:
b) BYU and e) UNLV… Nationally, BYU (14,029) finished 17th in the
nation in home attendance while UNLV (13,917) finished 18th.
However, UNLV’s number includes one sold out game played at The Orleans Arena
with a crowd of 8,320. Thus, UNLV averaged 14,227 fans at the Thomas & Mack Center
last season – its highest number since Jerry Tarkanian’s last season in 1991-92
(15,595).
Arizona (13,815) was 19th, New
Mexico (13,595) was 22nd and Gonzaga
(6,000) was 90th.