SMU basketball 4th biggest gain in attendance

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Fri Jun 20, 2014 8:41 pm
by bubba pony
Biggest gainers in attendance, per game:
1. Nebraska: +5,067
2. Syracuse: +3,813
3. Virginia: +2,281
4. SMU: +2,210
5. FGCU: +2,050
6. Utah State: +1,893
7. Utah: +1,699
8. South Carolina: +1,470
9. Iowa: +1,351
10. Massachusetts: +1,289
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketb ... total-fans
Re: SMU basketball 4th biggest gain in attendance

Posted:
Fri Jun 20, 2014 8:54 pm
by LA_Mustang
Interesting. I would've guessed we increased more than that. Nice that the AAC averaged more per game than the PAC-12.
Re: SMU basketball 4th biggest gain in attendance

Posted:
Fri Jun 20, 2014 8:57 pm
by LA_Mustang
My bad. I forgot about the Garland games. That is why it is only +2,200
Re: SMU basketball 4th biggest gain in attendance

Posted:
Fri Jun 20, 2014 9:05 pm
by DanFreibergerForHeisman
LA_Mustang wrote:My bad. I forgot about the Garland games. That is why it is only +2,200
Yeah.
Should be even higher next season.
Re: SMU basketball 4th biggest gain in attendance

Posted:
Sat Jun 21, 2014 11:19 am
by The PonyGrad
Wonder how that looks as % gained?

Re: SMU basketball 4th biggest gain in attendance

Posted:
Sat Jun 21, 2014 11:44 am
by max the wonder dog
Per NCAA website, last year's attendance over 14 home games was 5,653 vs. 3,443 over 2013, an increase of 64%.
Attendance in 2012 was 2,013. Attendance is up 180% in LB's first two years.
Assuming an attendance next year of 7,050, attendance will have increased 250% during the LB era.
Is LB worth his salary? In his third year there will be an attendance increase of 5,000 per game. Assume $30 per game (conservative) and 14 home games, that's an extra $2.1 million per year in ticket sales alone.
Add in seat license fees and increased concessions and parking revenue his impact on the bottom line is incredible -- and that doesn't factor in the increase in the value to the university of the higher national profile.
Re: SMU basketball 4th biggest gain in attendance

Posted:
Mon Jun 23, 2014 4:55 pm
by ponyscott
Don't forget the increase of revenue due to beer/wine sales.