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It's just the beginning reef.......no one will believe any more hype from this coach......

It speaks to our fanbase thinking this is not an NCAA
bound team.
What a disgrace.
They show up for a "big game", leave disappointed,
and never come back.

rodfromcranston wrote:It speaks to our fanbase thinking this is not an NCAA
bound team.
What a disgrace.
They show up for a "big game", leave disappointed,
and never come back.

And why would they? Ever since i was a little kidnive been waiting to see big win in a packed ryan center LATE in the year

That's true so many disappointments with this team both home and on the road , I can see why fans may want to stay away

Just imagine what attendance could be if they even won half of those big sell-out type games at the Ryan Center.

ATPTourFan wrote:Just imagine what attendance could be if they even won half of those big sell-out type games at the Ryan Center.

Not only the big sellout home games but even just our OOC losses this year. Looking back at the Valpo, PC and Houston losses we lost by a total of 11 points, 4 possessions. We could have very easily gone into conference games 11-1 or 10-2 and still have been in the top 25. Instead here we are now...

This will impact attendance for a long time. Nobody will buy the hype next year, if there is any. Season tickets will trend down. So will the packages which seemed very successful this year. This season, barring a miracle turnaround, can only be viewed as a total and unmitigated disaster.

An unsurprisingly small number of 3,791 come out to see URI vs Fordham. A weeknight game coming off a heartbreaking loss against a typically cellar dwelling opponent made this expected. The season average drops to 4,904 and will likely end up just over 5k for the regular season.

RHODE ISLAND HOME ATTENDANCE 2016-17 YTD
OPPONENT | ATTENDANCE | TO DATE | AVERAGE
Dartmouth | 6,052 | 6,052 | 6,052
Marist | 4,021 | 10,073 | 5,037
Brown | 5,630 | 15,703 | 5,234
Belmont | 4,626 | 20,329 | 5,082
Old Dominion | 4,250 | 24,579 | 4,916
Holy Cross | 3,537 | 28,116 | 4,686
William & Mary | 3,570 | 31,686 | 4,527
St. Joe's | 3,880 | 35,566 | 4,446
La Salle | 3,753 | 39,319 | 4,369
UMass | 6,202 | 45,521 | 4,552
St. Bonaventure | 6,757 | 52,278 | 4,753
George Washington | 5,190 | 57,468 | 4,789
Dayton | 7,394 | 64,862 | 4,989
Fordham | 3,791 | 68,653 | 4,904

RHODE ISLAND HOME ATTENDANCE 2016-17 YTD
OPPONENT | ATTENDANCE | TO DATE | AVERAGE
Dartmouth | 6,052 | 6,052 | 6,052
Marist | 4,021 | 10,073 | 5,037
Brown | 5,630 | 15,703 | 5,234
Belmont | 4,626 | 20,329 | 5,082
Old Dominion | 4,250 | 24,579 | 4,916
Holy Cross | 3,537 | 28,116 | 4,686
William & Mary | 3,570 | 31,686 | 4,527
St. Joe's | 3,880 | 35,566 | 4,446
La Salle | 3,753 | 39,319 | 4,369
UMass | 6,202 | 45,521 | 4,552
St. Bonaventure | 6,757 | 52,278 | 4,753
George Washington | 5,190 | 57,468 | 4,789
Dayton | 7,394 | 64,862 | 4,989
Fordham | 3,791 | 68,653 | 4,904
VCU | 6,845 | 75,498 | 5,033

Nice turn out Rhody Nation !!

reef wrote:Nice turn out Rhody Nation !!

The VCU game likely would have been a sellout had it not come after a dreadful home loss to Fordham.

Attendance is reflective of the performance of the team. This squad and staff have played to a level this season that gets an average of just over 5k. If higher attendance is desired, the team must perform better. Horrible home losses to the likes of LaSalle and Fordham and gifting a win to Dayton does not help the cause.

RF1 wrote:

reef wrote:Nice turn out Rhody Nation !!

The VCU game likely would have been a sellout had it not come after a dreadful home loss to Fordham.

Attendance is reflective of the performance of the team. This squad and staff have played to a level this season that gets an average of just over 5k. If higher attendance is desired, the team must perform better. Horrible home losses to the likes of LaSalle and Fordham and gifting a win to Dayton does not help the cause.

The fact that PC was playing at home at 4 o'clock didn't help either, especially for the casual fan. But you're right, it's about performance and people leaving the RC either disgusted (Fordham and LaSalle) or devastated (Dayton).

Billyboy78 wrote:

RF1 wrote:

reef wrote:Nice turn out Rhody Nation !!

The VCU game likely would have been a sellout had it not come after a dreadful home loss to Fordham.

Attendance is reflective of the performance of the team. This squad and staff have played to a level this season that gets an average of just over 5k. If higher attendance is desired, the team must perform better. Horrible home losses to the likes of LaSalle and Fordham and gifting a win to Dayton does not help the cause.

The fact that PC was playing at home at 4 o'clock didn't help either, especially for the casual fan. But you're right, it's about performance and people leaving the RC either disgusted (Fordham and LaSalle) or devastated (Dayton).

Well we took a giant step in the right direction yesterday in advance of Senior Night with Davidson Saturday night.

Looks like the lowest number picked will win.

71. BleedBlue87 5,321

2nd largest crowd (7,263) of the year sees URI close out the season with an OT win over Davidson. URI finishes the regular season with a home attendance average of 5,173.

RHODE ISLAND HOME ATTENDANCE 2016-17 YTD
OPPONENT | ATTENDANCE | TO DATE | AVERAGE
Dartmouth | 6,052 | 6,052 | 6,052
Marist | 4,021 | 10,073 | 5,037
Brown | 5,630 | 15,703 | 5,234
Belmont | 4,626 | 20,329 | 5,082
Old Dominion | 4,250 | 24,579 | 4,916
Holy Cross | 3,537 | 28,116 | 4,686
William & Mary | 3,570 | 31,686 | 4,527
St. Joe's | 3,880 | 35,566 | 4,446
La Salle | 3,753 | 39,319 | 4,369
UMass | 6,202 | 45,521 | 4,552
St. Bonaventure | 6,757 | 52,278 | 4,753
George Washington | 5,190 | 57,468 | 4,789
Dayton | 7,394 | 64,862 | 4,989
Fordham | 3,791 | 68,653 | 4,904
VCU | 6,845 | 75,498 | 5,033
Davidson | 7,263 | 82,761 | 5,173

Thousand less than my prediction. Wow.

ATPTourFan wrote:Thousand less than my prediction. Wow.

The three losses to Valpo, PC, and Houston in December killed fan momentum for the rest of the season.

Th announced crowd of 7,263 for the Davidson game brings total URI home attendance for sixteen games to 82,761, an game average of 5,173. The official winner of the attendance contest is BleedBlue87.

Congratulations, BleedBlue87!!

Nice crowd for senior night !!

RF1 wrote:2nd largest crowd (7,263) of the year sees URI close out the season with an OT win over Davidson. URI finishes the regular season with a home attendance average of 5,173.

RHODE ISLAND HOME ATTENDANCE 2016-17 YTD
OPPONENT | ATTENDANCE | TO DATE | AVERAGE
Dartmouth | 6,052 | 6,052 | 6,052
Marist | 4,021 | 10,073 | 5,037
Brown | 5,630 | 15,703 | 5,234
Belmont | 4,626 | 20,329 | 5,082
Old Dominion | 4,250 | 24,579 | 4,916
Holy Cross | 3,537 | 28,116 | 4,686
William & Mary | 3,570 | 31,686 | 4,527
St. Joe's | 3,880 | 35,566 | 4,446
La Salle | 3,753 | 39,319 | 4,369
UMass | 6,202 | 45,521 | 4,552
St. Bonaventure | 6,757 | 52,278 | 4,753
George Washington | 5,190 | 57,468 | 4,789
Dayton | 7,394 | 64,862 | 4,989
Fordham | 3,791 | 68,653 | 4,904
VCU | 6,845 | 75,498 | 5,033
Davidson | 7,263 | 82,761 | 5,173

Not a single sellout?

RF1 wrote:

ATPTourFan wrote:Thousand less than my prediction. Wow.

The three losses to Valpo, PC, and Houston in December killed fan momentum for the rest of the season.

But our improved performance has .make for higher attendance and excellent fan environments for the VCU and Davidson games or attendance would have been considerably worse.

Nobody would have thought a month ago that we would have attendance like we did for Davidson. Winning in the A10 Tournament and in the NCAA Tournament will help to entice people to go to more games next year

We may average 5400 next year

Just need to win games when the house is full or near full.

With the NCAA bid, there is no home NIT game so the official season attendance numbers are now final. URI averaged 5,173 for its sixteen home games at the Ryan Center. This was a 10% increase from the season before. The home attendance for the 2016-17 campaign ranked seventh in the fifteen year history of the Ryan Center and was slightly above the historical venue average (4,955). 1,169,278 patrons have now attended URI men's basketball games since the Ryan Center was opened in 2002.

RYAN CENTER URI HOME ATTENDANCE BY YEAR
SEASON | GAMES | TOTAL | AVERAGE | CHANGE
2016-17 | 16 | 82,761 | 5,173 | 10%
2015-16 | 17 | 80,198 | 4,718 | -13%
2014-15 | 16 | 86,461 | 5,404 | 22%
2013-14 | 16 | 71,058 | 4,441 | 3%
2012-13 | 15 | 64,368 | 4,291 | 12%
2011-12 | 15 | 57,428 | 3,829 | -16%
2010-11 | 16 | 72,598 | 4,537 | -13%
2009-10 | 17 | 88,853 | 5,227 | -1%
2008-09 | 14 | 74,196 | 5,300 | -10%
2007-08 | 15 | 88,731 | 5,915 | 32%
2006-07 | 15 | 67,293 | 4,486 | -6%
2005-06 | 16 | 76,150 | 4,760 | 2%
2004-05 | 14 | 65,227 | 4,659 | -19%
2003-04 | 17 | 97,762 | 5,751 | 2%
2002-03 | 17 | 96,194 | 5,658 |
ALL | 236 | 1,169,278 | 4,955 |

RYAN CENTER URI HOME ATTENDANCE BY AVERAGE
SEASON | GAMES | TOTAL | AVERAGE
2007-08 | 15 | 88,731 | 5,915
2003-04 | 17 | 97,762 | 5,751
2002-03 | 17 | 96,194 | 5,658
2014-15 | 16 | 86,461 | 5,404
2008-09 | 14 | 74,196 | 5,300
2009-10 | 17 | 88,853 | 5,227
2016-17 | 16 | 82,761 | 5,173
2005-06 | 16 | 76,150 | 4,760
2015-16 | 17 | 80,198 | 4,718
2004-05 | 14 | 65,227 | 4,659
2010-11 | 16 | 72,598 | 4,537
2006-07 | 15 | 67,293 | 4,486
2013-14 | 16 | 71,058 | 4,441
2012-13 | 15 | 64,368 | 4,291
2011-12 | 15 | 57,428 | 3,829

Anybody want to take a guess as to how the past few weeks will affect next year's attendance?

uptick at the beginning then the results will dictate the rest of the year

I think somewhere between 5300 -5600

twisted3829 wrote:uptick at the beginning then the results will dictate the rest of the year

I would think this as well. The number of season tickets will almost certainly go up, since it's not like the roster is barren for next year.

twisted3829 wrote:uptick at the beginning then the results will dictate the rest of the year

They are already working on next year while interest in Rhody hoops is still high. Every email they send out mentions purchasing tickets for next season. This was in the latest email I got yesterday from URI Athletics:

Can't wait to catch the Rams in action again at The Ryan Center? Reserve your 2017-18 season tickets now for as little as $20 per month and receive a BONUS $50 gift card to TwoTen Oyster Bar & Grill! Demand is already very high so be sure to take advantage of our monthly payment plans and grab the best seats available before they're gone!

There will definitely be an uptick at the beginning of the season until the PC game, then attendance will either go up or have a slight decline depending on the result.

Yes, I got an e-mail too from Tyler to see if I wanted to upgrade to season tickets from my 5 game mini-plan. I wish I could. Too many games I can't make during the week because of work.

I just renewed my season tix, not that it makes next season start any sooner.

URI at 5,173 ranked 5th in A-10 average home attendance for this past season. This is around the same place Rhode island typically finishes each year. URI's attendance was above the league average of 4,688.

ATLANTIC-10 2016-17 HOME ATTENDANCE

ATTENDANCE | GAMES | TOTAL | AVG
====================================
Dayton | 16 | 208,291 | 13,018
VCU | 16 | 122,192 | 7,637
Richmond | 17 | 107,389 | 6,317
Saint Louis | 18 | 100,675 | 5,593
Rhode Island | 16 | 82,761 | 5,173
St. Bonaventure | 15 | 64,114 | 4,274
George Mason | 17 | 71,990 | 4,235
Davidson | 13 | 55,007 | 4,231
Saint Joseph's | 14 | 58,501 | 4,179
Massachusetts | 18 | 59,338 | 3,297
George Washington | 18 | 56,706 | 3,150
La Salle | 16 | 36,532 | 2,283
Fordham | 17 | 28,161 | 1,657
Duquesne | 18 | 21,915 | 1,218
Totals | 229 | 1,073,572 | 4,688

RF1 wrote:URI at 5,173 ranked 5th in A-10 average home attendance for this past season. This is around the same place Rhode island typically finishes each year. URI's attendance was above the league average of 4,688.

ATLANTIC-10 2016-17 HOME ATTENDANCE

ATTENDANCE | GAMES | TOTAL | AVG
====================================
Dayton | 16 | 208,291 | 13,018
VCU | 16 | 122,192 | 7,637
Richmond | 17 | 107,389 | 6,317
Saint Louis | 18 | 100,675 | 5,593
Rhode Island | 16 | 82,761 | 5,173
St. Bonaventure | 15 | 64,114 | 4,274
George Mason | 17 | 71,990 | 4,235
Davidson | 13 | 55,007 | 4,231
Saint Joseph's | 14 | 58,501 | 4,179
Massachusetts | 18 | 59,338 | 3,297
George Washington | 18 | 56,706 | 3,150
La Salle | 16 | 36,532 | 2,283
Fordham | 17 | 28,161 | 1,657
Duquesne | 18 | 21,915 | 1,218
Totals | 229 | 1,073,572 | 4,688

Duquesne with an average of only 1,281 with a capacity of 4,390 for only 27.7% capacity. Lot's of room for improvement.

ramster wrote: Duquesne with an average of only 1,281 with a capacity of 4,390 for only 27.7% capacity. Lot's of room for improvement.

According to some posters on the Duquesne forum, their number of 1,281 is actually inflated. The school however is working on improving the capacity percentage. Their 40 million dollar upgrade to athletic facilities (not just basketball related) includes renovations to the AJ Palumbo Center (opened 1988) which would add more creature comforts and reduce capacity. Duquesne however always has the convenient option of playing two blocks over at the Penguins arena should they ever get successful enough to need more seats.



The ever shrinking AJ Palumbo Center Capacity
1988 Capacity 6,200
Sometime pre-2010 Capacity 5,358
2010 Capacity 4,406
2016 Capacity 4,390

RF1,
Yes, I saw that the new upgrade was going to reduce capacity even more.

RF1, thanks for keeping us updated. Would you please add to your prior post the % to capacity on far right?

RF1 wrote:URI at 5,173 ranked 5th in A-10 average home attendance for this past season. This is around the same place Rhode island typically finishes each year. URI's attendance was above the league average of 4,688.

One would think, with sustained mid-year success, this number will undoubtedly rise next year. Going into A-10 play things were looking really bare this year.

RF1 wrote:URI at 5,173 ranked 5th in A-10 average home attendance for this past season. This is around the same place Rhode island typically finishes each year. URI's attendance was above the league average of 4,688.

ATLANTIC-10 2016-17 HOME ATTENDANCE

ATTENDANCE | GAMES | TOTAL | AVG
====================================
Dayton | 16 | 208,291 | 13,018
VCU | 16 | 122,192 | 7,637
Richmond | 17 | 107,389 | 6,317
Saint Louis | 18 | 100,675 | 5,593
Rhode Island | 16 | 82,761 | 5,173
St. Bonaventure | 15 | 64,114 | 4,274
George Mason | 17 | 71,990 | 4,235
Davidson | 13 | 55,007 | 4,231
Saint Joseph's | 14 | 58,501 | 4,179
Massachusetts | 18 | 59,338 | 3,297
George Washington | 18 | 56,706 | 3,150
La Salle | 16 | 36,532 | 2,283
Fordham | 17 | 28,161 | 1,657
Duquesne | 18 | 21,915 | 1,218
Totals | 229 | 1,073,572 | 4,688

How many teams drew more fans for one game than Duquesne drew for the entire year? Has to be at least a handful - not sure exactly how many arenas hold that capacity.

Looks like Syracuse (33,000), Kentucky (23,500), and Louisville (22,090) are the only three where it would be possible.

ATPTourFan wrote:RF1, thanks for keeping us updated. Would you please add to your prior post the % to capacity on far right?

I took these numbers directly from the A-10 site as is without any real modification other than formatting. The A-10 did not have capacity numbers. I am sorry but I am not really interested in figuring this out and don't think it is a particularly worthwhile exercise given the small venues some teams play in. It would entail getting the official capacity for home venues which is sometimes difficult as some sources have conflicting numbers for facilities. Further adding to the complexity for capacity is that some teams such as LaSalle play home games at secondary sites (Palestra).

As for the capacity numbers, it is safe to say that Dayton and VCU play to near 100% capacity. Richmond plays to a high capacity level above URI. As for other league teams, they either play to a lesser capacity than Rhode Island or draw a smaller average in a much smaller capacity venue thus making comparisons pointless.

SLU and GMU have larger capacity arenas than URI. SLU especially.

I would expect both schools to increase their attendance numbers next season, as both are trending up performance wise.

URI should be at least average in the high 5000's next season. Yes it will depend somewhat on our OOC slate and of course our performance.

URI imo will never approach what VCU does with their attendance...sellouts no matter who the opponent is.

Some of that is due to location and some is just due to the fan base itself. No matter how good we are or will be. It is what it is.

mission #1 sell out opening night

Capacities are available on KenPom team pages. Maybe I can get them later.

I think it may depend on who the opponent is. If it's just a crappy opponent then I doubt it sells out

We should get at least 7000 no matter the opponent.......

After that, it will depend on the opponent and our play....maybe we will even beat PC next season.

rambone 78 wrote:We should get at least 7000 no matter the opponent.......

After that, it will depend on the opponent and our play....maybe we will even beat PC next season.

7,000 might be a good guess as the opener attendance has increased by about 1,000 the last few years. None of the opponents were real attractive so the increase was for the most part entirely tied to enthusiasm for Rhody.

Ryan Center Attendance for Last Three Openers
2014 | Pace | 4,210
2015 | American | 5,089
2016 | Dartmouth | 6,052

I will say about 6800

The NCAA official home attendance numbers are out. URI had the 99th best average attendance at 5,173 and was at #102 for total accumulated attendance (82,761).

http://stats.ncaa.org/rankings/change_sport_year_div

Top 100! Haha