2019-20 Home Attendance Predictions Summary

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 4 years ago

Once again, we have a wide range in predictions - over 1300 fans per game.

For comparison, here is a five year summary of actual regular season Ryan Attendance
2018-19 : 5,797
2017-18 : 6,217
2016-17 : 5,173
2015-16 : 4,718
2014-15 : 5,888

2019-20 Home Attendance Predictions Summary

         Participant	Average Attendance
1.	Dino611	              6,320

2.	bpaz11	              6,275
3.	Shinze88	      6,274
4.	Rhody74	              6,263
5.	Rhodyhoopz	      6,262
6.	R.Kelly150	      6,254
7.	Ram1019	              6,245
8.	luke	              6,241
9.	cRAM4finals	      6,234
10.	wgracie99	      6,204

11.	Taylor Swift	      6,198
12.	sf2010	              6,169
13.	ramsman75	      6,154
14.	Seawrightspostgame    6,146
15.	DeanDome88	      6,137
16.	PeteRI	              6,134
17.	HASwatTeam	      6,123
18.	CTRamfan	      6,122
19.	RhodyRam86	      6,115
20.	Rhody Guy	      6,112
21.	neil	              6,111
22.	mjg13x	              6,109
23.	JimSidd	              6,103

24.	DaveMac00	      6,089
25.	jmck	              6,069
26.	Blue Man	      6,069 DNQ
27.	Rhody22	              6,067
28.	Rhody_JAM	      6,054
29.	PeterRamTime	      6,051
30.	bigappleram	      6,050
31.	4Diffs	              6,045
32.	spookydog	      6,031
33.	Shaolin Swat	      6,027
34.	RAM67	              6,012
35.	jaywin86	      6,011
36.	DelroyIsMyHero        6,010
37.	79RhodyFan	      6,009
38.	rhodylaw	      6,001
39.	bwerner10	      6,000

40.	KevanBoyles	      5,999
41.	RIFan	              5,998
42.	Chico 78	      5,993
43.	wpbrown8267	      5,988
44.	raminwarwick	      5,978
45.     hrstrat57             5,976
46.	sevegny7	      5,975
47.	RamIt!	              5,966
48.	rambone 78	      5,959
49.	reef	              5,954
50.	rhodyruckus	      5,942
51.	Rhody83	              5,934
52.	Ram96	              5,925
53.	Rhody Sody	      5,919
54.	RhodyFanNotAlum	      5,912
55.	zporiri	              5,909
56.	TruePoint	      5,900

57.	rhodyrunner	      5,899
58.	steviep123	      5,898
59.	UCH21377	      5,888
60.	DowtinDimes	      5,885
61.	twisted 3829	      5,879
62.	URI96	              5,867
63.	RhodyRamFan69	      5,863
64.	Mongo	              5,859
65.	RhodeIslandBorn	      5,857
66.	Rhodyram	      5,848
67.	mmp136	              5,824
68.	NJ03	              5,814
69.	RamStock	      5,805

70.	LoveThoseRams 	      5,791
71.	NC_Ram	              5,785
72.	OhioRam32	      5,768
73.	Rhody15	              5,767
74.	DC_Rams	              5,765
75.	Billyboy78 	      5,762
76.	rhodyfan3000	      5,750
77.	rjsuperfly66	      5,748
78.	adam914	              5,741
79.	phipsiGD'11	      5,733
80.	josephski	      5,723
81.	ramster	              5,715

82.	URIFIJI	              5,692
83.	reckless jake	      5,680
84.	ramfan85	      5,636

85.	rhodysurf	      5,534
86.	OldSchoolRhody	      5,500

87.	URIRecruitingInfo     5,444

88.	RhodyRams12	      5,369
89.	NHRamFan	      5,353

90.	steveystuds06	      5,272
91.	NYGFan_Section208     5,200

92.	section(105)	      5,000

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 4 years ago

After game one it feels like maybe about 80 people have been eliminated from this one already

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 4 years ago

Definitely a slow start I will be surprised if we hit 6 k now

section(105) · Unread post by **section(105)** » 4 years ago

.......besides PC, who else are we gonna have full house sell out?

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 4 years ago

Pretty much anybody who predicted 6k or more is toast already!

And if we struggle OOC, the high 5's are in trouble.

The "buzz" just doesn't seem to be there at this point.

With this schedule, we'll know one way or the other for sure, real soon.

luke · Unread post by **luke** » 4 years ago

Alabama should be a huge draw , western Kentucky should draw well and of course PC . The opener rarely draws a huge crowd, so I wouldn't base anything on that game's attendance . as far as conference games, we play home against all of the top three rated teams ( VCU, Davidson and Dayton ).

josephski · Unread post by **josephski** » 4 years ago

luke wrote: ↑4 years ago Alabama should be a huge draw , western Kentucky should draw well and of course PC . The opener rarely draws a huge crowd, so I wouldn't base anything on that game's attendance . as far as conference games, we play home against all of the top three rated teams ( VCU, Davidson and Dayton ).

Western Kentucky might get hurt a little by the Bills Pats game which I’m guessing will get flexed to Saturday and could be at 1pm.

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 4 years ago

luke wrote: ↑4 years ago Alabama should be a huge draw , western Kentucky should draw well and of course PC . The opener rarely draws a huge crowd, so I wouldn't base anything on that game's attendance . as far as conference games, we play home against all of the top three rated teams ( VCU, Davidson and Dayton ).

LIU attendance was disappointing. All starters back and we get only 4,258.
Feel for guys like Dowtin and Langevine who are Outgoing Seniors playing in a home opener that had 6,052 and 6,367 in their Freshman and Sophomore years.
No sugar coating the 4,258, it was simply disappointing.

2019 LIU = 4,258
2018 Bryant = 5,010
2017 UNC-Asheville = 6,367
2016 Dartmouth = 6,052

reef · Unread post by **reef** » 4 years ago

Totally agree Ramster all 4 of those opponents are about equal and to get only 4258 is awful feel bad for the seniors too

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 4 years ago

Cox doesn't create the buzz the way Dan did.....simple fact.

Need to win and win big to change that.

Like I said, this OOC sched is huge.

Rhodyram · Unread post by **Rhodyram** » 4 years ago

The LIU game may not even be the lowest attendance of the season. The Nichols State game on a Tuesday and the Manhattan game at 400 the day before Thanksgiving will have a similar #

rambone 78 · Unread post by **rambone 78** » 4 years ago

Think that's bad? At this point next year's home OOC schedule looks putrid.

JimSidd · Unread post by **JimSidd** » 4 years ago

If attendance for the Alabama game isn’t good, that’s a bad sign. An SEC team on a Friday night? It should be at least 6,500. It will help if Rhody plays well against Maryland tomorrow night. Maybe that creates a little buzz. They don’t have to win: just play well and be in the game.
I thought marketing did a good job last year and it looks like they’ll need to bring their A game this year, at least until conference play starts. Then it’s up to the players and coaches to perform well to draw people in.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 4 years ago

Dan used to do stuff on campus with the students, giving pizza away at the library, stuff like that. Is anything like that going on now?

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 4 years ago

JimSidd wrote: ↑4 years ago If attendance for the Alabama game isn’t good, that’s a bad sign. An SEC team on a Friday night? It should be at least 6,500. It will help if Rhody plays well against Maryland tomorrow night. Maybe that creates a little buzz. They don’t have to win: just play well and be in the game.
I thought marketing did a good job last year and it looks like they’ll need to bring their A game this year, at least until conference play starts. Then it’s up to the players and coaches to perform well to draw people in.

Seems like Marketing often gets too much blame for bad attendance and too much credit for good attendance.

If URI were to lose by 25 against Maryland Saturday then Alabama will not have such good attendance. Lose in a close game then good attendance
Upset Maryland and Ryan Center could very well sell out for Alabama.
It’s not complicated. Winning brings the attendance, losing does not - regardless of Marketing.

Look at the stadiums of the Washington Redskins and Atlanta Falcons right now.

Rhodyram · Unread post by **Rhodyram** » 4 years ago

Winning is the #1,#2 and#3 reasons for successful attendance.
After that, marketing needs to get to work. The more I look at it, the 5 game plan that was offered this year was great for URI fans but bad for the overall attendance. They packaged 5 games that would probably sell pretty well as single game/walk up sale games- all are on a Fri or Sat. Why didn't they include a game in which sales are not expected to be as good and get those tickets out in the public. Most bought that plan for the PC game- give them tickets to Nicholls St in the plan.

RhodyRams916 · Unread post by **RhodyRams916** » 4 years ago

Billyboy78 wrote: ↑4 years ago Dan used to do stuff on campus with the students, giving pizza away at the library, stuff like that. Is anything like that going on now?

Yeah I don't know where all the hype is with the students. They should be filling the student section. There are ~18,000 students at URI. Absolutely no reason they shouldn't be selling out the 1,500 student seats.

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 4 years ago

I have been tracking the game by game attendance for the previous last five seasons. The LIU game was nearly the lowest for any opener barely surpassing D2 Pace back in 2014. For additional context, it should however be noted that it was the earliest played game of them all and only one of two openers not played on a weekend Friday night. Weekend games have historically always drawn significantly better in Kingston.

I think it far too early to worry about attendance. My expectation is that the more attractive OOC home schedule this season (which includes PC and Alabama) will conclude with attendance above last year when it stood at 5,346 entering conference play. The best draw last season was 6,382 for Middle Tennessee at the end of December. The PC game this year will easily top that as it is a guaranteed sellout of 7,657.

SEASON-OPPONENT | GAMES
11/05/19 TUE | LIU | 4,258
11/06/18 TUE | Bryant | 5,010
11/10/17 FRI | UNC-Asheville | 6,367
11/11/16 FRI | Dartmouth | 6,052
11/13/15 FRI | American | 5,089
11/14/14 FRI | Pace | 4,210

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 4 years ago

RF1 wrote: ↑4 years ago I have been tracking the game by game attendance for the previous last five seasons. The LIU game was nearly the lowest for any opener barely surpassing D2 Pace back in 2014. For additional context, it should however be noted that it was the earliest played game of them all and only one of two openers not played on a weekend Friday night. Weekend games have historically always drawn significantly better in Kingston.

I think it far too early to worry about attendance. My expectation is that the more attractive OOC home schedule this season (which includes PC and Alabama) will conclude with attendance above last year when it stood at 5,346 entering conference play. The best draw last season was 6,382 for Middle Tennessee at the end of December. The PC game this year will easily top that as it is a guaranteed sellout of 7,657.

SEASON-OPPONENT | GAMES
11/05/19 TUE | LIU | 4,258
11/06/18 TUE | Bryant | 5,010
11/10/17 FRI | UNC-Asheville | 6,367
11/11/16 FRI | Dartmouth | 6,052
11/13/15 FRI | American | 5,089
11/14/14 FRI | Pace | 4,210

If you are going to include the day of the week, and the early calendar date of the game then should probably add that the weather was very bad. Easily kept some people from driving to the game and students possibly from walking to the game. Who knows, but bottom line is the attendance is what it is in the record books.

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 4 years ago

ramster wrote: ↑4 years ago
RF1 wrote: ↑4 years ago I have been tracking the game by game attendance for the previous last five seasons. The LIU game was nearly the lowest for any opener barely surpassing D2 Pace back in 2014. For additional context, it should however be noted that it was the earliest played game of them all and only one of two openers not played on a weekend Friday night. Weekend games have historically always drawn significantly better in Kingston.

I think it far too early to worry about attendance. My expectation is that the more attractive OOC home schedule this season (which includes PC and Alabama) will conclude with attendance above last year when it stood at 5,346 entering conference play. The best draw last season was 6,382 for Middle Tennessee at the end of December. The PC game this year will easily top that as it is a guaranteed sellout of 7,657.

SEASON-OPPONENT | GAMES
11/05/19 TUE | LIU | 4,258
11/06/18 TUE | Bryant | 5,010
11/10/17 FRI | UNC-Asheville | 6,367
11/11/16 FRI | Dartmouth | 6,052
11/13/15 FRI | American | 5,089
11/14/14 FRI | Pace | 4,210
If you are going to include the day of the week, and the early calendar date of the game then should probably add that the weather was very bad. Easily kept some people from driving to the game and students possibly from walking to the game. Who knows, but bottom line is the attendance is what it is in the record books.

A little light rain? Geesh, I hate to see what's going to happen when it starts to snow.

Rhodyram · Unread post by **Rhodyram** » 4 years ago

An overlooked fact about the LIU game. It stopped raining an hour or 2 before game time. The rain excuse is a lie

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 4 years ago

Do we really think there were like 1000 people that stayed home and didnt buy walk up tickets because it rained?

theblueram · Unread post by **theblueram** » 4 years ago

The moon was out, it was warm and it was a great night. Weather did not impact this game. The walk from the Keaney lot to the RC was perfect.

Rhode_Island_Red · Unread post by **Rhode_Island_Red** » 4 years ago

Buzz me no buzz. This is a team coming off a 15-loss season, in which they played more than their share of stinkers. Win and the world wins with you, lose and you lose alone.

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 4 years ago

Billyboy78 wrote: ↑4 years ago
ramster wrote: ↑4 years ago
RF1 wrote: ↑4 years ago I have been tracking the game by game attendance for the previous last five seasons. The LIU game was nearly the lowest for any opener barely surpassing D2 Pace back in 2014. For additional context, it should however be noted that it was the earliest played game of them all and only one of two openers not played on a weekend Friday night. Weekend games have historically always drawn significantly better in Kingston.

I think it far too early to worry about attendance. My expectation is that the more attractive OOC home schedule this season (which includes PC and Alabama) will conclude with attendance above last year when it stood at 5,346 entering conference play. The best draw last season was 6,382 for Middle Tennessee at the end of December. The PC game this year will easily top that as it is a guaranteed sellout of 7,657.

SEASON-OPPONENT | GAMES
11/05/19 TUE | LIU | 4,258
11/06/18 TUE | Bryant | 5,010
11/10/17 FRI | UNC-Asheville | 6,367
11/11/16 FRI | Dartmouth | 6,052
11/13/15 FRI | American | 5,089
11/14/14 FRI | Pace | 4,210
If you are going to include the day of the week, and the early calendar date of the game then should probably add that the weather was very bad. Easily kept some people from driving to the game and students possibly from walking to the game. Who knows, but bottom line is the attendance is what it is in the record books.
A little light rain? Geesh, I hate to see what's going to happen when it starts to snow.

You are missing my point and apparently I’m not making myself clear.

One poster said he was at the game and someone said several friends opted not to go because of the weather.

RF1 talked About the 1st game of the season being earlier than usual as a reason, also RF1 mentioned the game being on Tuesday night as a reason for the attendance being lower. My point was if you are going to mention such things as ”the game being earlier in the year than normal” AND “ the game being in a Tuesday night” then you might as well mention the weather too.

Personally I don’t buy any of that. Early in the year? Please. Tuesday night? Please. Weather? Please.

PC had double our attendance with same night, same calendar day, same CAA conference opponent, same early date in November like 90% of all other D1 Teams played by the way

Our attendance for the LIU game just was weak - period. All the excuses and possible reasons in the world are just that.

Winning brings fans to the games. Win and they come. The don’t come in droves first and then you win. They come in droves after you win.

Hope this clarifies my stance on the weather. Bunch all the “why I think people didn’t show up” excuses up in a bag, throw gasoline on the bag and light it because that’s all the excuses are worth.

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 4 years ago

I completely agree with you ramster. The only opening game loss occurred in Hurley's first season. The smallest crowd occurred on a Friday night in Baron's last season. We have come a long way from not filling the arena for the inaugural game against USC. There is a decidedly upward trend over the last several seasons, broken by Friday's poor attendance.

Here is the history of all the opening games at Ryan.

Year  	                     Opponent	     Attendance	 Result	   Overall Record				
2019	Tuesday, Nov. 5    Long Island U.	4,258	W, 76-65	
2018	Tuesday, Nov. 6    Bryant               5,010	W, 97-63	18-15
2017	Friday, Nov. 10    UNC Asheville	6,357	W, 84-60	26-8
2016	Friday, Nov. 11	   Dartmouth	        6,052	W, 84-61	24-9
2015	Friday, Nov. 13    American	        5,089	W, 65-42	17-15
2014	Friday, Nov. 14    Pace	                4,210	W, 94-54	23-10
2013	Friday, Nov. 8	   Maine	        5,410	W, 92-77	14-18
2012	Friday, Nov. 9	   Norfolk State	5,045	L, 55-67	8-21
2011	Friday, Nov. 25	   Hofstra         	3,220	W, 85-73	7-23
2010	Tuesday, Nov. 16   Brown	        4,711	W, 92-67	20-14
2009	Sunday, Nov. 22    Holy Cross           4,080	W, 78-57	26-10
2008	Friday, Nov. 14	   Brown	        5,859	W, 76-74	22-9
2007	Friday, Nov. 9	   Florida Atlantic	4,610	W, 90-63	21-12
2006	Saturday, Nov. 11  Stonehill	        4,341	W, 86-62	19-14
2005	Saturday, Nov. 19  Sacred Heart         4,331   W, 56-50        14-14
2004    Friday, Nov. 19	   Brown	        5,220	W, 72-62	6-22
2003	Friday, Nov. 21	   Northeastern   	5,685	W, 89-77	20-14
2002	Tuesday, Nov. 26   USC	                5,785	W, 73-71	20-11

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 4 years ago

After two games the average stands at 5,640. Lack of buzz over this team led to the poor opening game attendance and why the Alabama game was not a sellout. With the win over Bama let's hope that the buzz is back. Other than the PC game, attendance at the other three OOC home games are negatively impacted by poor timing - Manhattan and Western Kentucky - or a very unfamiliar opponent - Nicholls State.

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 4 years ago

Through three home games thus far, average attendance is basically identical to the 2018-19 season at this point.

RHODE ISLAND HOME ATTENDANCE 2019-20
OPPONENT | ATTENDANCE | TO DATE | AVERAGE | LY AVG | DIFF | %
LIU | 4,258 | 4,258 | 4,258 | 5,010 | (752) | -15.0%
Alabama | 7,021 | 11,279 | 5,640 | 5,252 | 388 | 7.4%
Nicholls State | 4,520 | 15,799 | 5,266 | 5,173 | 93 | 1.8%

Billyboy78 · Unread post by **Billyboy78** » 4 years ago

I believe next Wednesday's game will have the lowest attendance of the season. Most students will be home and the start time is 4:00. Then obviously the game after that will have the highest, hopefully being equalled by at least a couple of conference games.

ramster · Unread post by **ramster** » 4 years ago

Billyboy78 wrote: ↑4 years ago I believe next Wednesday's game will have the lowest attendance of the season. Most students will be home and the start time is 4:00. Then obviously the game after that will have the highest, hopefully being equalled by at least a couple of conference games.

I expected better attendance following the Alabama victory but when I saw the sparsely populated upper level 15 minutes before game time.....
Good news was parking lot escape was much easier than for the Alabama game
Good weather, no rain - but small crowd.
I’d say impacting the 4pm Manhattan game are 4 possible outcomes:
Beat UNT and Beat LSU - best case scenario
Lose UNT and Lose LSU - look out below
Lose UNT and Beat LSU
Beat UNT and Lose LSU

Obadiah · Unread post by **Obadiah** » 4 years ago

With last night's game, the disappointing attendance continues. The OOC attendance may be salvaged because of Alabama and PC games; marquee games that last seaon's OOC lacked. However, last season all six home games had attendance well above what has been the case this year outside Alabama. PC will be most likely sold out, but given the poor time scheduling with the two other games - Manhattan and W. Kentucky - it is possible that the OOC avearge will fall behind last season despite the PC and Alabama games. Quite incredible.

Current average now is 5,242. Last year the final OOC average was 5,346

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 4 years ago

A decent crowd of 4,434 on hand for a Wednesday 4pm afternoon game the day before Thanksgiving versus a mid major team. Slightly off the pace of last year's average through four games. That however will change with the PC game. Would also expect good numbers for the 12/21/19 Saturday game versus Western Kentucky. Would reasonably expect that average attendance will be ahead of last season at the end of the OOC schedule.

RHODE ISLAND HOME ATTENDANCE 2019-20
OPPONENT | ATTENDANCE | TO DATE | AVERAGE | LY AVG | DIFF | %
LIU | 4,258 | 4,258 | 4,258 | 5,010 | (752) | -15.0%
Alabama | 7,021 | 11,279 | 5,640 | 5,252 | 388 | 7.4%
Nicholls State | 4,520 | 15,799 | 5,266 | 5,173 | 93 | 1.8%
Manhattan | 4,434 | 20,233 | 5,058 | 5,087 | (29) | -0.6%

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 4 years ago

A crowd of 8,052, the 2nd largest in the 18 seasons of the Ryan Center, came out last night to watch the Rams easily dispatch Providence 75-61. The YTD season average of 5,657 is now about 6% above last year through five games (which was the entire OOC home schedule for 2018-19). Given a win over PC typically increases interest in Rhody hoops, I expect to see better attendance numbers going forward. Furthermore the A-10 schedule gate, on its own, nearly always outperforms the OOC. My guess is that the last OOC game on Saturday 12/21/19 at 2pm, part of the mini plan packages, will exceed the average. Fortunately the start time for the WKU tilt should allow for fans to get home and miss little of the Patriots game (hosting the Bills that day at 4:30pm).

RHODE ISLAND HOME ATTENDANCE 2019-20
OPPONENT | ATTENDANCE | TO DATE | AVERAGE | LY AVG | DIFF | %
LIU | 4,258 | 4,258 | 4,258 | 5,010 | (752) | -15.0%
Alabama | 7,021 | 11,279 | 5,640 | 5,252 | 388 | 7.4%
Nicholls State | 4,520 | 15,799 | 5,266 | 5,173 | 93 | 1.8%
Manhattan | 4,434 | 20,233 | 5,058 | 5,087 | (29) | -0.6%
Providence | 8,052 | 28,285 | 5,657 | 5,346 | 311 | 5.8%

NYGFan_Section208 · Unread post by **NYGFan_Section208** » 4 years ago

What was the largest crowd ever at the Ryan Center, and how many?

adam914 · Unread post by **adam914** » 4 years ago

NYGFan_Section208 wrote: ↑4 years ago What was the largest crowd ever at the Ryan Center, and how many?

8,121 vs. Pittsburgh on Dec. 21, 2002. I was one of those! I think Pitt was #4 or #5 in the country at the time. Brandon Knight, Julius Page...great team.

Rhody74 · Unread post by **Rhody74** » 4 years ago

adam914 wrote: ↑4 years ago
NYGFan_Section208 wrote: ↑4 years ago What was the largest crowd ever at the Ryan Center, and how many?
8,121 vs. Pittsburgh on Dec. 21, 2002. I was one of those! I think Pitt was #4 or #5 in the country at the time. Brandon Knight, Julius Page...great team.

We went to that game before we got season tickets. We were in the last row of 312. We needed oxygen up there.

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 4 years ago

I am perplexed when there are now crowds above the capacity of 7,657. The Pitt game was before the 2003 Station Nightclub Fire when an overflow of 500 SRO was allowed. It was my understanding that new fire codes no longer allowed for SRO. The later addition of many more exits on the east side (Meade Stadium) did not even seem to change circumstances. Yet last night and a few other times in the past decade, we have seen official listed crowds over capacity.

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 4 years ago

A decent yet a bit disappointing crowd of 5,325 came out yesterday during semester break on a Saturday afternoon with NFL games (including a 4:30pm Patriots game). This game concluded the OOC portion of the schedule with a YTD average attendance of 5,602. This is the highest OOC average for the last six years that I have been tracking game by game numbers. It likely is one of the best, if not largest, averages in the 18 year history of the Ryan Center based on a quick check of full season averages (coupled with factoring in the pattern that the average rises with A-10 play). It is even higher than the OOC average of 5,516 back in the 2017-18 season which had the highest (6,217) full season average ever for the venue.

RHODE ISLAND HOME ATTENDANCE 2019-20
OPPONENT | ATTENDANCE | TO DATE | AVERAGE | LY AVG | DIFF | %
LIU | 4,258 | 4,258 | 4,258 | 5,010 | (752) | -15.0%
Alabama | 7,021 | 11,279 | 5,640 | 5,252 | 388 | 7.4%
Nicholls State | 4,520 | 15,799 | 5,266 | 5,173 | 93 | 1.8%
Manhattan | 4,434 | 20,233 | 5,058 | 5,087 | (29) | -0.6%
Providence | 8,052 | 28,285 | 5,657 | 5,346 | 311 | 5.8%
Western Kentucky | 5,325 | 33,610 | 5,602 | 5,352 | 250 | 4.7%

RYAN CENTER URI OOC HOME ATTENDANCE BY YEAR
SEASON | GAMES | TOTAL | AVERAGE
2019-20 | 6 | 33,610 | 5,602
2018-19 | 5 | 26,730 | 5,346
2017-18 | 7 | 38,609 | 5,516
2016-17 | 7 | 31,686 | 4,527
2015-16 | 8 | 36,409 | 4,551
2014-15 | 6 | 30,509 | 5,085

bigappleram · Unread post by **bigappleram** » 4 years ago

RF1 wrote: ↑4 years ago I am perplexed when there are now crowds above the capacity of 7,657. The Pitt game was before the 2003 Station Nightclub Fire when an overflow of 500 SRO was allowed. It was my understanding that new fire codes no longer allowed for SRO. The later addition of many more exits on the east side (Meade Stadium) did not even seem to change circumstances. Yet last night and a few other times in the past decade, we have seen official listed crowds over capacity.

I have no way of knowing this but maybe it is a factor of the luxury suites and how full/used they are, or not. Versus SRO sales.

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 4 years ago

With nearly all the OOC home games in the books for the higher profile top drawing teams in New England, URI ranks its recent norm of 3rd place behind PC and UConn:

NEW ENGLAND MEN'S BASKETBALL D1 HOME ATTENDANCE BY AVERAGE 2019-20 SEASON YTD 12-31-19
TEAM | GAMES | TOTAL | AVERAGE | LY AVERAGE
PROVIDENCE | 8 | 67,885 | 8,486 | 9,542
UCONN | 8 | 64,848 | 8,106 | 8,652
URI | 6 | 33,610 | 5,602 | 5,797
BOSTON COLLEGE | 9 | 39,864 | 4,429 | 5,243
VERMONT | 6 | 17,030 | 2,838 | 2,693
UMASS-AMHERST | 7 | 17,408 | 2,487 | 2,792

Note that the numbers for both PC and BC include a conference game.
LY AVERAGE was for the full 2018-19 season

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 4 years ago

Decent crowd of 6,323 on hand today for an early Saturday start versus LaSalle. Season to date average is now at 5,595. If recent history is an indicator, the crowds should get better as the season progresses and the overall ytd average should rise. Numbers are on track for possibly one the top five highest averages in the history of the Ryan Center. The best was 6,217 in 2017-18.

RHODE ISLAND HOME ATTENDANCE 2019-20
OPPONENT | ATTENDANCE | TO DATE | AVERAGE | LY AVG | DIFF | %
LIU | 4,258 | 4,258 | 4,258 | 5,010 | (752) | -15.0%
Alabama | 7,021 | 11,279 | 5,640 | 5,252 | 388 | 7.4%
Nicholls State | 4,520 | 15,799 | 5,266 | 5,173 | 93 | 1.8%
Manhattan | 4,434 | 20,233 | 5,058 | 5,087 | (29) | -0.6%
Providence | 8,052 | 28,285 | 5,657 | 5,346 | 311 | 5.8%
Western Kentucky | 5,325 | 33,610 | 5,602 | 5,352 | 250 | 4.7%
Richmond | 5,325 | 38,935 | 5,562 | 5,390 | 172 | 3.2%
Davidson | 5,095 | 44,030 | 5,504 | 5,450 | 53 | 1.0%
LaSalle | 6,323 | 50,353 | 5,595 | 5,526 | 69 | 1.2%

RYAN CENTER URI HOME ATTENDANCE BY AVERAGE
SEASON | GAMES | TOTAL | AVERAGE
2017-18 | 16 | 99,466 | 6,217
2007-08 | 15 | 88,731 | 5,915
2018-19 | 14 | 81,153 | 5,797
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
TOTAL | 266 | 1,349,897 | 5,075

R.Kelly150 · Unread post by **R.Kelly150** » 4 years ago

It definitely looked more filled today. Lots of good games left on the home slate. I was high on my estimate, but I still think without any more weak losses and the student back for the rest of the season, they break the 6k mark. With Umass and BC not drawing well we are squarely in 3rd place in New England.

bigappleram · Unread post by **bigappleram** » 4 years ago

Based on opponent and students back we should put close to 7k in there for Duquesne, SLU, Dayton and VCU.

Rhody83 · Unread post by **Rhody83** » 4 years ago

bigappleram wrote: ↑4 years ago Based on opponent and students back we should put close to 7k in there for Duquesne, SLU, Dayton and VCU.

Just looking at paid attendance crowd a good indicator are the additional promotions Marketing puts out. The $10 tickets for the Duquesne game that was announced this week tells me there are a lot of tickets available. So far the games that are part of the 5 game pack seem to be the only games with a good paid crowd. Today’s game was part of 5 game plan. There are two left - VCU and St Louis. The student crowd should be good for most of the games left if they keep winning.

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 4 years ago

A good weeknight crowd of 6,007 came out to see URI defeat Duquesne on Wednesday. This brings the YTD season average to 5,636 which is slightly off the pace of last year through the first 10 games. The 10th game played last year was Dayton which had 7,259, the only crowd of the season above 7k. I expect this season's average will ultimately safely surpass last year (5,797) as several factors bode well for increased numbers at the five remaining Ryan Center games - The performance of the team this season is trending better than last year. Three of the remaining games are on the weekend. Two of the visiting teams are the best drawing A-10 opponents (VCU & Dayton) and one of them should be a near certainty of being highly ranked at the time.

RHODE ISLAND HOME ATTENDANCE 2019-20
OPPONENT | ATTENDANCE | TO DATE | AVERAGE | LY AVG | DIFF | %
LIU | 4,258 | 4,258 | 4,258 | 5,010 | (752) | -15.0%
Alabama | 7,021 | 11,279 | 5,640 | 5,252 | 388 | 7.4%
Nicholls State | 4,520 | 15,799 | 5,266 | 5,173 | 93 | 1.8%
Manhattan | 4,434 | 20,233 | 5,058 | 5,087 | (29) | -0.6%
Providence | 8,052 | 28,285 | 5,657 | 5,346 | 311 | 5.8%
Western Kentucky | 5,325 | 33,610 | 5,602 | 5,352 | 250 | 4.7%
Richmond | 5,325 | 38,935 | 5,562 | 5,390 | 172 | 3.2%
Davidson | 5,095 | 44,030 | 5,504 | 5,450 | 53 | 1.0%
LaSalle | 6,323 | 50,353 | 5,595 | 5,526 | 69 | 1.2%
Duquesne | 6,007 | 56,360 | 5,636 | 5,699 | (63) | -1.1%

Rhody74 · Unread post by **Rhody74** » 4 years ago

VCU and Dayton should both be sellouts even if they’re scheduled at 3 am on a Sunday morning.

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 4 years ago

Another over official capacity crowd of 7,896 tonight for the Friday ESPN2 meeting with VCU. This crowd increased the season YTD average through eleven games to 5,841. If this average number was to hold, it would be the 2nd highest in Ryan Center history. I however fully expect that this number will not only hold but go higher given the past history of attendance increasing as the conference schedule goes on, the recent performance of the team, two of the remaining games being on the weekend, and the final game being against an expected top 10 team. This season could well challenge the all time season high average of 6,217 set in 2017-18. If Rhody were to average 7,252 for its last four games, it would set a new best.

RHODE ISLAND HOME ATTENDANCE 2019-20
OPPONENT | ATTENDANCE | TO DATE | AVERAGE | LY AVG | DIFF | %
LIU | 4,258 | 4,258 | 4,258 | 5,010 | (752) | -15.0%
Alabama | 7,021 | 11,279 | 5,640 | 5,252 | 388 | 7.4%
Nicholls State | 4,520 | 15,799 | 5,266 | 5,173 | 93 | 1.8%
Manhattan | 4,434 | 20,233 | 5,058 | 5,087 | (29) | -0.6%
Providence | 8,052 | 28,285 | 5,657 | 5,346 | 311 | 5.8%
Western Kentucky | 5,325 | 33,610 | 5,602 | 5,352 | 250 | 4.7%
Richmond | 5,325 | 38,935 | 5,562 | 5,390 | 172 | 3.2%
Davidson | 5,095 | 44,030 | 5,504 | 5,450 | 53 | 1.0%
LaSalle | 6,323 | 50,353 | 5,595 | 5,526 | 69 | 1.2%
Duquesne | 6,007 | 56,360 | 5,636 | 5,699 | (63) | -1.1%
VCU | 7,896 | 64,256 | 5,841 | 5,750 | 92 | 1.6%

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 4 years ago

A crowd of 6,328 came out on a Tuesday night for the game versus UMass. This number should be viewed as good considering it was a weeknight, the opponent had a losing record, and the game was not part of any ticket mini plan. The YTD season average attendance now sits at 5,882 which if it held at that level would make it the third best average in the 18 year history of the Ryan Center. The YTD average is however very well poised to continue to rise. Two of the remaining three home games are on weekends with St Louis being a part of the 5-game mini plan package. The lone weeknight game is against Dayton, one of the best draws in the league which will also probably be highly ranked when it visits on March 4th. Furthermore, as this Rhody teams piles up wins and positions itself for a post season invite, fan interest momentum is building. I very much expect average attendance will likely surpass the 6k mark for only the 2nd time since the Ryan Center opened. The only question is how close it will come to challenging the record of 6,217 per game that came out in 2017-18. URI would have to average roughly 7,562 in its remaining games to set a new best mark. That would require the three games left on the home schedule to all be near sellouts making this a tough prospect.

RHODE ISLAND HOME ATTENDANCE 2019-20
OPPONENT | ATTENDANCE | TO DATE | AVERAGE | LY AVG | DIFF | %
LIU | 4,258 | 4,258 | 4,258 | 5,010 | (752) | -15.0%
Alabama | 7,021 | 11,279 | 5,640 | 5,252 | 388 | 7.4%
Nicholls State | 4,520 | 15,799 | 5,266 | 5,173 | 93 | 1.8%
Manhattan | 4,434 | 20,233 | 5,058 | 5,087 | (29) | -0.6%
Providence | 8,052 | 28,285 | 5,657 | 5,346 | 311 | 5.8%
Western Kentucky | 5,325 | 33,610 | 5,602 | 5,352 | 250 | 4.7%
Richmond | 5,325 | 38,935 | 5,562 | 5,390 | 172 | 3.2%
Davidson | 5,095 | 44,030 | 5,504 | 5,450 | 53 | 1.0%
LaSalle | 6,323 | 50,353 | 5,595 | 5,526 | 69 | 1.2%
Duquesne | 6,007 | 56,360 | 5,636 | 5,699 | (63) | -1.1%
VCU | 7,896 | 64,256 | 5,841 | 5,750 | 92 | 1.6%
UMass | 6,328 | 70,584 | 5,882 | 5,733 | 149 | 2.6%

RYAN CENTER URI HOME ATTENDANCE BY AVERAGE
SEASON | GAMES | TOTAL | AVERAGE
2017-18 | 16 | 99,466 | 6,217
2007-08 | 15 | 88,731 | 5,915
2018-19 | 14 | 81,153 | 5,797
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

RF1 · Unread post by **RF1** » 4 years ago

The disappointing attendance of 6,673 for the Saturday game with St Joe's likely means a new Ryan Center average attendance high will not be achieved this year. The extremely poor showing by students for this game makes it near impossible that the 2017-18 mark of 6,217 can now be beat. The YTD season average currently sits at 5,943 and URI would have to average 7,997 for its two remaining home games to set a new best. It does however appear that the season average will most certainly end above 6,000 for just the second time in the 18 year history of the Ryan Center.

It looks like URI's season average should once again place it 4th in the A-10 behind Dayton, VCU, and St Louis and 3rd in New England behind Providence and UConn. This would continue the trend of the last several years.

RHODE ISLAND HOME ATTENDANCE 2019-20
OPPONENT | ATTENDANCE | TO DATE | AVERAGE | LY AVG | DIFF | %
LIU | 4,258 | 4,258 | 4,258 | 5,010 | (752) | -15.0%
Alabama | 7,021 | 11,279 | 5,640 | 5,252 | 388 | 7.4%
Nicholls State | 4,520 | 15,799 | 5,266 | 5,173 | 93 | 1.8%
Manhattan | 4,434 | 20,233 | 5,058 | 5,087 | (29) | -0.6%
Providence | 8,052 | 28,285 | 5,657 | 5,346 | 311 | 5.8%
Western Kentucky | 5,325 | 33,610 | 5,602 | 5,352 | 250 | 4.7%
Richmond | 5,325 | 38,935 | 5,562 | 5,390 | 172 | 3.2%
Davidson | 5,095 | 44,030 | 5,504 | 5,450 | 53 | 1.0%
LaSalle | 6,323 | 50,353 | 5,595 | 5,526 | 69 | 1.2%
Duquesne | 6,007 | 56,360 | 5,636 | 5,699 | (63) | -1.1%
VCU | 7,896 | 64,256 | 5,841 | 5,750 | 92 | 1.6%
UMass | 6,328 | 70,584 | 5,882 | 5,733 | 149 | 2.6%
St Joe's | 6,673 | 77,257 | 5,943 | 5,709 | 234 | 4.1%

RYAN CENTER URI HOME ATTENDANCE BY AVERAGE
SEASON | GAMES | TOTAL | AVERAGE
2017-18 | 16 | 99,466 | 6,217
2007-08 | 15 | 88,731 | 5,915
2018-19 | 14 | 81,153 | 5,797
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
TOTAL | 266 | 1,349,897 | 5,075

RhodyRams916 · Unread post by **RhodyRams916** » 4 years ago

RF1 wrote: ↑4 years ago The disappointing attendance of 6,673 for the Saturday game with St Joe's likely means a new Ryan Center average attendance high will not be achieved this year. The extremely poor showing by students for this game makes it near impossible that the 2017-18 mark of 6,217 can now be beat. The YTD season average currently sits at 5,943 and URI would have to average 7,997 for its two remaining home games to set a new best. It does however appear that the season average will most certainly end above 6,000 for just the second time in the 18 year history of the Ryan Center.

It looks like URI's season average should once again place it 4th in the A-10 behind Dayton, VCU, and St Louis and 3rd in New England behind Providence and UConn. This would continue the trend of the last several years.

RHODE ISLAND HOME ATTENDANCE 2019-20
OPPONENT | ATTENDANCE | TO DATE | AVERAGE | LY AVG | DIFF | %
LIU | 4,258 | 4,258 | 4,258 | 5,010 | (752) | -15.0%
Alabama | 7,021 | 11,279 | 5,640 | 5,252 | 388 | 7.4%
Nicholls State | 4,520 | 15,799 | 5,266 | 5,173 | 93 | 1.8%
Manhattan | 4,434 | 20,233 | 5,058 | 5,087 | (29) | -0.6%
Providence | 8,052 | 28,285 | 5,657 | 5,346 | 311 | 5.8%
Western Kentucky | 5,325 | 33,610 | 5,602 | 5,352 | 250 | 4.7%
Richmond | 5,325 | 38,935 | 5,562 | 5,390 | 172 | 3.2%
Davidson | 5,095 | 44,030 | 5,504 | 5,450 | 53 | 1.0%
LaSalle | 6,323 | 50,353 | 5,595 | 5,526 | 69 | 1.2%
Duquesne | 6,007 | 56,360 | 5,636 | 5,699 | (63) | -1.1%
VCU | 7,896 | 64,256 | 5,841 | 5,750 | 92 | 1.6%
UMass | 6,328 | 70,584 | 5,882 | 5,733 | 149 | 2.6%
St Joe's | 6,673 | 77,257 | 5,943 | 5,709 | 234 | 4.1%

RYAN CENTER URI HOME ATTENDANCE BY AVERAGE
SEASON | GAMES | TOTAL | AVERAGE
2017-18 | 16 | 99,466 | 6,217
2007-08 | 15 | 88,731 | 5,915
2018-19 | 14 | 81,153 | 5,797
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
TOTAL | 266 | 1,349,897 | 5,075

Just another reason to be angry at the students for not supporting their team Saturday

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