COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State men's basketball team led the Big Ten Conference in average home attendance in 2006-07 and was the nation's top draw as well, according to statistics released by the NCAA Thursday.
The Buckeyes, 18-0 at Value City Arena in 2006-07, averaged 17,530 fans with a total of 315,539 through the doors during the ninth season of competition at the VCA, which opened for business for the 1998-99 season. The season 2006-07 home average rated No. 6 nationally.
A total of 747,457 fans in Columbus, on the road and at neutral sites watched the Buckeyes put together a record-setting season that produced 35 wins, regular-season and postseason Big Ten titles and a run to the national championship game in the annual NCAA tournament.
Ohio State increased its average attendance from 15,389 in 2005-06 to 17,530 in 2006-07, an increase of 2,141 fans per game. That average increase was the eighth-largest increase nationally over the last two years and the largest among Big Ten schools.
Ohio State Led Nation in All Game Attendance in 2006-07
05-26-2007, 07:00 PM
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