Home attendance

[yoda]

Bradley averaged 5,464 per game in 2023-24, which ranked 2nd in the MVC to Indiana State's 5,544

Here are the attendance numbers going back the last 47 seasons
.........Nat.
Year/rank/Gms..total.....avg....change
2024........17....92,883..5,464 up 517
2023........16....79,150..4,947 up 596
2022........14....60,912..4,351 down 1,300 (compared with 2022)
2021….....14…....….0...…..0……Covid season
2022........17….96,059..5,651 up 222
2019........16….86,871..5,429 down 270
2018 .......15….85,489..5,699 up 212
2017 # 96 15.. 82,318 5,487 down 466 (all games at Carver)
2016 # 91 15.. 89,299 5,953 up 227 (all games at Carver)
2015 # 94 16 ..91,614 5,726 down 882 (Carver average 5827)
2014 # 74 17 112,335 6,608 up 51 (Carver average 6,984)
2013 # 79 18 118,024 6,557 down 1,083
2012 # 68 16 122,245 7,640 down 807
2011 # 56 16 135,148 8,447 down 892
2010 # 52 15 140,079 9,339 up 229
2009 # 55 18 163,981 9,110 down 490
2008 # 52 19 183,392 9,600 down 128
2007 # 53 17 165,376 9,728 up 508
2006 # 54 14 129,086 9,220 down 117
2005 # 51 15 140,065 9,337 up 159
2004 # 52 15 137,667 9,178 down 173
2003 # 47 14 130,907 9,351 up 279
2002 # 47 13 117,935 9,072 down 50
2001 # 51 15 136,683 9,112 down 1,066
2000 # 41 14 142,495 10,178 up 646
1999 # 44 15 142,980 9,532 down 237
1998 # 41 13 127,001 9,769 up 144
1997 # 41 14 134,755 9,625 down 47
1996 # 44 13 125,733 9,672 up 151
1995 # 47 14 133,288 9,521 up 707
1994 # 46 16 140,700 8,794 up 1,523
1993 # 67 13 94,523 7,271 up 278
1992 # 78 13 90,904 6,993 down 391
1991 # 70 13 95,995 7,384 down 357
1990 # 65 13 100,632 7,741 down 1,177
1989 # 51 13 115,939 8,918 down 1,098
1988 # 36 16 160,263 10,016 up 1,307
1987 # 41 14 121,922 8,709 down 199
1986 # 37 14 124,712 8,908 up 1,366
1985 # 60 15 113,124 7,542 up 350
1984 # 62 15 107,881 7,192 down 1,821
1983 # 38 16 144,209 9,013 up 1,730
1982 # 56 17 123,810 7,283 down 33
1981 # 55 14 102,430 7,316 up 63
1980 # 59 16 116,050 7,253 up 503
1979 # 64 14 94,500 6,750 down 113
1978 # 56 16 109,800 6,863

Bradley leads the MVC in home attendance by far - averaging 5,815/game.... an increase over last year for the third consecutive season. It also marks the SIXTH time in the Wardle era that there's been an increase - noting that for obvious reasons - everyone had no fans in the Covid year and then had a significant decline the following year as well.

We have a big home game Sunday and I'd expect and hope for a very large crowd- possibly in the same range or higher than the Murray State game
... (hopefully ~8000).
If so, we'll end the season with an average of around 5950, possibly making it the highest attendance average of the Brian Wardle era.

While our attendance is UP significantly since pre-Covid, almost every other team in the MVC is down from then...and even the
teams that left for "greener pastures" are way down. Loyola, even in the midst of a fairly good season, are down 30-40% from their
pre-Covid numbers. Wichita State had 10,500 sellouts for years but are now drawing just 5900.
I am stunned at Belmont drawing just 1707 per game - with such a long, solid basketball history and having a very good year!
Even Drake - in a historically strong year is drawing just 3906 per game - up only slightly from their recent & their pre-Covid seasons..

Kudos to the great Braves fanbase!! But let's all come out Sunday for huge crowd!

[LittleBrave]

Bradley leads the MVC in home attendance by far - averaging 5,815/game.

Kudos to the great Braves fanbase!!

Plus I've noticed the fans have traveled well and supported the team on the road in league play a little more than in recent years...reminds me of Wichita St. fans in mid to late 2000s.

[Tommy]

I'll be there on Sunday, Yoda!

LB, expect you to make another road trip!

[LittleBrave]

I'll be there on Sunday, Yoda!

LB, expect you to make another road trip!

Well, I'd LOVE to be there again 1 more time this season Tommy. Not gonna work out for us this Sunday, but in the event we get a 1st round NIT game, I will do my best to be there!!