EKU Site Wonders Where the Basketball Fans Are?

Excerpt of article from EasternProgress.com:

What would it take to fill McBrayer Arena during home basketball games on a consistent basis?

A national title? Four straight OVC titles?

With more than 12,000 students on campus, free tickets to games and a competitive team on the court, I would expect more fan support for the Colonels.

Instead, games might reach 2,000 in attendance if we're lucky.

Good luck getting people to come.

Maybe offer a promotional night. Maybe the first 1,000 students get an automatic "A" on a final exam. The first 2,000 students get to be "Dean-for-the-Day." Maybe even give the first 3,000 fans a chance to have a building named after them.

Would that work?

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My Thoughts: I added this article because it addresses an issue that has always "bugged" me. As a graduate of Morehead State University, it has always been frustrating to me that fans do not fill Johnson Arena and enjoy legitimate NCAA DI basketball.

Even this season, following a 20-win season and OVC championship, the fans fail to come out and support the Eagles. I feel very similar to the author of this article - what can a school do to change this?

Using Morehead State as my example: I have been all over Kentucky to watch basketball and some of the best games I have watched - in the state - have been played at Johnson Arena in Morehead. I would rank Kenneth Faried as one of my favorite 3 players to watch - in the state.