From IUP Sports Information
Attracting nearly 33,000 visitors last season, the IUP men’s basketball program ranked third in Division II on total attendance for the 2019-20 season, announced by the NCAA Monday.
In 16 home contests, IUP totaled 32,816 fans and trailed just Northern State (49,086) in South Dakota and Dixie State (34,043) in Utah.
The combined attendance set a new single season record in the nine-year history of the Kovalchick Convention & Athletic Complex (KCAC), eclipsing the old mark of 31,353 during the 2013-14 season.
The 32,816 fans also ranked sixth among all NCAA schools in Pennsylvania. The Crimson Hawks trailed Division I programs Villanova (169,483), Pittsburgh (158,847), Penn State (156,235), Temple (96,377) and Penn (39,902).
The Crimson Hawks averaged 2,051 fans per home game, which paced the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference by more than 1,100 (Gannon, 896 per game). This marks the ninth straight year IUP men’s basketball has led the PSAC in average attendance.
The 2,051 average is the second-highest since the opening of the KCAC. IUP averaged 2,090 fans in 15 games back in 2013-14.
The Crimson Hawks went 16-0 at home during the 2019-20 season, boasting a 28-2 overall record en route to winning the program’s 11th PSAC tournament championship.
IUP was set to host the Atlantic Region bracket of the 2020 NCAA Division II Championships before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of college sports in March.
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