CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR MAY 29, 2007
MEN'S BASKETBALL AGAIN THIRD IN FINAL NCAA III ATTENDANCE STANDINGS
Calvin College is once again among the NCAA III leaders in men's basketball attendance. Calvin finished third in this year's standings with an average of 1,891 fans. It marks the fifth straight year that Calvin has finished third in the NCAA III men's basketball attendance race. MIAA rival Hope repeated as the NCAA III attendance champion in men's basketball for the third straight year as it averaged 2,928 fans a game during the 2006-2007 season. Hope's attendance crown is its ninth. Finishing in second place is the College of Wooster with an average of 1,943 fans a game.
Combined, Calvin and Hope have now combined to win the last nine NCAA III attendance crowns as Hope also won in 1999 while Calvin won in 2000, 2001 and in 2002.
Calvin's 2006-2007 average was strengthened by a sell-out crowd of 4,500 fans on January 13 against Hope at the Calvin Fieldhouse. Overall, Calvin drew 26,467 fans over 14 home dates. Calvin topped 2,000 fans in five of its 14 home dates.
Calvin and Hope helped the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association to top all Division III conferences for the 16th straight year with an average of 1,100 fans a game. The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin finished second with an average of
804 fans a game.
Calvin holds the NCAA III single-season record with an average of 4,018 fans established during the 1992-93 season. Calvin also holds the NCAA III single game attendance record with 11,442 fans for its January 29, 1997 game against
Hope at the VanAndel Arena. Calvin has captured 13 overall NCAA III attendance crowns including 12 in the last 21 years.
The full attendance figures for all three divisions of NCAA men's basketball for the past year can be found on the NCAA web site at: http://www.ncaa.org/stats/m_basketball/attendance/2007_basketball_attend.pdf
NCAA III Men's Basketball Attendance Champions
1977, Scranton
1978, Calvin
1979, Savannah State
1980, Savannah State
1981, Potsdam State
1982, Wisconsin-Stevens Point
1983, Augustana (IL)
1984, Hope
1985, Wisconsin-Stevens Point
1986, Calvin
1987, Concordia-Moorhead
1988, Calvin
1989, Calvin
1990, Calvin
1991, Hope
1992, Calvin
1993, Calvin
1994, Calvin
1995, Calvin
1996, Hope
1997, Calvin
1998, Illinois Wesleyan
1999, Hope
2000, Calvin
2001, Calvin
2002, Calvin
2003, Hope
2004, Hope
2005, Hope
2006, Hope
2007, Hope
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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