Attendance for the University of Kentucky’s 18 men’s home basketball games in 2017-18 averaged 21,875.
Barring a monstrous turnout for Syracuse’s home finale with Clemson, that will almost certainly lead the nation.
Yet Kentucky’s average home attendance is down 1,586 a game from last season.
The current year ranks third on the list of least-attended home seasons since UK began playing in Rupp Arena in 1976-77.
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In 2001-02, UK averaged 21,014 fans a game.