Back to the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks Newsfeed

CIT Notebook: Fans Turn Out in Droves to Support ULM Basketball; Local DJ Had Students Hyped

By Paul Letlow, ULMWarhawks.com Online Columnist

MONROE, La. – If you thought Fant-Ewing Coliseum was rocking even more than usual last week, you were right.

A season-high crowd of 5,742 turned out to watch ULM's 87-77 win over Kent State in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. By far, the Lou Henson Classic attendance figure the was the largest in all the CIT first-round games and gave the Warhawks a competitive advantage, particularly midway through the second half when local promoter and former radio personality B.J. Bell whipped the student section into a frenzy.