U of L spent most of the 2000s fourth or fifth in average attendance until the KFC Yum Center, with a 22,090 capacity, opened in 2010. The Cardinals have finished third every year since. Freedom Hall officially seated 18,865. Louisville was one of the schools that had the most people watch them with 640,947 in 36 games last season in home-away-neutral settings and was one of just three schools to average at least 20,000 fans per game.
Louisville fans prove yet again how they are among the best in the country in supporting their basketball program. According to the official NCAA numbers just released Louisville finished 3rd in the nation in college basketball attendance, averaging 21,386 fans per game.