Great point. In Mizzou's defense, the arena was built at the
Posted on: December 6, 2018 at 11:40:00 CT
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wrong time. In 2004, when the arena opened, attendance was stable and even increasing across the nation.
Average Div. I home attendance:
2001 - 5057
2007 - 5327
Shortly after that, attendance at home games dipped and hasn't stoppped:
2009 - 5185
2012 - 4994
2017 - 4633
Couple that nationwide trend with Kim, and that's why the arena is empty.
I wish they'd just tear it down and build an arena that seats about 6-8k. Unfortunately, we're stuck with Mizzou Arena for a long time, I'm sure.