Cyclones top 20 in basketball attendance last year

College basketball attendance numbers from last season are out and Iowa State’s averaged of 14,995 fans per game was good enough for the top 20. 

Hilton Coliseum’s capacity is 14,356. 

Iowa State’s attendance average landed the Cyclones at 19th nationally. In the Big 12, Iowa State was second behind Kansas, who averaged 16,383 fans per contest. 

Syracuse was narrowly led the way over Kentucky by averaging a whopping 23,854 fans per game in. Louisville, North Carolina and Wisconsin rounded out the top five. 

CLICK HERE to view the list in its entirety. 

Women in the top five

Meanwhile, the Iowa State women brought in 9,289 fans per game last season. That was fourth best in America behind South Carolina (12,293), Tennessee and Louisville. 

Chris Williams

Chris was hired as Cyclone Fanatic’s publisher in the fall of 2009. He is Iowa State football's postgame show host on the Cyclone Radio Network and can be heard daily from 4-7 on Des Moines' top-rated sports station, 1460 KXnO. Williams, a 2007 graduate of Iowa State’s Greenlee School of Journalism, is the former publisher of the old CycloneNation.com (Scout.com). He has also written for the Des Moines Register, the Ames Tribune, CycloneReport.com and is the former sports director at KMA Radio. When Williams isn’t working, you can usually find him doing something outdoors with his wife Ashley, daughter Camryn, and Golden Retriever Dierks. He enjoys golfing, boating, country music, the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Braves and is passionate about any and all motor sports so finding Williams at a local dirt track is very common.

Share
Published by
Chris Williams

Recent Posts

Former Cyclones help Battlehawks trounce DC

A pair of former Cyclones in wide receiver Hakeem Butler, and linebacker Mike Rose &…

1 day ago

Easton Dean invited to Tennessee Titans Minicamp

The following is a press release from Iowa State Athletics Communications: AMES, Iowa – Iowa…

3 days ago

Ben Nikkel signs with Washington Commanders

The following is a press release from Iowa State Athletics Communications: Defensive back Ben Nikkel,…

3 days ago

T.J. Tampa drafted by Baltimore in fourth round

Former Iowa State defensive back T.J. Tampa was drafted in the fourth round of the…

3 days ago

Farmageddon ’25 to be played in Ireland

The following is a press release from Iowa State Athletics Communications: Ames, Iowa – Iowa State…

6 days ago

RECRUITING: Iowa State earns commitment from three-star offensive tackle

Iowa State earned its latest commitment to the 2025 recruiting class Wednesday in 6-foot-6, 310-pound…

6 days ago