Facing steadily declining attendance in men’s basketball,
the
The IMG ticket staff will have an office in Halton Arena,
where it will work with the 49ers athletic department in an effort to increase
attendance and ticket sales.
The 49ers’ average attendance last season was 5,190, the
lowest in Halton’s 18-year history. Attendance has dropped steadily since the
2007-08 season, when Charlotte
After the season, Charlotte
“Attendance waxes and wanes,” Dubois told the Observer in
March. “You’ve got to win to get attendance. It’s a matter of winning games and
generating excitement.”
The 49ers, who have not been to the NCAA tournament since 2005, were 17-14 last
season, their third straight winning season under coach Alan Major. They are
picked to finish third in Conference USA
“This partnership will help us continue to build on our strong
tradition of basketball while developing our football presence across the
region and nation,” 49ers athletics director Judy Rose said in a statement. “The
experience they bring will be extremely beneficial to both current and future
49ers fans.”
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10 comments:
Does IMG have an Athletic Director service where Rose could hire them to replace her?
Well he already said the obvious, you need to win to draw people in and frankly the basketball team has been a disgrace. and the weak schedule has made the wins not really that impressive, with occasional exceptions like the Michigan game. Win consistently and they will come back.
Just lipstick on a pig (since Major likes pig cliches)
WIN! Win!! and the fans will come...students, on the other hand, seem to need add'l incentives to come and support the Team....was very disappointed in the student turn-out the last few years......you'd think with over 25K students, Halton would be filled with students.....we use to pack the Mineshaft to the rafters and stomp the benches so that the noised was so loud you could see the building shake
David Scott
@davidscott14
5 weeks from home opener, @Charlotte49ers MBSK season tickets at 1,850 (2,200 total last season)
Halton Arena seemed almost empty at times last year. I personally think the contract renewal was a bit premature.
This is great news, lol. Where is the article on the Soccer team being ranking number one in the country?
Where is the article on Soccer being ranked #1 in the latest Poll?
I agree winning is everything. I'm a football season ticket holder and I can attest that the ticketing with football has been first rate. The delivery, packaging what have you has been noticeably high-end. I wasn't aware of third party arrangement until now. It shows. Not sure how that translates into sales but maybe it will.
IMG College has been handling Charlotte 's multimedia and sponsorship rights since 2011. ... isportsgoal.blogspot.com
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