Ravell Call, Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY — Last Saturday at the Huntsman Center, the Utes played their way into a No. 3 seed in the Pac-12 Tournament. It seemed an important game, considering their slim NCAA Tournament chances. Attendance was announced at 13,751, though an eyeball test would confirm that was off by a few thousand.
But there’s no exaggerating the concern athletic officials nationwide are feeling about shrinking crowds. Overall numbers have been slipping for decades.
WalletHub.com rates Salt Lake City the nation’s sixth-best midsized city to be a college basketball fan, with Provo eighth.