The Akron men’s basketball team is 17-9 and in the hunt for the Mid-American Conference East Division title. The Zips are 13-2 at home this season. They made the NCAA tournament in three of the previous six seasons. More than 21,000 undergraduates attend the school.
For those reasons, one would think Akron — a fairly successful program with a deep pool of fans — shouldn’t have much trouble attracting student fans. But that doesn’t seem to be the case, because the Zips will pay students to attend games as part of what they’re calling a “Student Appreciation Program.”
As Lost Lettermen points out, the promotion didn’t work for Wednesday’s game: Only 687 students turned out for the Toledo game.
The Zips have two home games left at 5,500-seat James A. Rhodes Arena, against Miami (Ohio) on Saturday and Ohio on Feb. 27.
After spending the first 17 years of his Post career writing and editing, Matt and the printed paper had an amicable divorce in 2014. He's now blogging and editing for the Early Lead and the Post's other Web-based products.
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