GREENSBORO, N.C. – Coinciding with “Storm The Streets” for the UNC Greensboro men’s basketball home opener against North Carolina A&T on Tuesday, Nov. 5, UNCG Athletics has set a goal of 10,000 fans at the game, which would be a new program record for a home opener.
Interview With UNCG Head Coach Wes Miller
The current attendance record for a home opener was set on Nov. 8, 2013 against High Point (5,989).
Interview With UNCG Senior James Dickey
Additionally, UNCG is seeking to break the single-game student attendance record. The current benchmark for student attendance is (2,524), set on Nov. 20, 2009 against Clemson. Last season, there was a 31 percent increase in overall student attendance at men’s basketball games.
The final regular season game last year against ETSU was the sixth-highest attended home game (6,021) in school history as UNCG finished third in average attendance in the Southern Conference.