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Louisville headlines a group of four
Conference USA basketball teams were ranked among the Top 25 in NCAA
Attendance for the 2003-04 season, the league announced this week.
The Cardinals finished fourth out of
326 NCAA Division I schools. Memphis and Marquette ranked in the Top 12 in
attendance, while Cincinnati was 23rd according to figures released by the
NCAA.
U of L posted a 13-2 mark at Freedom
Hall, averaging 19,443 fans per game for a total of 291,643 through 15
dates. Louisville finished 22-10 overall record and made its second NCAA
Tournament appearance in three years under third-year head coach Rick
Pitino.
The Cards have ranked in the Top 10
nationally in attendance for 28 straight years, with a Top five ranking in
the last 22.
Memphis, coached by John Calipari,
finished 10th with a total of 231,481 fans in its 15 games at The Pyramid,
an average of 15,432 per game. The Tigers won all 15 of those games. U of M
was 22-8 overall record and went to the NCAA Tournament for the second year
in a row.
This season, the Tigers will move into
the brand-new, state-of-the art Fed Ex Forum in downtown Memphis.
Marquette ranked 12th in attendance,
averaging 15,291 fans in 18 games at the Bradley Center. The Golden Eagles
posted a 19-12 overall record and earned their fourth postseason appearance
in five seasons under head coach Tom Crean, advancing to the quarterfinals
of the NIT.
Cincinnati 12,805 fans per game and
totaled 243,290 fans over 19 home contests at Fifth Third Arena at Shoemaker
Center (15 games) and U.S. Bank Arena (four games). The Bearcats concluded
the year with a 25-7 record and made their 13th straight NCAA Tournament
appearance under head coach Bob Huggins.
Stars in alignment for Burks on NBA draft day
Conference USA Basketball Player of the Year Antonio
Burks was granted both of his wishes on the NBA's draft day on Thursday. The
Memphis point guard not only heard his name called, he wound up on the
roster of his hometown team.
The 6-1 Burks, a Memphis native, was selected 36th by
the Orlando Magic in the draft's second round. After the Memphis Grizzlies
picked at 49th, the club orchestrated two separate deals, adding Burks and
Texas Tech standout Andre Emmett.
As a senior, Burks guided the Tigers to a 22-8 overall
record and a 12-4 league mark last as Memphis won a share of the C-USA
regular-season crown and earned its second straight NCAA Tournament berth.
Burks finished his career with 1,028 points (11.3 ppg),
487 assists (5.4 apg) and 177 steals (1.9 spg). He is only the fourth player
in Tiger history to have 1,000 points, 450 assists and 170 steals.
He is the first Memphis player to be drafted since
Dajuan Wagner was taken with the sixth pick of the 2002 NBA Draft by the
Cleveland Cavaliers. He is the 26th C-USA player drafted since the league
was established nine years ago.
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schools, and from Associated Press and
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