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Title: The Last D1 Team Not To Play A Home Game
Post by: Tugg Speedman on January 06, 2016, 10:40:32 AM

Arkansas Pine Bluff, a favorite of the "buy team" circuit

Here is their schedule

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/2029

They are 2 - 13. 

All 15 games have been on the road.  And some not easy like Mich State, Cincy, Iowa State, VT, Nebraska, Okla State (see the link)!

They are not done.  Their next two games are road game.  First home game is Jan 16 when they host Southern.

Currently they are the only D1 team that has not played a home game.  Mississippi Valley State was also a team that did not play a home game, until Miss Valley beat ArkPB at home on Monday.

Yet given all this their SoS is 81

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rpi/_/teamId/2029

Different world to be on that team.

Title: Re: The Last D1 Team Not To Play A Home Game
Post by: jsglow on January 06, 2016, 02:36:44 PM

Wow, do these guys ever go to school?

Title: Re: The Last D1 Team Not To Play A Home Game
Post by: GGGG on January 06, 2016, 02:45:52 PM

Mike Broeker is picking up the phone to call Pine Bluff as we speak.

Title: Re: The Last D1 Team Not To Play A Home Game
Post by: warriorchick on January 06, 2016, 02:49:11 PM

Quote from: jsglow on January 06, 2016, 02:36:44 PM

Wow, do these guys ever go to school?

Apparently UAPB is an online-only school.

Title: Re: The Last D1 Team Not To Play A Home Game
Post by: brandx on January 06, 2016, 05:35:46 PM

They should be called fundraisers instead of games.

Title: Re: The Last D1 Team Not To Play A Home Game
Post by: 77ncaachamps on January 06, 2016, 06:53:17 PM

How do they even sell Season Tickets?!

Title: Re: The Last D1 Team Not To Play A Home Game
Post by: Tugg Speedman on January 06, 2016, 07:56:57 PM

Quote from: 77ncaachamps on January 06, 2016, 06:53:17 PM

How do they even sell Season Tickets?!

They have 8 home games, starting January 16th

Title: Re: The Last D1 Team Not To Play A Home Game
Post by: GGGG on January 07, 2016, 08:24:08 AM

Last year they averaged about 3,800 per game.  Which is more than the likes of Davidson, Harvard and Houston. 

Title: Re: The Last D1 Team Not To Play A Home Game
Post by: Tugg Speedman on January 07, 2016, 11:04:27 AM

Quote from: The Sultan of Sunshine on January 07, 2016, 08:24:08 AM

Last year they averaged about 3,800 per game.  Which is more than the likes of Davidson, Harvard and Houston.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas%E2%80%93Pine_Bluff_Golden_Lions_men's_basketball

The school's team currently competes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference and led the conference in average home attendance for six consecutive years (2009 - 2015)

Title: Re: The Last D1 Team Not To Play A Home Game
Post by: warriorchick on January 07, 2016, 11:33:39 AM

Quote from: Heisenberg on January 07, 2016, 11:04:27 AM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas%E2%80%93Pine_Bluff_Golden_Lions_men's_basketball

The school's team currently competes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference and led the conference in average home attendance for six consecutive years (2009 - 2015)

A classic marketing strategy:  Create an artificial shortage.