GW alumnus Stephen Glatter notes how the men’s basketball team will increase attendance at games if they play as they did years ago.
In the Nov. 4 issue of The Hatchet, both the editorial board and an assistant coach urged students to help the men’s basketball squad by showing up to games. Curiously though, neither opinion focused on the one proven way to coax people through the Smith Center doors – win.
When GW stamped three straight tickets to March Madness, fans showed up in droves. In 2006, after Noel Wilmore shot the most famous air ball in GW basketball history, and Carl Elliott was there to tip the ball in just before the buzzer to beat Charlotte, more fans stormed the court than could be found at your typical GW basketball game in the 2009-2010 season.
