Missouri Western men’s basketball placed 29th for the 2013-14 Division II men’s basketball attendance averaging 1,401 (19,609) fans for its 14 home contests. Northern (S.D.) State out of the NSIC led Division II with an average of 3,383 (54,129) fans per home game.

The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association led the nation in Division II men’s basketball attendance average for the 2013-14 season, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced recently.

The MIAA drew 262,573 fans to its 14 institutions’ 199 home games last season for an average of 1,319 fans per home game. The MIAA averaged 100 fans more then the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference which averaged 1,228 per game.

Other MIAA schools which cracked the top 30 were Fort Hays State in third with 2,717 fans per game, Central Missouri in the sixth position with 2,257 fans per game, Washburn came in 15th with 1,907 fans, Emporia State came in 22nd with 1,549 fans and Missouri Southern came in 25th drawing 1,496 fans per contest.

— MWSU Sports Information —