CBA ENJOYS RECORD ATTENDANCE IN OPENING WEEKS

     With 373 games remaining in the regular season, the CBA is
on track to break last year's attendance record of 1.8M.  This
year's numbers are 8,118 ahead of last season's average of 3,895
per game, and the final count is expected to exceed 2 million.
CBA Commissioner Tom Valdiserri: "I believe that this is a credit
to our clubs, and the fact that our level of quality players is
at an all-time high."  Much success can be attributed to the
league's move into five new larger markets, with three of those
new teams increasing gate totals by 10%.  The Mexico Aztecas
report a 71.9% jump over '93-94 when the team was in Fargo, ND
(CBA).