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WNBA Attendance Jumps 1.5%; Mystics, Lynx, Sky See Big Gains At Home
Published September 13, 2011
WNBA teams averaged 7,955 fans per game during the '11 regular season, up 1.5% from last year. The Washington Mystics led all teams with 10,449 fans per game at Verizon Center, up 11.7% from a year ago. The Chicago Sky saw the biggest attendance jump, up 29% at Allstate Arena. Also seeing a healthy attendance bump were the Minnesota Lynx, who saw a 10.8% jump. The N.Y. Liberty, who played this season at Prudential Center due to renovations at Madison Square Garden, saw attendance drop 30.4%. Listed below is '11 WNBA regular-season attendance, with comparisons to last season (THE DAILY).
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'11 WNBA REGULAR-SEASON ATTENDANCE
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| HOME TEAM |
GMS
|
TOTAL
|
AVG.
|
% CAP.
|
PREV.
|
% +/-
|
GMS ('10)
|
| Washington Mystics |
17
|
177,639
|
10,449
|
102.9%
|
9,357
|
11.7%
|
17
|
| L.A. Sparks |
17
|
175,436
|
10,320
|
78.5%
|
9,468
|
9.0%
|
17
|
| Phoenix Mercury |
17
|
155,845
|
9,167
|
96.7%
|
8,982
|
2.1%
|
17
|
| San Antonio Silver Stars |
17
|
148,767
|
8,751
|
88.9%
|
8,042
|
8.8%
|
17
|
| Seattle Storm |
17
|
147,196
|
8,659
|
89.4%
|
8,322
|
4.0%
|
17
|
| Minnesota Lynx |
17
|
143,607
|
8,447
|
92.0%
|
7,622
|
10.8%
|
17
|
| Indiana Fever |
17
|
136,915
|
8,054
|
83.5%
|
8,265
|
-2.6%
|
17
|
| N.Y. Liberty |
17
|
130,936
|
7,702
|
41.6%
|
11,069
|
-30.4%
|
17
|
| Connecticut Sun |
17
|
119,951
|
7,056
|
75.7%
|
7,486
|
-5.7%
|
17
|
| Atlanta Dream |
17
|
110,278
|
6,487
|
64.6%
|
6,293
|
3.1%
|
17
|
| Chicago Sky |
17
|
94,116
|
5,536
|
79.1%
|
4,292
|
29.0%
|
17
|
| Tulsa Shock |
17
|
82,069
|
4,828
|
64.5%
|
4,812
|
0.3%
|
17
|
| WNBA TOTALS |
204
|
1,622,755
|
7,955
|
77.3%
|
7,834
|
1.5%
|
204
|
NOTES: All attendance figures are based on totals posted immediately following games. It may not reflect any subsequent adjustments made by teams or the league.
