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Oregon Dropping Ticket Prices By An Average Of 34% For Men's Basketball Games

Univ. of Oregon men's basketball had its "worst home attendance in more than 20 years and the Ducks are looking to change that" by reducing ticket prices for the '15-16 season by an average of 34%, according to Tyson Alger of the Portland OREGONIAN. UO went 26-10 this year and made the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament but "averaged just 6,209 fans per home [game] this season, ranking seventh in the Pac-12." It was the "lowest figure" since '92 when an "average of 5,819 fans attended games at McArthur Court." With Matthew Knight Arena's capacity "coming in at 12,364, the Ducks filled just" 50.2% of the facility on average. UO Senior Associate AD Craig Pintens said that changes to the ticket prices "had been in discussion since he arrived" in '11 and were not "completely a reaction to this year's numbers." Pintens: "We've been discussing this for a couple of years. Every year we examine prices in sports and it's very rare you go backwards. ... (We did this) for the long-term health of the program" (Portland OREGONIAN, 4/10).

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