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FA C I L I T I E S<br />

<strong>Kentucky</strong> has led the nation <strong>in</strong> attendance 19 times<br />

s<strong>in</strong>ce Rupp Arena opened, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g 12 <strong>of</strong> the last 13 seasons.<br />

complex, which <strong>in</strong>cludes an expanded conventionexhibition<br />

hall, a 50-store tri-level enclosed shopp<strong>in</strong>g<br />

mall and a Hyatt Regency Hotel.<br />

The Cats have won 19 national attendance titles<br />

s<strong>in</strong>ce mov<strong>in</strong>g to Rupp for the 1976-77 season,<br />

<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g 12 <strong>in</strong> the last 13 years. Last year, UK<br />

averaged 22,554 fans at home.<br />

<strong>Kentucky</strong> has rewarded those fans by post<strong>in</strong>g a<br />

415-54 (.885) all-time record <strong>in</strong> Rupp Arena,<br />

<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g a 236-31 (.884) record <strong>in</strong> regular-season<br />

SEC games <strong>in</strong> downtown Lex<strong>in</strong>gton.<br />

An awesome structure <strong>in</strong> size and scope, Rupp<br />

Arena has served as NCAA Tournament host site 11<br />

times, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g the 1985 F<strong>in</strong>al Four.<br />

K E N T U C K Y<br />

B A S K E T B A L L<br />

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