Rhode Island Rams Basketball: Excellent Turnout at the Ryan Center Last Night

Fans gather outside the Thomas M. Ryan Center. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

You’ve probably heard by now, but the crowd at the Ryan Center last night was absolutely electric. The 6,632 in attendance was the largest crowd at the Ryan Center this season, and in that mix was an amazing 2,891 students. Besides the fact that they comprised an astounding 43.6 percent of the total audience, the student attendance was the second most in Ryan Center history. For a 6-12 team? You’d better believe it. The buzz around this program is sky high right now, and anyone and everyone will tell you for certain: big things are coming.

Sadly, Rhody Rampage could not attend, but we could feel the electricity in the building just by watching and listening to the game. And the players, coaches, and staff felt it too. Just check out some of the tweets following the game:

Nothing like coming out of the tunnel last nite. Great crowd.Big thanks to #URI students @uricheer Ramettes for creating that atmosphere!

— Dan Hurley (@dhurley15) January 31, 2013

Thanx to all the fans that came out n supported us tonight. We appreciate it as a team and we will start putting wins together for u guys!

— Mike Powell (@MikeP__) January 31, 2013

Fans tonight were great. Please keep up the support. Great things to come

— Xavier Munford (@InMyLifetimexx) January 31, 2013

Rhody’s next home game is Saturday, February 9th against St. Bonaventure, and we’ll be in attendance. If the atmosphere is anything like it was last night, it should be a blast. GO RHODY!