Goose raises a great point. After all, there is an operating budget and men's basketball HAS to be the economic engine for a D-1 program that doesn't sponsor football. It's just a matter of dollars and sense.
So without further adieu, here are our attendance numbers from the last 10 years (exhibitions not included):
2007-08 -- 3,622
2008-09 -- 2,440
2009-10 -- 2,883
2010-11 -- 4,154
2011-12 -- 4,154
2012-13 -- 2,266
2013-14 -- 2,847
2014-15 -- 3,419
2015-16 -- 2,841
2016-17 -- 1,247
I'll let people draw their own conclusions from these numbers, but do remember that the 2012-13 year marked the move back to Klotsche.