Louisville basketball is finally back on the map after several years of mediocrity, but the Cards still seem to be having trouble putting fans in seats.
Less than 24 hours from now, the Cardinals will be hosting No. 12 Tennessee, which should be one of the top games of the day.
For whatever reason, the Yum! Center isn’t sold out and Louisville folks are having to go the extra mile to get a decent number of fans in the arena.
UPS has purchased 1,000 tickets to the game “as recognition to their employees and distributed them to various groups within leadership teams” according to Ty Spalding:
In addition to what @rickkueber did yesterday, I’m told UPS also stepped up in a major way to support UofL.
The Fortune 500 company bought 1,000 tickets for tomorrow’s game as recognition to their employees and distributed them to various groups within leadership teams at the…
— Ty Spalding (@TySpalding) November 8, 2024
Kueber purchased 500 tickets to give away for free:
Ticket alert – there’s absolutely no excuse to miss the UL/Tenn game this Saturday. I’ve purchased 500 tickets to give away for free. 400 will be given away to employees and customers, 100 will be given away right here on X. First come, first served. Ticketmaster account…
— Rick Kueber (@rickkueber) November 7, 2024
Planet Fitness is giving away free tickets:
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— Matt Jones (@KySportsRadio) November 8, 2024
Even head coach Pat Kelsey took to campus to encourage fans individually to attend the game:
Yo! Saturday…Noon. Cards/Vols. Let’s get it. pic.twitter.com/gDMWUDzJ9y
— Pat Kelsey (@patkelsey) November 8, 2024
Come on Louisville fans. Get out and support the Cards! Coach Kelsey is going to be great for your program and you should support his efforts.
