Former UK player Kyle Wiltjer says Gonzaga has a better fan base than Kentucky.
Wiltjer played two seasons at Kentucky, including the 2012 national championship team, before transferring to Gonzaga.
Check out his comments:
“It really showed me that man, Gonzaga is in my opinion the best fan base in the country, and I’m not exaggerating at all,” Wiltjer told KREM 2 Sports Director Darnay Tripp on his podcast ‘The Press’. “The amount of love that they showed me, Domas (Sabonis) and seeing the support down there at the Final Four, it was pretty unbelievable. And to see that it really shows a lot to the city and the city should be proud of that because it was crazy.”
Before transferring to Gonzaga, Wiltjer played two years at Kentucky, and still has a following from ‘Big Blue Nation.’ As a freshman he was part of the Wildcats’ 2012 National Championship team.
“Winning a championship was like the craziest thing ever. And then going to Gonzaga and seeing their fan base – everywhere we go in Spokane, everyone going crazy for us. It’s obviously a little bit of smaller level, the amount of people, but the support is just as crazy.”
