(3-23-19) – The 2019 OHSAA Boys Basketball State Championship Day saw a slight loss of 1,272 in total attendance.
Only the D II championship game (Columbus South vs. Trotwood-Madison) improved over the 2018 attendance with 9,881 fans. The largest decrease came in the D III game (Harvest Prep vs. Lutheran East) with just 7,714 watching.
Critics will point to the two all-Private School championships in D III and D I, both were under 9,000 in attendance. while the two Public School Championship games were both over 9,000.
The three-day tournament took a big hit with a drop in attendance of 27,462.
- OHSAA Boys Basketball State Championship Friday Attendance Numbers…Down 11,884 From 2018
- OHSAA Boys Basketball State Championship Thursday Attendance Numbers…Disappointing
- (2018) Keeping An Eye On OHSAA Boys Basketball State Finals Attendance Numbers
Total attendance loss for 2019 – 27,462
2019 OHSAA State Final Games (Saturday, 3-23-19)
- 7,714 – DIII – Harvest Prep vs. Lutheran East
- 9,881 – DII – Columbus South vs. Trotwood-Madison
- 9,105 – DIV – Berlin Hiland vs. Crestview
- 8,675 – DI – Cincinnati Moeller vs. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary
2019 State Finals Total Attendance – 35,375 (1,272 less then 2018)
2018 OHSAA State Final Games
Attendance -Saturday
3-24-18 at Value City Arena
- 9,620 – DIV- Marion Local vs Cornerstone Christian
- 8,705 – DIII – Columbus Africentric vs Deer Park
- 9,096 – DII – Trotwood-Madison vs. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary
- 9,226 – DI – Cincinnati Moeller vs Solon
**2018 State Finals Total Attendance = 2018 – 36,647 – 2017- 40, 870
Saturday Championship Games Attendance
- 2014 – Saturday Night Total – 50,340
- 2015 – Saturday Night Total – 40,779
- 2016 – Saturday Night Total – 48,884
- 2017 – Saturday Night Total – 40,870
- 2018 – Saturday Night Total – 36,647
- 2019 – Saturday Night Total – 35,375
