NCAA Basketball: 10 teams that will be hurt most from fan-less games

Indiana Hoosiers

Very few fanbases bring more passion to the sport than those supporting the Indiana Hoosiers. Located within a state with basketball deeply cemented into its DNA, even during the occasional seasons where the Hoosiers lack enough talent to content as a tournament team, their fans consistently show up on game day to help cheer on the boys wearing red and white.

But this consistency now appears as an ingredient to potentially hurt Indiana if a fan-less season indeed occurs, as similar to every other team located on this list, to play without their always reinforcing fanbase comes as a task entirely unaccustomed to for the team, and therefore difficult to deal with. Tradition means a great deal when it comes to basketball and those who celebrate it, so with this factor considered, this list without a doubt must include Indiana.

But beyond this factor, their arena’s capability to house over 17,000 fans combined with its unique concave structure allows Hoosier fans to create an overwhelming feeling for visiting players, certain to inflict some extra stress upon them and consequential struggles. Taking away the fans however evens the playing field by substantial measures, transforming Indiana and its basketball venue from a unique and everlasting advantage into a mere gymnasium lacking essentially everything which once made it special.