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Published: July 02, 2008 03:22 pm
Game over: struggling UK basketball museum closes
LEXINGTON, Ky.
Associated Press
The University of Kentucky Basketball Museum has shut its doors due to falling attendance and financial problems.
The museum, located in the Lexington Center near the entrance to Rupp Arena, has struggled to find an audience since opening in 1999.
University of Kentucky deputy athletic director Rob Mullens said Wednesday that the museum, which was not affiliated with the university, was averaging less than 25,000 visitors a year. Consultants told museum officials before it opened that 110,000 fans a year could push through the turnstiles.
Mullens said the university has decided to reallocated its annual $100,000 donation to the museum to help offset $1.2 million in debt. Mullens said the university will try to open a new fan-friendly experience at the Craft Center, the school's new basketball practice facility.
Museum executive Van Florence did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
Copyright 2008 The Associated Press.
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