for the 2020-21 season. Kentucky Basketball at Rupp Arena Fan Support Enthusiastic fan participation has been central to the Kentucky Basketball experience for decades, both prior to and during the Rupp Arena years. Crowds at Rupp Arena are usually full and enthusiastic, particularly for rivalry games (e.g., Louisville, Tennessee, and formerly, Indiana) and against Blue Blood opponents (e.g., North Carolina, Kansas). Kentucky fans are passionate in their support, but also have a long-standing tradition of giving standing ovations near the end of games to opponents who turn in exceptional performances. These opponents include David Robinson, Billy Cunningham, Austin Carr, Pete Maravich, Bubba Parnham, Chris Jackson, Shaquille O'Neal, Elston Turner, Jr., Lawrence Roberts, and Freeman Williams. Fans take pride in never having rushed the court after a Kentucky victory, a nod to their generally lofty expectations of the program and perception that no Kentucky victory is ever truly an upset. Season tickets remain in high demand. Fans report that it can take more than 20 years to improve their seat location by just a few rows. Owing to the constant demand for tickets, seating at Rupp Arena for Kentucky games is notable for having very few students near the floor. Kentucky fans additionally take pride in the fact that their standard for team banner-hanging is very high. They typically only hang banners for teams who reached the Final Four. They additionally take pride in not hanging banners for non-competitive championships, such as Helms Titles. Kentucky fans often identify the following contests as being among the loudest in Rupp Arena history: 1979 vs. Kansas (Dwight Anderson and Kyle Macy spark a miraculous late comeback) 1981 vs. LSU (Before the game LSU center Greg Cook quipped "Kentucky ain't nothin' but a name." Legendary play by play announcer Cawood Ledford opened his broadcast saying, "Them's fighting' words." Kentucky beat #2 LSU on Senior Day, featuring Sam Bowie's half-court alley-oop dunk and game saving block; LSU's first SEC loss of the season. NBC commentator Al Maguire said the crowd was "so loud, it's scary.") 1983 vs. Louisville (Regular attendees at Rupp Arena say this and the 1981 LSU contest were the two most frenzied game-time atmospheres in the history of the Rupp Arena; two top-10 teams battled it out, with Kentucky prevailing, avenging their "Dream Game" loss to Louisville the year before). 1984 vs. Houston (Kentucky beats eventual National Runner-Up Houston and Hakeem Olajuwon) 1990